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June 18, 2021

Rockin’ Back Into Normalcy: Summer Concerts To Be Held In New Castle

The 2021 Summer Concert Live season is one of the first larger events to be held in downtown New Castle after the lifting of many COVID restrictions. The series will offer an outdoor venue, ample space to be socially distanced at the viewer’s comfort level, and a return to normalcy through live music, good food, and a great chance to reconnect with the community in Riverwalk Park. The concert series schedule kicks off on Friday, June 25th with New Castle’s ‘The Dorals’, a six-piece band performing music from the Baby Boomer generation from the 50’s and beyond. Their performance will…

June 17, 2021

Mayor Court Receives Invite To Farewell Ceremony For Local Pastor

Mayor Anthony J. Court was proud to accept a personal hand delivered invite to Pastor Angelique Bradford’s farewell ceremonies. Worship begins at 11am and reception at 12:30pm on June 20, 2021 at the First Methodist Church in Ellwood City. In a statement from Mayor Court, he said “I am honored to be a guest speaker to this wonderful occasion! From a selfish standpoint, I’m really going to miss my good friend! Best wishes and may God bless all your future endeavors. Angelique, I’m forever thankful for your service to our community.”  

June 16, 2021

Ellwood City Wolves Club Awards $15,000 In Scholarships To Local Students

At their annual scholarship dinner on June 9, 2021, at the Wolves Club Shelter, the Wolves Club Den II members, gathered to celebrate the awarding of $14,985 in scholarships to a total of four Lincoln and Riverside seniors and 2 college students to help fund their higher education. “Education is the passport to the future for our young people and reveals all the promises that the future may hold for them,” said Wolves Club president, Mike DeOtto. “We are honored to support them financially as they move into a new and exciting period of their lives.” Scholarship committee chairman Jaret…

June 15, 2021

Ellwood Police Identify Hit And Run Suspect

According a social media post made by the The Ellwood City Police Department on Monday morning, the police posted a recent update on a hit and run incident and have identified the operator/vehicle owner. The post reads as follows: As of 12:00 p.m., the persons involved in this hit & run motor vehicle accident have been located. The investigation will be completed and the incident will be closed. As always, we are sincerely grateful for the support of our community. The accident was reported to have occurred on Saturday, June 12th between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m….

June 14, 2021

New Brighton Historical Society Receives Grant Says Bernstine

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) awarded a $25,000 grant to the New Brighton Historical Society in Beaver County, announced Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence). “The society provides a valuable service to our residents and the state grant will go toward preserving the history and heritage of Beaver County, which dates back more than 50 years,” said Bernstine. “It is very satisfying to know that we are giving a significant piece of local history a new, fresh look. I was pleased to advocate for this important funding.” The New Brighton Historical Society has determined that the preparation and…

June 14, 2021

Ellwood City Board Of Directors Meeting Scheduled

The Ellwood City Area School Board of Directors has scheduled a meeting a Special Board Meeting. The meeting will take place on June 24th, 2021 and will begin a 7:00 p.m. The meeting is scheduled for the purpose of approving the Act 93 contract, other contracts, and any other general business purposes that may come before the board. This meeting will be held in the Lincoln Jr./Sr. High School Board Room.

June 14, 2021

100th Anniversary of Ewing Park Baseball Complex This Friday

The Ewing Park Baseball Complex will mark its’ 100th anniversary on Friday, June 18. On this day in 1921, the first baseball game was played at the newly-constructed Ewing Park Baseball Field. On that Saturday afternoon, the Ellwood City Shelby county league team defeated Hubbard, Ohio, 20-9. The New Castle News reported, “Ewing Park”, which was used for the very first time, proved an ideal place for playing baseball.” Ewing Park became the baseball hub for Ellwood City and remains, 100 years later, the baseball center of Ellwood City. There have even been some Major League Baseball Hall of Fame…

June 11, 2021

Steel Production Underway at Tenaris’s First Melt Shop In Koppel

Steel production is now underway at Tenaris’s first melt shop in the United States that will soon supply steel bars for its seamless pipe mills in the States and Canada. The steel shop in Koppel, PA, part of the company’s strategic acquisition of IPSCO, completed in 2020, has started producing steel bars following a year-long investment of more than $15M USD in upgrades to integrate the facility into Tenaris’ global network of steel mills. “The vertical integration of Tenaris in the US, a long-term vision for the company, is being realized. We are producing steel at our facility, a central…

June 10, 2021

BC3 Expands College Within The High School Progam

(Butler, PA) Eligible sophomores through seniors from any high school this fall can earn affordable, transferrable college credits through remote-instruction courses offered by a Butler County Community College program. BC3’s College Within the High School program will offer five three-credit courses during afternoons and evenings. College algebra, college writing, general psychology, intermediate algebra and productivity applications can be taken by “any student, anywhere,” said Erin Cioffi, BC3’s assistant director of high school programming. BC3 has partnerships to offer face-to-face courses at nearly 20 high schools in seven western Pennsylvania counties. “This will give other students the opportunity to take a…

June 8, 2021

Ellwood City Man Sustains Injuries In Motorcycle Accident

PA State Police in New Castle responded to a motorcycle accident in Wayne Township on Sunday, June 6th on Wampum Road around 11:30 p.m. The officers responded to an accident in which a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle had struck a guardrail on the right side of the roadway on Wampum Road. According to the preliminary investigation, the motorcycle, driven by 65 year old Keith Shaffer of Ellwood City, was traveling east on Wampum Road when he went off the roadway to the right, struck a residence sign, and then struck a guardrail with a mailbox fixed behind it. Shaffer, who…