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January 26, 2023

Ellwood City Borough Facade Improvement Program Among Seven County Projects Funded By $1.2M Rescue Plan Act

On Wednesday, the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners approved $1,124,305.00 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for seven impactful projects across Lawrence County. “It’s critical that the Board of Commissioners continues to appropriate this funding to community projects which spur economic growth, enhance workforce outcomes, invest in infrastructure projects, and provide better human services outcomes for our county residents,” said Lawrence County Commissioners Chairman Morgan Boyd in a social media post. Notably, and locally, the Borough of Ellwood City will received $25,000 for its Facade Improvement Program. The Ellwood City Borough, in partnership with Lawrence County, is undertaking a face…

January 25, 2023

Lawrence County Announces $800,000 in Paving and Transportation Grants Awarded to 16 Municipalities

Lawrence County Board of Commissioners announced Tuesday that $800,000.00 has been allocated by the county to assist 16 municipalities with 38 paving projects, 3 culvert replacements, 1 stormwater reclamation project, and 5 capital purchases. This investment represents the single largest general appropriation of county transportation funds for municipal transportation projects ever approved by Lawrence County. This funding supplements municipal funding for road repairs and capital purchases and assists with $3,287,143.09 in total countywide transportation investments. Funding for this program comes from the Liquid Fuels Fund and the Vehicle Registration Fee Fund. Each municipality that applied for funding under the program…

January 24, 2023

EC Wrestling Team Finishes 12th Place, Shriver Takes 2nd In Mercer VFW Tournament

Sophomore Logan Shriver placed 2nd overall in his 107-pound weight class at the Mercer VFW Wrestling Tournament last week to help boost the Wolverines wrestling team to its 12th place overall finish. Shriver, a second year wrestler, secured a place in the championship match after he earned a 5-1 decision victory over Lexi Doerflinger (Slippery Rock) in the semifinals. Also earning a spot on a podium was sophomore Derek Allen, whom finished 3rd overall in the 114-pound weight class. Allen finished 3-1 in the tournament. Allen pinned Cymba Sines (Mercer) in the quarterfinals but was pinned by Logan Powell (Clarion)…

January 24, 2023

BC3 Announces President’s List, Dean’s List, and Graduates For Fall 2022

Butler, PA – Butler County Community College is proud to announce the names of students who have made the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester, as well as the names of those who have graduated recently. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.75 or higher are named to the President’s List following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion of degree requirements. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.5 to 3.74 are named to the Dean’s List following completion of at least 12 semester hours…

January 23, 2023

Del-Mar Golf Club Named Among Golfers’ Choice Top 25 Most Improved Courses

In a recent NBC GolfPass article, Del-Mar Golf Club was among 25 courses that earned national recognition as golf courses making a comeback. “It is a tremendous honor to have the NBC Golfpass community recognize the efforts we have made,” says Samuel Barry, Del-Mar Golf Course President. “Continually earning higher ratings, by our costumers, is validation that Delmar is moving in the right direction.” According to the GolfPass.com article, the 25 courses earned higher ratings in 2022 than they did in 2021. Course comebacks generally involve one of three factors: new ownership and/or management, a renovation or sometimes better weather,…

January 23, 2023

Eric Ryan Corporation Offering Free Natural Gas Bill Review

The Eric Ryan Corporation is offering to review any local residence natural gas bill to make sure they are not being overcharged in todays ever changing energy market. “There are a number of options for buying the energy commodity these days and some are just not the best choice for the uninformed residential customer,” says company CEO, Keith Venezie. According to Venezie, there are companies soliciting to local customers that they can get the resident a better price than the current provider which is Columbia Gas.  The free bill review helps avoid confusion or frustration with understand if savings are…

January 22, 2023

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of January 23

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! 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. –…

January 20, 2023

ROUNDBALL ROUNDUP: RHS/LHS Girls Basketball

The Ellwood City girls basketball team was busy this week with three games on the schedule. The Lady Wolverines collected its lone win of the week with a non-section road victory Wednesday night over New Castle. After trailing by nine entering the final quarter, Ellwood City rallied for a thrilling 48-47 victory. Claire Noble finished with a double-double (15 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals) to lead a well rounded offensive attack for Ellwood City. Six players scored in the victory, with three bench players (Elsie Sturgeon, Abby Caminiti, and Caitlin Kreitzer) accounting for 19 points and five steals. The girls…

January 20, 2023

Ellwood City Bocce Making Strides, Eyeing Playoffs

The Ellwood City Bocce team is making strides according to head coach John Dibuono. The team split decisions against Butler and Seneca Valley this past week. On January 10th the Ellwood City bocce team took on Butler. Butler prevailed in the matchup three games to one. The team faced Seneca Valley on Wednesday January 18th. Ellwood City got the win with a three to one victory over the Raiders. “We are striving to get better each day at practice and ready to compete hopefully for the playoffs,” says Dibuono. ” The team will look to repeat its successful run last…

January 20, 2023

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY: On January 15th, an unknown actor attempted to make entry into a garage located on Ellwood Road, Slippery Rock Township. The unknown actor damaged a screen in the side window when attempting to make entry into the garage. The actor was unsuccessful and then left the scene on foot. Footprints were observed in the snow approaching the property from the north and were observed approaching each exterior window of the garage i an attempt to make entry. Video surveillance was recovered from the scene. The unknown actor was observed to be dressed in all black, wearing a black…