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March 30, 2023

Moraine State Park Regatta Aims to Improve Shoreline

Moraine State Park Regatta is looking forward to raising funds for a shoreline improvement project on the south shore of Moraine State Park. This proposed project is a shoreline stabilization project along the south shore, near the “Picnic Point”. Moraine State Park is a beautiful place, and this shoreline stabilization project has two primary purposes, both structural and environmental, as well as tourism-related. By stabilizing the shoreline along the south shore, the lake is being preserved. Through a specific Fish and Boat Commission process called the Lake Habitat Improvement Plan, the shoreline can be stabilized so that less of the…

March 29, 2023

BOMBS AWAY: Garvin Homers Again, Panthers Rally To Sweep Wolverines

Hunter Garvin hit his second home run in as many days, this time a pivotal fifth inning blast during a five run rally for the host Panthers as they pulled away and defeated Ellwood City 7-5 Tuesday afternoon. Riverside defeated Ellwood City on Monday 9-2 in Ewing Park in the first game of the home-and-home RivEll series. On Tuesday, centerfielder Bo Fornataro homered for Riverside with a first inning to stage the Panthers to an early 2-0 lead. Ellwood City responded with five runs over its next three innings, powered by RBIs from Isiah Lutz, Jordan Keller, Nick Magnifico, Will…

March 29, 2023

COACH TALK: Ellwood City & Riverside Track & Field Teams Each Looking Forward To Seasons

Ellwood City is hungry for more. With mostly freshmen and sophomores helping to lead the way with an all new coaching staff, Ellwood City has an appetite for more this spring on the track. “We were a young team last year,” says second year coach, Nathan Brown. “Many of those kids saw successes they weren’t expecting and now they’re hungry for more.” The team was uprooted from its home track last year due to Helling Stadium rennovations, forcing practices to be held at neighboring Riverside’s track facility and all meets to be on the road. The boys team finished 3-6…

March 29, 2023

Sen. Vogel Addresses Livestock Health Concerns Following East Palestine Train Derailment

HARRISBURG – Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47), chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, touched upon the struggles farmers are seeing with livestock sales following the East Palestine train derailment and potential testing of livestock tissues and crops while questioning Department of Agriculture Acting Secretary Russell Redding during today’s hearing by the Senate Appropriations Committee. “Our communities in Beaver County continue to deal with various uncertainties stemming from the East Palestine train derailment, specifically with the safety of our food, water, and soil,” said Vogel. “Acting Secretary Redding shared the progress being made with ongoing area testing and…

March 29, 2023

Part Two: Riverside High School’s Damn Yankees Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Damn Yankees March 30 through April 2 in the high school auditorium (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of the cast features). 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 Damn Yankees. Featured tomorrow will be part three, a review of the show and gallery of show photos. Yesterday’s story featured part 1 of the cast Q&A. Morgan Myers Part in Musical: Sister Miller Current Grade: 10th…

March 29, 2023

Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Collection Date Announced

Franklin Township has announced its Electronic & Hazardous Waste Collection Event Date. Safely dispose of common household chemicals and take advantage of the collection event that is scheduled for Wednesday, May 10, 2023 from 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. The event is open to the ENTIRE PUBLIC, not just Franklin Township residents.  The collection will take place at the Franklin Township Building, 897 Route 288, Fombell, PA 16123 ACCEPTED CHEMICALS: paint/workshop, products, automotive products, cleaning products, lawn & garden products, pesticides, every type of battery, every type of light bulb/tube, flammables, & pool chemicals, mostly any other chemical you find…

March 28, 2023

Part One: Riverside High School’s Damn Yankees Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Damn Yankees on March 30 through April 2 in the high school auditorium (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of the cast features). 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 Damn Yankees. Featured tomorrow will be part 2 of the cast Q&A and part three will feature a review of the show and gallery of show photos. Elizabeth (Liz) Frazer Part in Musical: Lola Current…

March 27, 2023

Game Of Inches: Wolverines Place Third In PIAA Unified Bocce Championships

Ellwood City’s Unified Bocce team earned a third place finish at the PIAA Interscholastic Unified Bocce State Championships last week in Hershey, PA. The Wolverines captured bronze with a thrilling 6-4 win over Pennridge. “When football talks the game of inches, bocce is truly the game of inches,” says head coach John DiBuono. The Wolverines’ efforts came down to a last shot, in the third match, with no time left on the clock. Ellwood City had to make the shot for the third place finish. Fortunately, the shot was made and Ellwood City placed. The team is comprised of Joy…

March 27, 2023

Grady Smith Earns The MVS Elks Scholarship

Grady Smith has been named a National Elks Scholar and a recipient of their Most Valuable Student Scholarship. The Elks National Foundation scholarship program recognizes students in several categories including community service, honors and awards, extracurricular involvement, employment and academics. Grady was selected from over 20,000 applicants nationwide as one of the top 2% students in the country to become a lifelong Elks Scholar. He received a $4,000 scholarship from the Elks National Foundation, Inc. to apply towards furthering his education. Grady is a senior at Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, PA and the son of Doug & Joanne…

March 25, 2023

Ellwood City Softball Starts Season 2-0 With Two Impressive Victories

The Ellwood City Softball team started their 2023 campaign with two impressive wins this week over Steel Valley on Tuesday and Keystone Oaks on Wednesday. Both were five inning mercy rule victories. On Tuesday, Ellwood City opened their season with a convincing 12-1 victory over Steel Valley behind freshman Amber Mcquistion who earned her first varsity victory on the mound and swatted two hits at the plate. The offense got things started in the second inning as Sara Schwarz and Ellie Kalantzis led off with back to back walks and both later scored to push the Wolverines out to an…