It was a great honor for Mayor Court to swear in the second part time Ellwood City Patrolman, Gary Greene, Jr. On Monday, April 3, 2017, Patrolman Greene began his first day as an Ellwood City Police Officer. Mayor Court and the ECPD wish him great success going forward in his new career.
Ellwood Area Egg hunt Committee will be holding their 22nd community Easter Egg hunt this coming Saturday April 8th.Rain or shine.In Ewing Park for children ages 9 & under starting at 11:00 a.m. The 4 and under hunts will start at 11 and run through the days events. They will take place in the new toddlers playground. Only 4 and under can get their treats in this area. The 5 -9 year old hunts Start at 1:30 and run in the following order. 1st hunt 5-6 girls 2nd hunt 5-6 boys 3rd hunt 7-8-9 girls 4th hunt 7-8-9 hunts Treats…
The Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their Social Media Marketing event tomorrow, Tuesday April 4, at Dayspring Gifts. Rebecca Dambach will be guest speaking at the event. Official flyer below.
According to information made available this afternoon and after a year long investigation, 10 mid level drug dealers were arraigned by local police in what is being called by Mayor Anthony Court, Operation ‘Spring Clean Up’. The raid by police on the criminals took place at approximately 7:00am this morning and led to the filing of ten criminal complaints against the dealers who were selling heroin and other opioids in the 1 year span of the investigation. Mayor Court would like to thank the local police officers who were a part of the successful raid and the district attorney special…
The last “Second Saturday” – Soup Supper for the season (April 8th, 4 – 6:30p.m.) will be hosted by the Wurtemburg United Methodist Church, 1244 Portersville Road (Rt 488 by 3rd bridge) Ellwood City, PA 16117. The soups will include broccoli cheese soup and beef veggie, Italian bread, homemade rolls, dessert, beverages and refills will also be included. Eat-in and take-out are both $6; under age 5 is free. Grilled cheese sandwiches are just $1.00 and quarts of soup are $6.00 The church will resume the suppers again in October.
The Third Annual Beaver County forensics meet was held at Riverside High School on Tuesday, March 28. Five school district participated in the competition that was offered to both junior high and senior high. Close to fifty students from Riverside, Ambridge, Hopewell, Central Valley, and Ellwood City competed in public speaking events that included Extemporaneous, Dramatic Duo, Storytelling, and Impromptu. Storytelling Senior High Room 3 First Place Hopewell Abigail McCullough Second Place Ellwood Keegan Reisinger Storytelling Junior High Room 3 First Place Ellwood Molly McCommons Second Place Ambridge John Barnhart Third Place …
Mrs. Hilda Huseonica, 99, formerly of Ellport passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 in the Grove in Harmony. Mrs. Huseonica was born on July 29, 1917 in Arden, Pa to the late Daniel and Lidia Hobart Pocza. She was a member of the Ellport Presbyterian Church, the Hungarian Women’s Club, and the Wurtemburg-Perry Volunteer Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking, baking, crocheting, and flower gardening. Hilda is survived by her daughter, Mary Ann (William) Petz of McMurray, Pa, her daughter-in-law, Dorothy Huseonica of Franklin Twp., her grandchildren, Deborah Lynn Petz, Jeffrey W. (Caroline) Petz, Diane (Greg) Lower, Randy…
Ellwood City Wolverines took the lead late in the game in a 4-3 victory over Laurel on Friday. The game was tied at three with Ellwood City Wolverines batting in the top of the seventh when Mitch Fraser singled off of Will Shaffer, driving in the go-ahead run to finally overtake a Laurel team that took an early lead in the first inning. Noah Rinker earned the win for Ellwood City Wolverines. He pitched three and two-thirds innings, surrendering zero runs, zero hits, striking out three, and walking zero. Tyler Good recorded the last three outs to earn the save…
The Ellwood City boys and girls track teams were defeated by Beaver Area Friday afternoon. For the girls, a strong showing in the 100m was put together by the trio of Avory Elchison, Mia DeCaria, and Alena Battaglia who swept the event for the Wolverines. DeCaria also took first place in the high jump and long jump to spur the Wolverines. For the boys, William Lott placed first in both the 800m and 1600m events. Also for Ellwood, Noah Borison placed first in the shotput and javelin while Joel Ables took first in the discus event to round out a…
Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Tuesday, March 28, at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. — Family Laptime, an interactive program for babies as young as 6 months of age to toddlers and preschoolers. Featured are stories, songs, finger plays, games and more. Registration is requested, so call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Wednesday, March 29, at 10:00 a.m. — “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. “Coloring for Adults” is a new concept in helping to reduce the stresses of everyday life. Everyone…