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Articles by EllwoodCity.org Staff

December 6, 2016

Criminal Complaints: Meth Lab Discovered in Ellwood

Meth Lab Discovered in Ellwood According to the criminal complaint, on November 23 officers were dispatched to Smokin Dave’s Barbecue in reference to the owner having three suspicious persons exit a vehicle and walk toward railroad property carrying assorted bags. The officer made contact with one of the individuals, April Squires, 34, of Summit Ave., who was walking away from several of the bags left in the alleyway of North and Franklin, and asked her what was going on. She stated that she had got a ride from the other two individuals and she was now walking home. The officer…

December 6, 2016

Real Estate Transactions for November 2016

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 Area for November of 2016:     Ellwood City 1112 Woodside Ave; Cheryl A. Hampton Est. to Crystal Hilton for $77,000. 509 Foch St; Adam Kardish EST to Benjamin R. and Georgia A. Mohr for $96,000. 517 Smilet St; Robert and Sheryll Lipan to David R. Oliastro JR. and Kevin J. Hoegle for $42,000. 1123 Border Ave; Concetta Mae Contino to Jon W. and Anne M. Disher for $25,000. 122 Line Ave; Eric Heitzenrater…

December 5, 2016

GALLERY: Christmas Parade and Christmas in the Park

Several annual Ellwood City Christmas events took place this weekend including the greatly anticipated Light Up Night on Friday evening, the Christmas Parade Saturday midday, and Christmas in the Park also on Saturday, in the evening. Many local residents, organizations, and businesses took part in the parade; even the recently elected State Representative, Aaron Bernstine, could be seen handing out candy in the parade! Christmas in the Park provided visitors a glorious display of lights and Christmas trees that had been decorated and sponsored by a large array of local organizations and businesses. Kids (and puppies) could get their pictures…

December 2, 2016

Ellwood City Scam Charity Drive

Many Ellwood residents have reported receiving a phone call from a gentleman asking for donations to the “Ellwood City Police Department Holiday Fund.” Mayor Court warns “do not give money to this caller, this is 100% a scam. There is absolutely no such charity for the Ellwood City Police Department and the Police Department would not ask for donations over the phone.” The scammer has even offered to meet in person to receive donations. Anyone who receives a call like this is encouraged to report it immediately to authorities. As of now, there are no leads to who the scammer…

December 2, 2016

Overview: Winter Sports

The winter sports athletes at Ellwood and Riverside are looking forward to their upcoming season and have undoubtedly endured aggressive practices in hopes that the hard work will pay off in the end. “We’ve been conditioning, working hard, and getting comfortable doing what we do in order to brace ourselves for the competition,” Jordan Recce, a senior basketball player at Ellwood stated. After interviewing several seniors from Ellwood’s winter sports teams, just about every one of them was in agreement that their ultimate goal is to make it to the playoffs. To view the full interviews, click below: Meet the…

December 1, 2016

Police Reports: Used Needles Litter Public Park

Used Needles Litter Public Park According to the police report, on Nov. 28 a juvenile came to the station to report that he had found a syringe at the Community Park in the 500 Block of Lawrence Ave. An officer accompanied the young man to the scene and the syringe was recovered, and upon further searching, three more syringes were found. Criminal Mischief on Loop Street  According to the police report, officers were dispatched to Loop St. on Nov. 29 for a criminal mischief complaint. Upon officers arrival, a home owner said she was watching T.V. when the T.V. mysteriously…

December 1, 2016

Light Up Night Event Schedule

Light Up Night will be Friday, Dec. 2 from 6p.m. to 8p.m. in Ellwood’s community plaza. The lighting of the tree is scheduled for 6:30p.m. The finale to the evening will be a free public showing of the movie Elf, hosted at Lincoln High’s Auditorium starting at 8:15p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 4 there will be a Christmas Parade on Lawrence Ave. at 3:30p.m. and at 5:30p.m. the first night of Christmas in the Ewing Park will commence- free visits with Santa and carriage rides will be provided courtesy of the event hosts.

December 1, 2016

Meet the Team Winter Sports: Lincoln High’s Wrestling and Women’s Basketball

We interviewed the seniors of Lincoln High School’s wrestling team and women’s basketball about their upcoming season:     Wrestling: Tyler Alberts Parents: Craig and Heather Alberts Years wrestling: 12 Q. What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming season? A. Placing in states. Q. What have you and the team been doing to prepare for the season? A. Conditioning and practicing. Q. Any tough opponents you know of? A. South Side. Q. What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned from playing basketball? A. Never give up. Q. What will you miss about basketball after graduation? A. The…

November 30, 2016

Meet the Team Winter Sports: Lincoln High’s Men’s Basketball

As the winter sport teams ready for their upcoming matches, we took the time to interview the seniors of Lincoln High School’s men’s basketball team before the start of the season: Tyler Good Parents: Michelle Biondi and Shawn Anglim Years playing basketball: 10 Q. What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming season? A. Beating Riverside twice in one season. Q. What have you and the team been doing to prepare for the season? A. A lot of conditioning. Q. How do you hope to improve this year? A. Make the playoffs. Q. Any tough opponents you know of?…

November 30, 2016

Suicide Prevention Class

Ellwood City Hospital Behavioral Health Unit will be hosting a QPR training course for Lawrence County residents interested in combating the 10th leading cause of death in the nation, suicide. QPR stands for question, persuade, and refer; these are the three basic principals taught by professionals on how to potentially save a life. Over the past year a half Ellwood City Hospital Behavioral Health Unit’s suicide prevention classes have taught over 500 people, and they show no signs of slowing down their efforts. “Suicide is a taboo subject -there is plenty of support for physical health disorders, but for those…