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March 19, 2021

Wolverines To Host Brookville In PIAA Quarterfinals

The Ellwood City boys basketball team, fresh off their first ever WPIAL Championship, will now turn their focus to the PIAA Playoffs that begin this weekend. The Wolverines will host a quarterfinal match-up at home on Saturday against Brookville with a tip-off scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Brookville (21-2 overall) beat Chestnut Ridge 68-58 Wednesday in the District 5-8-9 Class 3A subregional championship game. “Brookville is a strong test again for us,” said head coach Steve Antuono. “We will prepare as usual and look at them on tape. We will try to figure out what we need to do to survive…

March 19, 2021

Ellwood City School Board Finance Committee Meeting Scheduled

In a public meeting nocie announcement, the Ellwood City Area School Board of Directors has scheduled a Finance Committee Meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 8, 2021 starting at 6:00 p.m. The combined Committee and Regular Board meeting will follow as previously scheduled. The meetings will be conducted in the Leslie Sabo Auditorium at Lincoln High School, 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117.

March 18, 2021

Riverside Turns Focus to PIAA Swimming Championships

The Riverside swimming team will compete the in the PIAA Swimming Championships Friday afternoon at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. For the Panthers team, winners of a pair of golds in the 200 and 400 meter free relays at the WPIAL Swimming Championships, they will look to showcase its relay team in three PIAA relay events and display some individual talent with the Roth brothers each swimming in individual events. The team swims in the following events: 200 medley relay heat four of four, 200 free relay heat four of four, 100 freestyle heat two of two (Alexander…

March 18, 2021

Ellwood City Wrestling Holding A Raffle Fundraiser

Even though the high school wresting season has ended, the Ellwood City Wrestling Booster Club is working to continue to raise funds for their team. With many prior fundraising activities cancelled due to COVID-19, the club will be holding a fundraising raffle to support junior high and varsity wrestling. The winner will receive a $500.00 gift certificate to Milk House Meats. The raffle is $10.00 per tip donation and can be purchased online.  The raffle closes once all tickets have been sold. The Ellwood City Wrestling team will be losing four graduating seniors this year – Damon Bumgardner, Rodney Grymes,…

March 18, 2021

Lincoln High School Senior Featured On Pittsburgh News Publication

Lincoln High School senior Makinley Magill was recently featured on an online Pittsburgh news publication, Pittsburgh Current. To mark the one year anniversary of the first day of the pandemic lock down, Pittsburgh Current began a series titled ‘COVID Pandemic Stories’ The pandemic resulted in many different things for many different people and the series provides a voice from some to reflect. Makinley writes an essay describing her journey over the past calendar year amid the challenges of the shutdown. Her essay reads: If there are two things that most people learn about me soon after meeting me is that…

March 17, 2021

Butler Health System Offers COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Butler Health System (BHS) is now accepting ALL individuals eligible under PA Department of Health Group 1A, without restriction of any kind. This means the vaccine is no longer limited to residents of Butler, Clarion and Forest Counties. For guidance on Group 1A eligibility visit www.butlerhealthsystem.org or www.health.pa.gov. Butler Health System has proudly vaccinated over 55,000 individuals, including 35,000 who are fully vaccinated. For more information and to sign up visit www.butlerhealthsystem.org/. If you are without access to a computer and need assistance with scheduling a vaccine, contact the Butler County Center for Community Resources at 888-550-7468.

March 17, 2021

Bernstine’s Markie’s Law Bill Passes House

HARRISBURG – In the wake of the 2019 murder of a child in Lawrence County, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed legislation authored by Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) which focuses on the parole process for violent offenders. House Bill 146, or Markie’s Law, was named after Mark Mason, an 8-year-old boy who was brutally stabbed to death by a man who was paroled at the end of his minimum sentence for homicide, even after committing two separate assaults of other inmates while behind bars. “I applaud my House colleagues for approving this legislation,” said Bernstine. “My legislation will postpone consideration…

March 17, 2021

Real Estate Transfers For February 2021

Brave enough to endure the harsh and cold February weather for your move? Courtesy of the Register & Recorder section of the Lawrence County Government Center in New Castle, the following are real estate transfers from the Ellwood City and surrounding areas for February 2021. ELLPORT BOROUGH: 401 Mahoney Avenue; Susan Zona and Adriene Alarcon to Kayla Majors for $133,000.00 200 Gartley Avenue; Richard & Amy PRine to Cortni & Zackary Prine for $150,000.00 216 Mahony Avenue; Mark & Tammy Mazzant to Summer Pitts for $80,000.00 257 State Route 488; Mary Elizabeth Dolter Est. to Christina & Edward Blust for…

March 16, 2021

Riverside School District Employee Placed On Administrative Leave

According to multiple media outlets, a Riverside Beaver County School District employee has been placed on administrative leave after reportings of inappropriate conduct with students. The announcement was made by a board member at Monday night’s school board meeting. A statement made available by the district reads: “The Riverside Beaver County School District as placed an employee on paid administrative leave. After learning about the possible inappropriate conduct with students, the District reported the matter to law enforecement and is taking all other steps requried by law. The District is cooperating fully with law enforcement during its investigation. The District…

March 15, 2021

MARCH MADNESS: Ellwood City Ousts South Allegheny, Claims First Ever WPIAL Title

Led by the trio of juniors Alexander Roth and Steve Antuono, and freshman Joseph Roth, the Wolverines knocked off top seeded South Allegheny 53-50 Monday night to earn the WPIAL Class-3A Championship at North Allegheny. The championship is the first WPIAL championship for the basketball program after earning its first championship game berth since 1986.  This year’s run was special as the team won five games en route to the championship including victories over the #1, #2, #3 and #6 seeds along the way. Alexander Roth led the Wolverines with a game-high 19 points (2 3-pointers) while brother Joseph Roth…