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October 19, 2020

Ellwood City Boys Cross Country Wins Tri-County Championship

The Ellwood City Varsity Boys Cross Country team collected a championship in the Tri-County meet over the weekend. “My coaching staff and I are so proud of these bunch of young men they been working so hard all summer long it’s all paying off,” said head coach Mark Hall. The boys team, 11-0 (10-0 Class 1A, Section-1), was led by Nolan Curran (3rd place, 16:45) and Marley Schweiger (5th place, 16:53) who each earned top-5 finishes.  Joe Cioffi (7th place, 17:45), Joel Brooks (11th place, 18:14), Nick Wise (13th place, 18:31), and Colton Crizer (14th palce, 18:31) rounded out the…

October 19, 2020

Ellwood City Public Library Weekly Activities For Week of October 19

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE, WE ARE OPEN The Library will be open by appointment only. Call the library to set up an appointment to browse for books or use a computer. Anything printed must be paid for with exact change or check. We will not be making copies at this time. Newspapers and magazines will not be available. Limitations for patrons are 10 books and three, either books on CD or DVD’s, per person. It is mandatory that everyone wear a…

October 17, 2020

Riverside Runs Over Rival Ellwood City, 27-12

Riverside used the ground attack to run over the host Wolverines 27-12 Friday night at Helling Stadium. Calvin Hughes led the ground attack for Riverside finishing with 169 yards rushing on 28 carries and a score while quarterback Sam Hughes scored twice on the ground and finished with 41 yards rushing for the victorious Panthers. Brody Barton barged in for a third rushing touchdown for Riverside (2-4 overall), who finished with night with 319 rushing yards as a team on 54 attempts. After the teams exchanged scores in the second quarter, Riverside capitalized on a 30-yard touchdown connection from Sam…

October 16, 2020

EC Volleyball Defeats Shenango, Wins MAC Conference

The Ellwood City Girls Volleyball Team are conference champions! The Lady Wolverines defeated Shenango 3-1 Thursday evening, extending their unbeaten season (12-0 overall) and clinching its MAC Conference Championship. “It feels so great to be undefeated section champs, especially when we know we had to battle for some of those matches,” said head coach Jenna Ricciuti. The girls went on the road to play a one-loss Wildcats team and had to recover early after dropping the first set 25-17.  The Wolverines took the next two sets, each by four points, and then collected the match victory with an more comfortable…

October 15, 2020

Borough of Ellwood City Hires New Part-Time Police Officer

The Borough of Ellwood City has hired a new part-time police officer. Officer Salvador “Sal” Zepeda started his first day on the job Wednesday after being hired by Ellwood City Borough Council on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Zepeda is the departments third part-time officer. Mayor Anthony Court and Council President George Celli swore in the new officer who started his duties this week.  According to the ECPD, Mayor Court and Council President Celli were instrumental in getting Officer Zepeda hired. Pictured Below: (Left to Right) Council President George Celli, Officer Salvador “Sal” Zedepa, and Mayor Anthony Court.  

October 14, 2020

Ellwood City Volleyball Defeats Freedom on Senior Night

The Ellwood City Girls Volleyball team easily dispatched Freedom Tuesday evening to remain undefeated on its season. The girls defeated the visiting Bulldogs (1-8 overall) in straight sets, 25-12, 25-8, and 25-8 to earn its eleventh victory of the season. The victory came on senior night for the girls volleyball team.  The EC junior varsity team also collected a straight set victory (25-11, 25-13) to bring its record to 7-4 on the season. The Ellwood City Wolverines (11-0 overall; Class 2A, Section-1) will next travel to Shenango (9-1 overall) for a match on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.  The two…

October 14, 2020

Real Estate Transfers For September 2020

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 September 2020. ELLWOOD CITY BOROUGH: 633 Meadowridge Drive; Jamie & Michael DeMarco to Carli & Tanner Gilchrist for $285,000.00 1217 Lawrence Avenue; Ronald & Rosemary Stidmon to Slade Holdings LLC for $400,000.00 644 1st Avenue; Nora & John DiBuono to Kyle Gandy for $165,000.00 1119 Crescent Avenue; Lawrence County Land Bank to Keith & Valerie Schubert for $500.00 328 Mt. Vernon Drive; Carole Kinney Trustee to Ashley Swogger for $159,000.00…

October 14, 2020

Tickets on Sale For Ellwood City/Riverside Football Game

Adult Tickets for the Ellwood City versus Riverside football game to be played on Friday, October 16th will be sold on Thursday, Oct 15th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the hallway by the large gymnasium at Lincoln High School. Ticket price is $5.00 and no tickets will be sold at the gate.  According to the district, masks are required and COVID-19 waiver must be signed to enter the stadium.  Social distancing will still be recommended with the limited attendance. Student tickets will be sold on Wednesday and Thursday of this week during school hours in the Principal’s Office….

October 13, 2020

BC3 Project Pink to Help Fight Breast Cancer

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College, whose students, staff and guests have raised nearly $20,000 to benefit breast cancer research since 2010, is hosting the sale of pink ribbons and the collection of financial donations this month to assist a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and funds for the treatment of the disease. BC3’s social awareness club is directing BC3’s 2020 Project Pink during breast cancer awareness month. Proceeds will benefit the Side-Out Foundation, a Virginia charity that raises funds through mainly volleyball-related events. Since BC3’s volleyball program held its first Dig Pink game in 2010, members of the BC3…

October 12, 2020

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of October 12

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE, WE’RE OPEN The Library will be open by appointment only. Call the library to set up an appointment to browse for books or use a computer. Anything printed must be paid for with exact change or check. We will not be making copies at this time. Newspapers and magazines will not be available. Limitations for patrons are 10 books and three, either books on CD or DVD’s, per person. It is mandatory that everyone wear a mask at…