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March 9, 2024

Wolverines Surge In Second Half, Defeat Westmont 62-44 In PIAA Opening Round

Ellwood City used a second half surge to pull away and defeat District 6 Champion Westmont 62-44 in the opening round of the PIAA 3A Playoffs on Saturday. The Wolverines held the Hilltoppers to only 12 points in the second half and recovered from three point deficit in the process. Joseph Roth led all scorers with 31 points. The senior hauled in 17 rebounds and added seven assists. Roth scored 11 points in the the first quarter as Ellwood City struck for 21 points, but the Wolverines trailed 32-29 at halftime. Westmont was held to only five field goals in…

March 8, 2024

Open House & Ribbon Cutting Set For Perry School Construction Completion

The Ellwood City Area School District is pleased to announce that the construction at Perry Lower Intermediate School has been completed. “We are so excited to bring this project to a close and to allow our students to benefit from the updated learning spaces that are available to them,” said Dr. Wesley Shipley, Superintendent of Schools. The project included updating the electric and plumbing systems as well as installing new HVAC throughout the entire building. An addition that includes four classroom spaces and new toilet facilities was built to make room for growing academic service programs within the building.  The…

March 8, 2024

Fombell Farm Riding Facility Focuses on Fundamentals of Polo

What is one of the world’s oldest known team sports? Nope, not football. Good guess, but baseball is not it. Everyone loves hockey, but that’s not the one. It’s Polo, a ball game that is played on horseback. Polo is a traditional field sport played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ball through the opposing team’s goal. Each team has four mounted riders, and the game usually lasts one to two hours, divided into periods called chukkas or chukkers. If you thought polo was only for the elite, you’d be mistaken. And, actually, there’s a facility right in our backyard. Ople…

March 7, 2024

Trinity Lutheran Church Invites Community To “Shadows: A Service of Tenebrae”

On Good Friday, March 29th, Trinity Lutheran Church choir along with others from our community will be sharing the music from the “Shadows: A Service of Tenebrae”. The church invites the community to come to this very moving service as they remember all that Jesus did for us on the cross of Calvary! The event is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Those in the community who would like to take part by singing in the choir are invited to attend the rehearsal this Sunday, March 10th at 5:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Please contact the church at 724-752-3050…

March 7, 2024

Red Barn Players Announce 2024 Show Line Up

The Red Barn Players have announced their 2024 season scheduled of shows. The theater performs a show in the months of June, July, August, and September and season tickets are available. Each Season Ticket for $63.00 and gives you (4) passes to be used in any combination during the 2024 performances. Curtain time for all shows in 2024 will be 7:30 p.m. Tickets for General Admission will go on sale beginning April 15th. Season Ticket Holders may begin making reservations on April 1st. Season Tickets may be purchases on the website at www.redbarnplayers.com. The theatre will also hold two auditions/meetings…

March 6, 2024

ECASD Reminds Drivers To Be Alert And Cautious Of Students Walking

Spring brings longer days, more sunshine and warmer temperatures. The Ellwood City School District would also like to point out that warmer weather means more kids commuting via walking to and from school. In a statement made available this week, Superintendent Wesley Shipley would like to remind drivers of the speed limits in school zones as well as the speed limits on the main roadways within the borough. The district reminds local drivers that school zone speed limits is 15 MPH and walkers to and from school are out between 7:00 – 8:45 & 2:35-4:00 on weekdays (from 7-7:45 &…

March 6, 2024

Real Estate Transfers For February 2024

Romance was in the air in February. Many fell in love with a new home and made a move. According to RocketHomes.com, homes in Lawrence County sold in February 2024 for only 1.6% more than they did a year ago. More specifically, Ellwood City continues to be a sellers market as homes sold for 16.7% more than they did last February. Courtesy of the Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds, below are real estate transfers for February 2024 for Ellwood City and the surrounding areas. ELLWOOD CITY BOROUGH: 220 Hazen Ave; Petti & Anderson Properties & Investments LLC to Christian Hessler…

March 6, 2024

Wampum American Legion To Host Craft Show On Saturday

Come out and join the Wampum American Legion as they host their first Craft Show. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 9th from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Legion Post located at 436 Beaver Street, Wampum PA 16157 The event will have a variety of crafters that will be showing their creations, you just may find that one unique one of a kind item you have been looking for! Mother’s Day will be here before you know it! Food and beverages will be available. A bake sale, 50/50 drawing, and basket drawing will also be…

March 5, 2024

Borough Of Ellwood City Announces Utility Account Budget Payment Plan

In a press release made available by the borough on Friday, March 1st, the Ellwood City Borough Council has adopted a Utility Account Budget Plan. The Borough Council adopted Resolution #2004-4 approving a budget payment plan for utility accounts under the following provisions: Customers may complete the application form provided by the Borough during the annual open enrollment period from the third Monday in March through the third Friday in April. The first budget-billing amount will appear on the May utility bill. The maximum budget periods will be twelve (12) months with all balances due to be settled in the…

March 4, 2024

Riverside Finishes 7th In WPIAL Swimming Championships, Roth Earns Two Silver Medals

Panther swimmers Peter Ruggeri, Nick Young, Nathan Goff, Gavin Frederick, Michael Styn, Ryan Turner, and Joseph Roth represented Riverside High School this past weekend at the WPIAL Class 2A Swimming Championships. Riverside placed 7th overall with a combined total of 126 points after two days of competition in the championships held at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool on February 29th and March 1st. “Our boys fell short of some of the goals we had set our sights on this season,” said coach Alaina Marshall afterwards. Senior Joseph Roth placed second in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.15) and the 100-yard Backstroke…