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January 26, 2026

Borough Of Ellwood City Advertising For New Borough Manager

The Borough of Ellwood City is set to advertise for the employment of a new borough manager. Borough Council voted on January 5th to not renew the contract for Kevin Swogger. The full job description as made available by the borough is as follows: Position Overview: The Borough of Ellwood City located northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and spans in both Lawrence and Beaver Counties, is seeking a professional, forward thinking, and organized Borough Manager to serve as our Chief Administrative Officer. This is a full-time exempt role, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the borough, ensuring that municipal services are…

January 24, 2026

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of January 26th

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, JANUARY 26 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. – “Interactive Play,” children can play hands-on with various items. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 1:00 p.m. – 3:00…

January 24, 2026

UPDATE: WINTER STORM 2026 – Borough Of Ellwood City Safety Information

With the approaching winter storm, the Borough of Ellwood City would like to reach out to all residents and provide some safety information. This is going to be a prolonged storm with snow starting to fall Saturday night and the heaviest amount of snow falling between 7am and 7pm on Sunday. The air is going to be a bitter cold without the wind chills. Temps with the wind chills will be between -10 and -15 degrees. Dress in layers if you need to be outside. Avoid driving on Sunday if at all possible. Please help the borough by parking vehicles…

January 24, 2026

ROUND BALL: Wolverines Clinch Playoff Berth; Riverside Downs Beaver Falls

Kaleb Servick and Aaron Lake combined for 46 points as Ellwood City easily dismissed New Brighton 81-50 on Friday night to clinch a WPIAL Class 3A playoff berth Servick poured in 18 first half points as the Wolverines held a 44-20 advantage at halftime. Servick knocked home a third quarter 3-pointer en route to his game-high 26-point effort. Lake finished with 21 rebounds (5 assists, 2 blocks) to go along with his 20 points. Maykel Cuevas popped two 3-pointers as part of his 10-point effort. The Wolverines handed out 24 assists as a team. Ellwood City improves to 10-8 Overall…

January 23, 2026

Borough of Ellwood City Seeks Full-Time Patrolman

According to a release made available by the borough, Ellwood City is seeking a full-time patrolman. Please see job listing for Full Time Patrolman by clicking the link below: The Borough of Ellwood City is accepting applications for the position of Full-Time Patrolman (Civil Service position). An application form is required to be completed and submitted with a non-refundable fee of $35.00 payable to the Borough of Ellwood City, c/o Borough Manager, 525 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117. Deadline for receipt of completed applications and fee is Friday, February 20, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Applications may be obtained at…

January 21, 2026

PHOTOS: Wolverines Knock Off Riverside 52-40

The Ellwood City boys basketball team used a well rounded scoring attack to knock off rival Riverside 52-40 on Tuesday at Lincoln High School. Three Wolverines reached double digits led by junior guard Kaleb Servick who scored a game-high 17 points.  Tyler Smiley finished with 11 points (two 3-pointers, four assists, five steals) and Aaron Lake scored 10 points in the victory. Ellwood City never trailed in the contest and improved to 9-8 on the regular season (5-3 Class 3A-1). Matt Santillo and Dylan Meyer each scored nine points for the Panthers in defeat. Riverside falls to 10-5 Overall (4-4…

January 21, 2026

Ellport Borough Awarded Funds For Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrades

HARRISBURG – Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) today announced more than $5.6 million in state grant funding to support roadway and sewer infrastructure projects in Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties, which was administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA). Ellport Borough Sewer Authority was awarded $50,000 for the borough’s waste water treatment plant equipment upgrades as part of the initiatives. “The state of our roadways and water and sewer systems directly impact our residents’ day-to-day lives,” said Vogel. “These projects are critical to ensure these systems and roadways continue to be useable and efficient. This is an incredible investment in…

January 21, 2026

Lillyville Church of God Hosting 2nd Annual Arts & Scraps Marketplace

Spring cleaning is soon approaching, which means it’s the perfect time to DE-STASH your craft supplies. What a great way to get your unused craft supplies into the hands of a maker who will enjoy creating something new! Lillyville Church of God is set to host its 2nd Annual Arts & Scraps Marketplace on Saturday February 7th. Over twenty vendors and will showcase at least 27 tables of craft supplies available for shoppers according to Michelle Gibbs. “The true magic of the Arts & Scraps Marketplace event is the ability to unite crafters through their shared passions. Crafters love to…

January 20, 2026

Ellwood City Borough Council to Advertise for New Borough Manager

Ellwood City Borough Council voted during Tuesday evening’s regular meeting to advertise for employment of a new borough manager. The move comes after Council voted 4-3 on January 5, during a reorganizational meeting, to not renew the contract for Kevin Swogger. Councilwoman Jan Williams was joined by Councilmen Caleb Cragle, Brad Ovial, and Joseph Mancini in voting to not renew. Swogger joined the borough as manager in 2023. (Council voted to hire him in November of 2022). Ovial, president of council, said. “The majority of council decided to go in a different direction.” He said they are working to put…

January 20, 2026

PHOTOS: Lady Panthers Defeat Wolverines 46-17

Emma Meyers knocked home four 3-pointers and scored a game high 14 points to lead Riverside to a 46-17 victory over Ellwood City on Monday. Meyers was among eight Panthers that scored in the rivalry victory. Gabby McElwain and Addison Drake each pitched in two 3-pointers and eight points a piece for Riverside who posted nine 3-pointers as a team. The Panthers led 30-5 at halftime. Jadyn Allwine and Teegan Patterson scored six points a piece for Ellwood City in defeat. Ellwood City falls to 2-15 on the regular season with its next contest on Thursday at New Brighton.  The…