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December 7, 2020

POLICE REPORTS: Criminal Complaints

The following are police criminal complaints filed at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Lawrence County office of Honorable Jerry G. Cartwright. Krista Knechtel, 40, of Ellwood City, is charged with Retail Theft after police were called to Dollar General on Wednesday, November 4. Upon arrival, police were advised by the store clerk and later identified Knechtel leading to police finding two packs of beef jerky, a pack of Kraft Cheese, a candle, a chocolate bar, and a pack of makeup totaling $20.51 in her purse.  Knechtel was released and charges will be filed upon criminal history check. Store clerk will review…

December 7, 2020

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of December 7

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: Due to the surge in numbers of COVID-19 cases in our area, the Ellwood City Area Public Library will be joining other public libraries in western Pennsylvania and will suspend in-person visits beginning Tuesday, November 24. The Library will continue doing curbside pick-up. Please call us with the book(s), authors, genre or recommended material you would like to check out and our staff will see that it is in alphabetical order in the lobby for you. Limitations…

December 4, 2020

WUMC December “Soup Quarts To-Go”

Wurtemburg United Methodist Church is continuing their “Quarters To-Go” soup series this month! The December Soup “Quarts To-Go” at Wurtemburg United Methodist Church will be Saturday, December 12 with serving hours from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (or until sold out.) Once again, the church will be using the Drive-Thru Method; to ensure the safety of our customers and volunteers. Price remains $6.00 per Quart.  The church is located at 1244 Portersville Rd, Ellwood City, PA 16117. December Soups are: Chicken Noodle and Veggie Beef. The Process: 1. Order & Pay at the Front of the church from your vehicle….

December 2, 2020

POLICE: Traffic Stop Results in Drug Seizure From Multi-State Offender

On Monday, November 30, a traffic stop resulted in a seizure of suspected drugs and controlled substances from a multi-state offender. According to the complaint, police received information from a CI who related Jennifer Glassock, 36, of Conneaut, Ohio, was in possession of a large amounts of methamphetamine. Glasscock had an active warrant and was informed to be in the Ellwood City area operating a silver Nissan Altima with Florida registration. At approximately 2:20 p.m. police located Glassock and conducted a traffic stop in downtown Ellwood City on Lawrence Avenue near 7th Street. Upon approach police observed in plain view…

November 30, 2020

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of November 30

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  Due to the surge in numbers of covid-19 cases in our area, the Ellwood City Area Public Library will be joining other public libraries in western Pennsylvania and will suspend in-person visits beginning Tuesday, November 24.  The Library will continue doing curbside pick-up. Please call us with the book(s), authors, genre or recommended material you would like to check out and our staff will see that it is in alphabetical order in the lobby for you. Limitations…

November 16, 2020

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of November 16

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…

November 12, 2020

Riverside Beaver County School District Announces COVID-19 Dashboard

In a letter released on the district website this week by Superintendent Bret Trotta, the Riverside Beaver County School District has announced a COVID-19 Dashboard.  The statement reads as follows: Dear Riverside Families, In an effort to maintain open lines of communication with our families and reduce the number of phone calls associated with COVID-19, the Riverside Beaver County School District will begin to maintain the RBCSD COVID-19 Dashboard. This information can be accessed from the district website homepage under the tab [Coronavirus]. We will be using this informational document to provide the community with updates regarding the incident numbers…

November 12, 2020

Upcoming Ellwood City Wrestling Season Announced

Interested in wrestling? The Ellwood City Varsity and Junior High Wrestling season is starting soon! The first practice will take place on Friday, November 20, 2020, scheduled to take place from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Lincoln High School Cafeteria. Practices will be Monday thru Friday with optional lifting sessions three times a week at 3:10 p.m. There are temperature checks before every practice/hand sanitizer and the mats cleaned to CDC standards. There are several tournaments the team is planning to attend this season including, Panther Holiday Classic (Varsity Only), Mid-Winter Mayhem (Varsity Only), and West Mifflin Christmas Tournament….

November 12, 2020

VOTE NOW! Annual Halloween Costume Contest

EllwoodCity.org has collected our annual Halloween costume contest entries. Submitted photos will appear on EllwoodCity.org’s Facebook page in a 2020 HALLOWEEN CONTEST photo album. (VIEW PHOTO ALBUM) To vote for your favorite photo, simply ‘like’ it, then ‘share’ it to obtain more votes from your friends!  Voting continues on until 8:00 a.m. Thursday, November 12 when we will tally votes and announce our winners.  A Facebook ‘Like’ constitutes a vote. The top two photos that receive the most votes win cash prizes, courtesy of EllwoodCity.org. $75.00 for first place, $25.00 for second place.