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February 14, 2018

POLICE: Union Township Man Leads Police On Chase

According to reports, Ellwood City Police have charged Gary Joseph Rakoci Jr., 26, of Union Township, after he allegedly fled from police in his vehicle and on foot, around 3:00am Saturday while he allegedly was driving drunk. According to a criminal complaint filed by Ellwood City police, an officer driving an unmarked patrol car was southbound on Seventh Street when he saw a gray Jeep go through an intersection at Crescent Avenue at high speed, and it turned north, failing to stop at a stop sign. After observing a gray Jeep go through an intersection at Crescent Avenue at high speed,…

February 13, 2018

“The Tamburitzans” To Perform In March At Lincoln High School

“The Tamburitzans” (formerly the Duquesne University Tamburitzans) will perform their new production on Sunday March 25 at the Lincoln Junior/Senior High School on Sunday, March 25th at 3:00pm. In their 81st season, the Tamburitzans will take the audience on a whirlwind tour of Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Mexico, Cuba and “Dance of the Gypsy Roma”.  The blend of colorful costumes, precise footwork and youthful energy has long been a trademark of any Tamburitzan concert and all attendees will thrill to the performance. The concert is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ellwood City Scholarship Fund and…

February 12, 2018

Ellwood Bocce Team To Host Season Finale Tuesday

Tuesday afternoon at 2:45, the Lincoln High School Unified Bocce team will host the New Wilmington Greyhounds in their final regular play match of the season. The match will be held in the big gym and is free and open to the public. The Ellwood City Wolverines are 2-0 on the season. Special Olympics Unified Sports is an inclusive sports program that combines an  equal number of Special Olympics athletes (individuals with intellectual disabilities) and partners (individuals without intellectual disabilities) on teams for training and competition. The members of the Lincoln Unified Bocce team include: (Back row, L-R) Reed Angelucci, Alex Scott, Nathan…

February 12, 2018

Ellwood City Public Library Activities for Week of Feb. 12

Activities planned at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Monday, February 12, at 6:30 p.m. – Evening Book Discussion Group for Adults. This group usually meets the first Wednesday of the month, but because of the snowstorm last week, the meeting was rescheduled for Monday evening. The group will discuss the book, “The Usual Rules,” by Joyce Maynard. Call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Tuesday, February 13, at 6:30 p.m. — A Valentine’s Day Family Night Party is planned, featuring a variety of fun-filled activities. Since this is a family night event, all children must…

February 9, 2018

Real Estate Transactions for December 2017

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 December, 2017: ELLWOOD CITY: 524 Haig St; Wilington Savings Fund to Kristin Malone Glies for $52,000 200 Wampum Avenue; Robert Hozick Est to Pennymae Loan Services for $1,647.77 602 Franklin Ave; Shannon Hufnagel & Shannon Radich to Joshua Larry for $45,000.00 512 York St; Jason Allwine & Kimberly Allwine to Mallary Allwine for 76,000.00 633 Line Ave; Willis Marbuger & Patricia Marbuger to Heather Piper for 80,900.00 1004 Sunset Blvd; Karilynn Kline…

February 7, 2018

PHOTOS: Wolverines Wrestling Defeats New Castle

Aided by six match victories, the Ellwood City Wolverines wrestling team defeated New Castle 42-17 Tuesday evening during senior night. Match victories by Jake Alberts, Tyler Baird, Donavan Chambers, Doug Balin, Braden Strohecker, and Austin Walley proved decisive in the Wolverines victory. Ellwood City’s next match is against Fort Cherry on Wednesday at 6:00pm.  The Wolverines will then head into the section and WPIAL tournament the following weekend (2/16/18-2-17-18). Full results as follows: Ellwood City Hs (ECH) 42.00 New Castle (NECA) 17.00 195: Angelo Agostinelli (ECH) over   (NECA) (For.) 220: Quaeshawn Napier (NECA) over   (ECH) (For.) 285: Micah Killion (NECA)…

February 7, 2018

Panthers Victorious, Wolverines Fall in Section Finales

The Riverside boys basketball team used a strong first quarter to run away from Mohawk and claim victory in their Section 1-3A finale Tuesday while the Ellwood City Wolverines saw an slim, early lead quickly evaporate in their section finale defeat at the hands of Lincoln Park. Both teams had already clinched playoff berths and will look forward to the release of the WPIAL playoff brackets.  Riverside finished section play at 4-6 while Ellwood City finished 5-5 in Section 1-3A.  The two head-to-head victories by the Wolverines over Riverside in the regular season may prove pivotal in playoff seedings. Riverside…

February 5, 2018

PHOTOS: Wolverines Fall to Quips On Senior Night

Ellwood City fell to Aliquippa on Friday, 64-58, even with Broc Boariu scoring 17 points. The game saw no team lead by double-digits and Ellwood City hold a slim lead in the last quarter of play – a drastic turn in play from the meeting between the teams earlier this season. The Wolverines trailed only 32-31 at half after scoring a game-high 19 points during the second quarter. Boariu had a great game from the field, making 54% (7-for-13) of shots attempted as well as 38% (3-for-8) of threes attempted.  He scored 12 first half points and pulled down 12…

February 2, 2018

Free Spaces to Show Creations

Daysprings on 6th is no stranger to hosting artistic events; coming up this spring is the Show and TELLwood Expo, on April 28, 2018. While the final details of the event are yet to be decided, shop owner Janet Keenan is offering fifteen free spaces to local artists and creators to display creations. Due to limited spaces they will be given out on a first come first serve basis. Call 724-752-1512 to register.

February 2, 2018

Old Photo Friday: Ground Breaking

This week’s old photo is of local officials holding a ground breaking ceremony on March 12 1981 in the area of the primary sewage treatment plant off Wampum Avenue where construction to make improvements was beginning. From the left is [previous] Ellwood City Borough Councilmen Martin Kovach, George Barberio, Roy P. Meehan Jr., Council President, and Nick Colao, all holding shovels; Chuck Music, sewage treatment plant operator; Greg Ferrese, Borough Manager; and Georhe Jeffers, general contractor for the improvement. Photo and information provided by the Ellwood City Historical Society