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October 25, 2021

Wolf Administration Continues Work to Address Bus Driver Shortage; Encourages Drivers to Apply

PennDOT Deputy Secretary Kurt Myers and Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Secretary Dr. Noe Ortega today joined the Pennsylvania School Bus Association to encourage interested individuals to obtain Commercial Driver’s License to address bus driver shortage in Pennsylvania. “We want to do our part to encourage those looking for employment or supplemental income to consider obtaining a school bus endorsement to help get our children to school. That’s the critical part of all of this,” said PennDOT Deputy Secretary Myers. “We believe these efforts will help to ensure the safe and effective transportation of our commonwealth students.” To address the…

October 23, 2021

PHOTOS: Back In Spook-tacular Fashion, The Ellwood City Halloween Parade

The annual Ellwood City Halloween Parade returned after a year hiatus due to COVID-19 concerns. The 2021 parade stretched through downtown Ellwood City from 4th Street west to 8th Street and was well attended. “The community is ready to attend events in the town and be back to a normal,” Ellwood City Parade Committee member Josh D’Amico said last week. “Everyone we have talked to is very excited we are having the parade this year.” REMINDER: Enter to win, the EllwoodCity.org Annual Halloween Costume Contest!!! OF NOTE: The Borough of Ellwood City, Franklin Township, Ellport Borough, Perry Township, and North…

October 23, 2021

NWS Provides Details of Two Confirmed EF-1 Tornadoes

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has confirmed two tornadoes touched down during the volatile weather this past Thursday evening in our area. According to the NWS report, a EF-1 tornado laid a roughly 2 mile path in New Galilee while a second EF-1 tornado laid a 2.62 mile path in Franklin Township. Both tornadoes had estimated max wind speeds of 90 MPH. The first tornado, recorded at 6:56 p.m. was confined along either side of Fairlane Boulevard/State Route 351 in New Galilee. Majority of the damage was hardwood and softwood trees missing large branches. One softwood tree was uprooted,…

October 23, 2021

PHOTOS: Panthers Fall To New Brighton On Senior NIght

The Riverside Panthers fell to the visiting New Brighton Lions 34-0 Friday night during its Senior Night game at Riverside Memorial Stadium. After defeating rival Ellwood City for their first victory of the season last Friday, the host Panthers found a tough match-up against New Brighton and quarterback Gary Pugh, Jr.  The Lions QB accounted for five offensive touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing) accounting for all the evening’s offense. Riverside (1-7 overall) next travels to Beaver Falls for its season finale. WOLVERINES FALL TO LAUREL, 54-13 Ellwood City’s Zach Gatto returned an interception for a touchdown in the first half…

October 22, 2021

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, PROPERTY DAMAGE: According to a criminal complaint, on September 26 Ellwood City Police responded to a domestic incident at a residence on Perry Street. Upon arrival police made contact with Tyler Clingensmith, 26, of Ellwood City and a female outside the residence. It was found that Clingensmith was highly intoxicated and had taken the female’s Jeep off-roading and possibly totaled it. Police observed the Jeep covered in mud with damage underneath and a pip hanging. Clingensmith stated he took the Jeep all through Stiefel Park and on and off the trails at the park.  Police placed Clingensmith in…

October 22, 2021

Ellwood City Baseball Wraps Up Impressive Fall Campaign

The Ellwood City High School baseball team wrapped up an impressive fall campaign, making a run in the single elimination playoff tournament before ultimately falling to defending WPIAL Champion Hopewell last weekend. The Wolverines finished 8-4-1 earning a 3-seed in the playoff picture. Ellwood City defeated Beaver Falls and Riverside before falling 6-0 to the Vikings in the championship game. Head Coach Chris Weisz said the playoff run brought everything full circle for his young team. “Kids started to believe we would win, and we had to work through adversity and rely on all the hard work we put in…

October 22, 2021

EllwoodCity.org Annual Halloween Costume Contest!!!

Calling all ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and any other scary or funny outfits to get a laugh or scream – it’s time again for the annual EllwoodCity.org Halloween Costume Contest. Each year we have received dozens of entries – and 2021 will be no different!  Let’s make this year even more spooky or funny with your son or daughter’s costume photo submission! Submissions be accepted as early as Saturday, October 23rd and go on through end-of-business hours on Monday, November 1st. All submitted photos will appear on EllwoodCity.org’s Facebook page on Tuesday, November 2 as a photo gallery. Then, voting will…

October 21, 2021

Ellwood City Girls Volleyball Victorious On Senior Night, Clinch Playoff Berth

The Ellwood City Girls Volleyball team defeated Mohawk in straight sets (3-0) Tuesday evening on their senior night at Lincoln High School gymnasium. The girls ousted the visiting Warriors 25-13, 25-6, and 25-12 to earn their ninth victory of the regular season. The girls are now 9-6 overall, 8-5 in section play and have clinched a playoff berth in the WPIAL Class-2A Playoffs.  The team will wrap up its regular season play on Thursday when they visit Beaver Falls (2-10 overall) for a road match. “Our team is young but the girls have matured physically, mentally, and emotionally throughout the…

October 21, 2021

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Haunted Hillview Manor

Editor’s note: This article originally appears on our website in October 2016, but we are republishing as a Halloween treat. Located on the outskirts of New Castle lies one of the most popular western Pennsylvania ghost hunting locations- Hill View Manor. The manor is an 85,000 square foot building that opened in the 1920’s as a “poor farm” and halfway house but was later turned into a care facility in the 1970’s. Its doors closed permanently in 2004 and remained lifeless until it was sold to new management a few years later who turned it into a prime spot for…

October 20, 2021

NOTICE: ECASD Board of Directors Schedules Special Meeting Friday

In a notice made available by the Ellwood City Area School District this week, the Board of Directors have scheduled a Special Meeting on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. The Special Meeting will be pertaining to Delinquent Real Estate Taxes. This meeting will be held virtually. A link will be provided on the school district website the day of the meeting.