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Articles by EllwoodCity.org Staff

November 2, 2022

Lincoln High School To Offer European Trip In Summer 2024

Lincoln High School is planning an educational European tour for the summer of 2024. Students will experience Paris, Provence, and Barcelona, Spain, over a 10 day trip according to Jason Bell, Spanish Teacher at Lincoln. The trip is open to all students who are currently enrolled in 9th through 12th grade. Bell and Mrs. Mandy Long will chaperon the trip coordinated with EF Tours, the district educational travel partner. In prior years Bell has taken groups of students to Costa Rica (2019 and 2022) and Bell wanted to offer the opportunity to more members of the school community. “I reached…

October 30, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of October 31

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 The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN! Hours are Monday and Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m….

October 29, 2022

PHOTOS: Panthers Shutout Wolverines

Four Panthers scored to propel Riverside to a 28-0 road victory over the Wolverines Friday night during the Ellwood City Senior Night. After a scoreless first frame, backers Robert Janis and Noah George collected touchdown runs in the second quarter to help the visiting Panthers to an early 14-0 lead. In the third quarter Riverside quarterback Samuel Hughes found Ayden Garcia on a 10-yard touchdown pass and Hughes capped off the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 10 yard touchdown scamper. Hughes finished the game with 228 yards passing (14-25, 1 TD) finding rhythm with received Brady Newman who…

October 28, 2022

Fluharty, Wissinger, Custer Qualify For PIAA Cross Country Championships

Three local athletes have qualified for the upcoming PIAA State Cross Country Championships. Riverside junior Lexi Fluharty finished runner-up Thursday afternoon in the WPIAL Class-A Cross Country Championships held at California University of Pennsylvania. Fluharty finished with a time 19:58.4. Joining Fluharty in qualifying for next week’s state championships is fellow junior Brooke Wissinger who finished with a 9th place time of 21:38.4. [VIEW FULL GIRLS RESULTS] For Ellwood City, Bradley Custer has qualified with an individual time of 18:31.8 in the boys WPIAL Class-A Championships. The two Riverside runners and Ellwood City runner will next complete in Hershey, PA…

October 28, 2022

REMINDER! EllwoodCity.org Annual Halloween Costume Contest!

Halloween is one week away and we are calling all ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and any other scary or funny outfits to get a laugh or scream. It is time again for the Annual EllwoodCity.org Halloween Costume Contest. Each year we have received dozens of entries – and 2022 will be no different!  Let’s make this year even more spooky or funny with your son or daughter’s costume photo submission! Submissions be accepted as early as Saturday, October 22nd (date of Ellwood City Halloween parade) and go on through end-of-business hours on Tuesday, November 1st. All submitted photos will appear on…

October 28, 2022

Lawrence County CTC Announces “Monster Mash” Collaboration

The Lawrence County CTC has announced their Commercial Arts program has recently partnered with the HOPE Center for Arts and Technology (HOPE CAT) in Sharon, PA for “Monster Mash” a collaborative exhibition with local elementary students. HOPE CAT collected drawings from elementary artists of monsters they dreamed up. Then a call to artists went out to over 50 professional artists to recreate the child’s monsters in their own style. Knowing the professional quality that comes out of our Commercial Art shop the center invited 12 of our upper-level CA students to take on the design challenge. After several brainstorming sessions…

October 27, 2022

Wilmington Hockey Earns First Victory Of Season, Defeats Central Valley 9-5

The Wilmington Hockey team defeated Central Valley 9-5 at Hess Ice Rink Monday evening, earning its first victory of the young season. On Monday, Andrew Cartwright (Union) and Noah King (Wilmington) each collected five points to lead Wilmington offensive charge. King got the only goal in the first period on an assist from Cartwright while the second period saw the Hounds get goals from Cartwright, assisted by Sean Carmichael (New Castle) and Davis Phanco (Wilmington), Nate Pitzer (New Castle) assisted by Tucker Ligo (Union), and Carmichael with two goals, one assisted by Alex Rodgers (New Castle) and the other assisted…

October 26, 2022

VIDEO: Worker Dies After Falling From Tree

A man died Tuesday in an accident while cutting down a tree on the 400 block of Division Avenue. According to reports, a tree branch fell loose and hit the ladder underneath him causing the man to dangle from a rope around 30 feet in the air. Ellwood City Fire Chief Rick Myers said he didn’t hit the ground but suffered cardiac arrest. He was hanging upside down for about 20 minutes until rescues could lower him to the ground. The man’s identity hasn’t been released. 

October 26, 2022

Bernstine Says House Fails to Override Governor’s Markie’s Law Veto

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives failed today to override Gov. Tom Wolf’s September veto of House Bill 146, authored by Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence), which focuses on the parole process for violent offenders in the wake of the 2019 murder of a child in Lawrence County. The measure needed a two-thirds majority (134 votes) to override the veto; 132 “yes” votes were cast. Every Republican House member voted “yes” to override the veto; however, some Democrats who originally voted in the affirmative, flipped their vote to support releasing violent criminals back onto our streets. Markie’s Law was named…

October 26, 2022

ECPD To Participate In ‘No Shave November’

Say no to the blade and yes to cancer awareness. Ellwood City Police Department will once again be participating in No Shave November where the officers will be allowed to grow beards for the month of November and December to raise money for cancer patients. Any citizen that would like to donate for this cause in the name of one of the officers or anyone that may have or had cancer can do so at the Ellwood City Police Department, 525 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, Monday thru Friday during the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. All monies raised…