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March 3, 2020

Historical Society To Award The Robert and Janice Barensfeld Scholarships

The Ellwood City Area Historical Society will award the Robert and Janice Barensfeld scholarships of $1,500.00 each to two graduating seniors in 2020 who have been accepted into an institution of higher learning. ( i.e., 4 year, Trade School or Performing Arts) The society asks applications to please note the following requirements. 2020 graduating students from Lincoln High School and Riverside High School are eligible.  One (1) scholarship will be available to both Lincoln and Riverside High Schools, providing all requirements are met, with the approval of the Ellwood City Area Historical Society’s scholarship committee.  In case no student entries…

March 2, 2020

Route 288 Wampum Road Bridge Restriction Continues

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane alternating traffic on the Wampum Road (Route 288) Bridge in Wayne Township and Wampum Borough, Lawrence County, will continue Monday, March 2 weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on the Route 288 bridge over the Beaver River between Main Street and River Road from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Friday, March 6. Crews from Michael Facchiano Contracting, Inc. will install web stiffeners on the bridge. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and…

February 27, 2020

Bernstine Announces State Funding for School Safety Enhancements at Area School Districts

ELLWOOD CITY – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today announced the School Safety and Security Committee has awarded $53.7 million in School Safety and Security Grants to school districts, vocational schools, intermediate units and charter schools across the state. The 17-member committee within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency was created as part of Act 44 of 2018, a comprehensive school safety law passed in 2018. One of its duties is to help distribute both meritorious and competitive grants. “As parents and as a community, our first priority is the safety of our children,” said Bernstine. “I’m pleased we are…

February 26, 2020

Lawrence County 4-H Announces Annual Benefit Auction

Everyone is invited to help us make the best, better by attending the 20th Annual Lawrence County 4-H Benefit Auction on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the New Englander, in New Castle, PA – where all proceeds go directly to the Lawrence County 4-H/Youth Development Program! Help us transform the lives of our youth members! Donations are now being accepted from local businesses. March 6, 2020 is the last day to guarantee entry into the catalog, however, items are accepted up to the day of the auction. All items are GENEROUSLY offered for sale through volunteer efforts. There is NO…

February 14, 2020

Project Safe Initiatives Nab Two Beaver County Arrests

Project Safe Childhood (PSC) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), both nationwide initiatives of the Department of Justice to combat child exploitation and violent crime have recently nabbed two arrests in Beaver County according to United States Attorney Scott W. Brady. A resident of Freedom, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months’ imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release on his conviction of possession of child pornography and materials depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced this week. United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Adam Hosie,…

February 13, 2020

Penn State Master Gardeners Announce “Garden Treasures” Spring Symposium

The Penn State Master Gardeners of Lawrence County have announced their spring symposium The event is scheduled on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church, 135 Decker Drive in New Castle from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Join Dr Laura Deeter, Professor of Horticulture Technologies at Ohio University, as she presents on Color Theory and how you can apply it to your own garden for year-round color. Stacey Widenholf will present Monarch Butterflies as she focuses on their beauty and familiarity to help connect both children adults with the natural world. Penn State Extension Educator, Dr. Brian…

February 12, 2020

25th Annual Ellwood City Easter Egg Hunt Date Announced

Ellwood Area Egg Hunt Committee will be holding its 25th community Easter Egghunt for all area children ages 10 and under. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, April 4th, starting at 11:00 a.m. in Ewing Park. Every year hundreds of children swarm the park grounds to enjoy a spring day with lots of eggs, candy, and prizes for all participants. This year will be no different as 10,000 Easter Eggs will be handed out this year along with special events and special prizes to honor the 25th year anniversary. Members that have been on the committee for 25 years…

February 10, 2020

Route 288 Wampum Road Bridge Restriction Begins Monday

PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane alternating traffic on the Wampum Road (Route 288) Bridge in Wayne Township and Wampum Borough, Lawrence County, will begin Monday, February 10 weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on the Route 288 bridge over the Beaver River between Main Street and River Road from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through late February. Crews from Michael Facchiano Contracting, Inc. will install web stiffeners on the bridge. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours…

February 7, 2020

Under Construction: Mount Airy Falters, Malls Now Make Way For Mini-Casinos In PA

Mini-casinos seemed so promising back in October 2017 when gaming expansion legislation authorized licenses for 10 satellite casinos. Just think: The creation of 10 smaller casinos scattered throughout the state would mean millions in new license auction fees for Pennsylvania, additional gambling revenue streams and more casino jobs. Implicit in the mini-casino legislation, there would then be a total of 23 brick-and-mortar gambling facilities. That would have been 13 regular casinos or racinos plus the 10 new mini-casinos. That would equate to retail gambling being an easy drive for nearly every citizen in Pennsylvania. But it didn’t work out that…

February 7, 2020

Evans City Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing NexTier Bank in Zelienople

PITTSBURGH, PA- A former resident of Evans City, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a bank robbery charge, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Chad Vaughan, 33, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon. In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was informed that Vaughan robbed the NexTier Bank, located at 226 South Main Street, in Zelienople, on October 23, 2018, of $2,065.00. Vaughan was dressed in all black, including a ski mask and gloves, and demanded “big bills” from the bank tellers. After receiving money from the tellers, he placed…