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March 18, 2026

Local High School Theatre Arts: Two Shows; Two Spectacular Casts … Get Your Tickets Now!!!

If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet for Riverside Beaver School District’s production of Frozen and Lincoln High School’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, what are you waiting for? The local theatre season is in full swing, and the casts of both shows welcome and encourage you to come out and support the students who work so hard to produce the shows, from the stage managers, to the leads, to the supporting cast, to the kids who put together the sets, it’s a theatre community effort that you don’t want to miss! Here is a special message from the…

March 18, 2026

PART TWO: Riverside High School’s Production of Frozen Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Frozen March 19-22 in the high school auditorium. A cast and crew of over 80 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers.  This is the 63rd anniversary of theatre at Riverside. Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love We caught up with some of the leads in the show for a cast Q&A. Today’s Q&A is PART TWO in a three-part series about Frozen. Featured tomorrow will be part three,…

March 17, 2026

PART ONE: Riverside High School’s Production of Frozen Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Frozen March 19-22 in the high school auditorium. A cast and crew of over 80 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers.  This is the 63rd anniversary of theatre at Riverside. Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love We caught up with some of the leads in the show for a cast Q&A. Today’s Q&A is PART ONE in a three-part series about Frozen. Featured tomorrow will be part 2…

March 16, 2026

School Crossing Guard to Council: Blinking Signs Not Deterring Speeding

A school crossing guard continued to urge Ellwood City Borough Council to take action against speeding cars at the intersection of 4th and Crescent Avenues during Monday’s regular meeting. Peri Malcolm is no stranger to council or to the Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors as she has attended past meetings to voice her concerns (Malcolm spoke at the October 2025 council meeting and at an ECASD Board of Directors meeting in November of 2025.) Ultimately, council and the school district came together, and both parties invested in blinking speed limit signs, that they hoped would deter drivers from…

March 16, 2026

Ellwood City Baseball Starts Season With Home Victory

Ellwood City took care of business in their home opener on Friday afternoon, coming out on top against the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers by a score of 5-1. Nate Kennedy struck out 10 batters over 5.1 innings to earn the victory. Kennedy allowed only three hits and one run. Cameron Mills made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mills was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI. Aaron Lake added two hits, including a double, and scored twice.  Jordan Keller got on base in three of his…

March 14, 2026

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of March 16th

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. HOURS Hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please remember no one is available to take your calls unless it is in the hours listed above. Activities taking place this week include. MONDAY, MARCH 16 10:30 a.m. – “Music and Movement,” come and sing, play instruments and dance. 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – “Interactive Play,”…

March 13, 2026

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

TERRORISTIC THREATS: Lorenzo Wells, 57, of Wayne Township, is charged with Simple Assault and Terroristic Threats after an incident on March 2nd. According to a criminal complaint, after a domestic dispute Wells threw a 58-year-old female victim to the ground, soaked her in gasoline, and threatened to set her on fire. The report relates that Wells screamed Greenwalt’s cancer medication had been making her “crazy” just before he allegedly doused her with gasoline and shouted that he was going to “burn her up.” The victim managed to get out of the house and call 911 but Wells left before police…

March 12, 2026

ECASD Board of Directors Approves Bids for North Side Primary Capital Improvements

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to award bids for improvement and renovation projects at North Side Primary and Lincoln High School during its regular monthly meeting. The board awarded the following bids for North Side Primary work: General Construction – Fred L. Burns, Inc in the amount of $746,450.00; HVAC Construction – Renick Brothers Construction Co. in the amount of $1,577,000.00; Plumbing Construction – Renick Brothers Construction Co. in the amount of $126,200.00; Electrical Construction – Blackhawk Neff, Inc. in the amount of $529,545.00; and Testing, Balancing, and Commissioning, to WAE Balancing in the amount…

March 12, 2026

Ellwood City Wolves Club Monthly Meeting Recap

The Ellwood City Wolves Club Den 2 had their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 10, at Nico’s Restaurant in Ellwood City. Members dined on penne and meatballs, baked chicken, sausage, peppers and onions with seasoned Yukon potatoes. President Mike DeOtto welcomed members and provided a revised schedule of meetings for the balance of March, April and May. The next meeting is a the Connequenessing Country Club on March 25 and includes a dinner and presentations to local groups receiving Wolves Club donations. The April 14 meeting will be again at Nico’s. The April 22 meeting will be at the Wolves…

March 10, 2026

Tenaris Closes Acquisition Of Beaver Falls Scrap Yard

Tenaris announced today the official closing of its acquisition of the Beaver Falls scrap processing yard in Pennsylvania, now transitioned to its subsidiary, Steel Recycling Services. Operations remain unchanged, while the acquisition strengthens Tenaris’s US steel manufacturing footprint. Located adjacent to Tenaris’s Koppel manufacturing facility, the approximately 39-acre yard enhances coordination between scrap processing and steel production, providing direct access to high quality raw materials for its Koppel steel shop which produces liquid steel using an electric arc furnace (EAF). “Completing this acquisition marks an important step in strengthening our US domestic manufacturing capabilities,” said Guillermo Moreno, President of Tenaris….