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May 11, 2022

PHOTOS: Parent Career Day At North Side Primary

Dozens of different careers were on display at North Side Primary last week as part of Parent Career Day on May 5th. School to work director, principal and 28 different careers were on display for 5, 6, 7 and 8-year-olds. Baby cows, goats, military, tow truck, engineers, EC Forge, EC Fire, Chippewa PD, Vinny’s, a welder….to name a few! North Side Primary School is a K-2 building in the Ellwood City Area School District. Mr. Dan Parson is Elementary Principal/Federal Programs Coordinator.

May 11, 2022

Avoid Scams: New Wave of Email, Text Fraud

There is another round of scams circling the residents of Ellwood City and surrounding areas, according to Mayor Anthony Court. Court said the latest scam is an email that tells the recipient that money has been withdrawn from their bank account. Court said the email prompts the recipient to provide personal information that leaves that person susceptible to identity theft and financial loss. He said the best thing residents can do is delete any emails or texts that seem to be “phishing” for personal or financial information. In addition he said one resident was nearly victimized by scammers after they…

May 9, 2022

Real Estate Transfers For April 2022

April showers may bring May flowers, but for many in the area the month of April brought the opportunity to buy or sell real estate property. The reports list fourteen property transfers totaling $1.9m purchased by RBG Ellwood LP/RBG Development Inc General Partner at sites in the vicinity of the soon-to-be-develop Sheetz, planned to be built across from the Ellwood City McDonald’s Restaurant. Courtesy of the Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds, below are real estate transfers for April 2022 for Ellwood City and the surrounding areas. ELLPORT BOROUGH: 106 Hazen Avenue, Ellwood City; Mary & Tammy Mazzant to Calvin Lample…

May 9, 2022

Bernstine to Host Concealed Carry Seminar May 11

HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) is inviting area residents to a Concealed Carry Seminar as a way to further understand their rights with respect to the state’s firearms laws and protections. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, May 11, beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the Wayne Township Fire Hall located at 5153 Ellwood Road in Ellwood City. “Many people own firearms so it’s good for them to learn the laws,” said Bernstine. “I am a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights and during my time in public office, I have stood watch over any attempt to diminish them….

May 7, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of May 9

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE: The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN! The Library is open. Newspapers, magazines and toys will not be available for the time being. Masks are required to be worn, covering mouth and nose, while in…

May 6, 2022

BE ADVISED: Borough of Ellwood City Electric Bill Error

In a press release made available by the Borough, Ellwood City residents are asked to disregard the latest utility bill received for May as a processing error unintentionally resent last month’s bill. The press release reads as follows: Ellwood City residents, please disregard the latest utility bill that you received for May. Due to a processing error with our 3rd party vendor, April’s bill was unintentionally resent as May’s. The corrected bill will be mailed on Monday May 9th and the new due date will be Wednesday May 25th instead of May 18th. If you have already paid your bill…

May 6, 2022

Reisinger Among 3 Recent NJCAA Division III All-Americans To Be Honored Saturday

Former Lincoln High School standout Breanna Reisinger will be among three athletes honored Saturday at BC3. Reisinger, Morgan Jack, and Aslyn Pry, all first-year student-athletes, have been selected as National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III All-Americans since December and will be recognized Saturday at the BC3 Field House. Reisinger is a graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City; Jack, of Knoch High and Pry, of Moniteau. Reisinger led BC3’s volleyball team in 2021 with 205 kills and Jack, with 635 assists. Pry led BC3 and the NJCAA Division III with 19.6 rebounds per game and was fourth…

May 6, 2022

ECASD Board of Directors Puts Hold on Stadium Lights

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors decided during its Thursday Agenda Meeting to put the purchase of new lighting for Helling Stadium on hold. Dr. Wesley Shipley, school superintendent, said that the project was quoted by Musco lighting at a cost of at minimum $275,000. He said the “Cadillac” lighting system would cost the district at least $344,000. The lighting was not included in the original $2,562,405 budget for the stadium project. All directors agreed that the lighting is a cost that cannot be taken on by the district at this time. The board also has yet…

May 6, 2022

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

FOUND PROPERTY: On May 2, at approximately 7:22 p.m., a green/yellow John Deere D100 lawn mower pulling an Ohio steel brand grass/leaf bagger was found on a residential property on Squaw Run Road, Wayne Township. According to the report, the riding lawn mower w/ no mower deck is valued at $200.00 and the bagger is valued at $300.00 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: According to a police report, on April 27, at approximately 2:48 p.m., an actor impersonated as a McAfee Antivirus employee and attempted to gain bank information for a 49-year-old Ellwood City female victim at a residence on Squaw Run Road,…

May 6, 2022

Hitched & Unhitched: January, February, March & April 2022

Roughly 2.6 million weddings are expected to happen in 2022, the most since 1984, according to the The Knot experts, and many are already fast on their way to ‘happily ever after’ after tying the knot earlier this year. A majority of the planned 2022 celebrations may be rescheduled events from the last two years. The rest are likely to be dominated by couples who became engaged during the pandemic. “Weddings are, without a doubt, back to pre-pandemic levels,” says Hannah Nowack, Real Weddings editor at The Knot. Check out the Hitched and Unhitched list for the months of January,…