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January 27, 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. According to a complaint, on January 20, 2020, at approximately 8:45 a.m. police were called and advised on the whereabouts of defendant, Maria Carmen Rozzi, 55, of New Castle, who left a residence on foot and was in possession of a pistol. Rozzi was known to police as having active warrants for Terroristic Threats and for having made treats to law enforcement.  Troopers responded to the area and searched for Rozzi and later encountered Rozzi on Cooper Road, in Slippery…

January 27, 2020

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of January 27

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce stresses of everyday life. All adults are welcome. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 6:00 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work on individual projects. New members are welcome. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 10:00 a.m. – “Silly Science and Lego Day,” featuring fun and silly science experiments, robotics…

January 23, 2020

Christopher George Linville, 47

Mr. Christopher George Linville, 47, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 7, 1972, in Ellwood City, PA to George “Brad” Linville and Carol Herko. Christopher proudly served four years in the U.S. Navy as a HM3 “Corpsman”. After an honorable discharge from the Navy, Christopher worked as an EDT at UPMC Passavant Hospital ER, where he would later work as an EMT for the Cranberry Ambulance Corporation. Christopher then moved out of the medical field on to becoming a respected Police Officer at the Butler County Sheriff’s Department in…

January 23, 2020

Roundball Roundup: Antuono, Kolesar Erupt In Victories

Steve Antuono erupted for 27 points to help the Ellwood City earn a 58-47 road victory over New Brighton on Tuesday. The Wolverines used a decisive fourth quarter to pull away from the Lions. Ellwood lead by one point and halftime and after the teams exchanged 13-point third quarters, continued to hold a one-point lead until the Wolverines outscored New Brighton 27-17 in the final frame to secure victory. Nate Coonfare chipped in with 16 points for the Wolverines.  Antuono finished 11-15 from the free-throw line and connected on two 3-pointers. On Wednesday, the Wolverines were met with a dose…

January 20, 2020

Austin Walley Collects Top Gun Wrestling Tournament Championship

Ellwood City senior wrestler Austin Walley collected a 195-pound championship in the 2020 Top Gun Tournament held at Alliance High School on Saturday. Walley opened up the tournament with consecutive fall victories before stretching his tournament run to the championship match with two decision victories. Walley defeated West Branch junior Kenny Marra in a 13-7 decision to take the 195-pound weight class championship. The Wolverines wrestling team will return to action with a team match against Slippery Rock on Monday. Austin Walley (Ellwood City Hs) – DNP Austin Walley (Ellwood City Hs) over Braydon Perone (POLAND SEMINARY) (Fall 0:34) Austin…

January 20, 2020

Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities For Week of January 20

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include MONDAY, JANUARY 20 The Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Normal hours will resume Tuesday, January 21. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21  1:30 p.m. – “Afternoon Book Group for Adults,” they will be discussing the book “Our Souls at Night” by Kent Haruf. 5:00 p.m. – “Food For Thought II Book Group,” they will be discussing the book “House Arrest” by K.A. Holt. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 10:00 a.m. –…

January 17, 2020

One Person Dead After Two-Vehicle Crash In Wampum

According to a multiple news report, one person has died following a two-vehicle accident in Wampum this morning. According to WFMJ.com website, the crash happened Friday morning at approximately 9:00 a.m. at the intersection of Route 18 and Route 288. One of the vehicles involved was a tri-axial dump truck that collided with a passenger car. One person was trapped in a vehicle while the other was covered at the scene. The roadway was closed for a couple of hours in that area while crews are on the scene.  Traffic was routed from Koppel through Ellwood City and back. Coroner…

January 16, 2020

BC3 No. 1 Community College in Pennsylvania For Fifth Time Since 2015

(Butler, PA) For the fifth time since 2015, Butler County Community College, serving 24,000 credit and noncredit students in eight western Pennsylvania counties and online, has been ranked as the No. 1 community college in the state. BestColleges.com analyzed the most recent U.S. Department of Education statistics in assessing academic quality, affordability and online competency and rated BC3 atop all Pennsylvania two-year colleges for 2020, as it did in 2017. Schools.com also used U.S. Department of Education data in ranking BC3 as the No. 1 community college in Pennsylvania in 2015, 2017 and in 2019. Each institution in BestColleges.com’s Top…

January 15, 2020

Ellwood City Lil Angels Announce Softball Sign Ups

The Ellwood City Girls Softball League has announced its 2020 slow pitch softball sign-ups. Signs ups will take place the first three Saturdays in February, beginning on February 1st.  All sign-up dates will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until 12:00 p.m.  Sign ups will take place at Venezie Sporting Goods and Apparel, located at 512 Lawrence Avenue, in Ellwood City. February 1, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. February 8, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. February 15, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The registration fee for spring 2020 are as follows: Instructional ages, 4-8…

January 15, 2020

Riv-Ell Split: RHS Girls, LHS Boys Victorious

In what could amount to a collective draw between rival districts this week, the Riverside girls basketball team collected victory on Monday while the Ellwood City boys team was victorious last night. Both home teams won their host games in the Riv-Ell match-ups. For the girls, Panther Marley Wolf led all scorers with 15 points as the Lady Panthers (7-6 overall) raced out to a comfortable lead early and won 43-21 on Monday. Ellwood City was held to four point in the first half and collected only three field goals in the contest.  Kyla Servick finished with nine points for…