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.
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…
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…
(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…
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…
Emily Borroni, a senior at Lincoln High School was awarded the Holy Redeemer Social Club Scholarship on May 24th at the organization’s monthly meeting. Emily, the daughter of Jeff and Stephanie Borroni of Ellwood City, was presented with the award by President John Pansera. The $1,000.00 scholarship is presented to a graduation senior and member of the parish who provides superior service to her parish, community and school. Emily is an Altar Server at Holy Redeemer where she was also chosen to assist the training of new servers. She also worked the bazaars and Festival in the Park events. Her…
In the spirit of pride in the community and an effort to protect, increase and maintain property values, the borough has some minimum standards outlined in its ordinances. The adoption by ordinance of the International Property Maintenance Code 2012 (Ellwood City Borough Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1492) listed below details pertinent sections that relate to residential and commercial property owners. This advertisement shall serve as written notice of having provided proper notice of the Ordinance, its requirements, your obligations and penalties which may be imposed for the violations. Chapter 3. General Requirements: Section 302 Exterior Property Areas. 302.1 Sanitation. All…
On May 20th, the 70th Reunion of the Class of 1951 had their Luncheon. There were 256 in the graduating class. There are 80 former students still with us today and they will be turning 88 this year. There were 15 people in attendance. Eleanor Chima Irwin came from Pittsburgh, Bob Evans came from Greensburg, and Dr. Ray Colavincenzo came from Pittsburgh. The other 12 attendees are from the Ellwood area and they meet usually once a month. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group has not been able to meet for over a year now, they now have decided…
According to multiple news reports, a man was shot early Tuesday morning in Ellwood City, Lawrence County. The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. on Mercer Road, near Cutoff Street. Police had Mercer Road blocked off with crime scene tape and at least a dozen evidence markers were placed on the road. An SUV that had its windows shot out was towed away. The man who was shot was taken to a hospital, officials said. His condition has not been released. source: www.wpxi.com / www.kdka.com Here is what we know about a shooting near Ellwood City/Perry Township. One man was shot…
In a statement made available by the Borough of Ellwood City on Wednesday, officials now anticipate the new trash contract to begin July 1, 2021. A press release reads as follows: The new Ellwood City Trash Contract is anticipated to begin July 1, 2021. The trash cart manufacturer has given Valley Waste an estimated delivery time of mid-June. When the carts arrive, Valley Waste and Ellwood City Public Works will work together to deliver the carts to customer addresses. The new contract will start on the first of the following month. More trash bags have also been ordered and are…