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October 18, 2022

All-American Reisinger, BC3 Collect WPCC Championship

All-American and Lincoln High School graduate Breanna Reisinger had nine kills as the No. 1-ranked Butler County Community College volleyball team won an unprecedented seventh consecutive Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference championship Saturday with a victory against the Community College of Beaver County. The Pioneers in BC3’s Field House swept CCBC 25-13, 25-15 and 25-11 in the final and Westmoreland County Community College 25-14, 25-7 and 25-10 in a semifinal of the WPCC championship tournament. BC3, ranked first among 96 squads in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III since Sept. 19, moved to 17-2 with its 10th win in…

October 17, 2022

Three Lawrence County Men Among Seven Charged With Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

PITTSBURGH – Eliot Gentry, Daivahn Brown, Donald Jeter, William McCree, Teqwan Scott, Donald Snowden, and Kailin Stewart have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for narcotics trafficking, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The Indictment, returned on Oct. 11 and yesterday, charges the seven defendants with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distribute at least 100 grams of fluorofentanyl, 40 grams of fentanyl, five kilograms of cocaine, 28 grams of cocaine base, and a quantity of methamphetamine, from May 2021 to October 2022. Gentry, age 25; McCree, age 19; and Scott, age 28…

October 16, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of October 17

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. 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 and Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. –…

October 15, 2022

PHOTOS: Wolverines Defeated By Tigers, Brooke Roth Crowned Homecoming Queen

Sophomore Elijah Palmer-McCaine rushed for another 115 yards and two touchdowns for the host Wolverines, but it was not enough to overcome a Tigers aerial attack as Ellwood City was defeated 42-13 Friday night at Helling Stadium in a WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Conference game. Senior Brooke Roth was crowned Ellwood City Homecoming Queen at halftime of the contest. [View Full Homecoming Court] Brooke is the daughter of Kristan and Jeffrey Roth. She is a member of the Varsity Girls’ Basketball team and belongs to the Ellwood City Culture Club, Spanish Club, and Senior High Student Council. An honor student,…

October 14, 2022

Ellwood City Fall Baseball Teams Both Earn Playoff Appearances; JV Defeated In Championship

The Ellwood City High School baseball teams wrapped up their respective fall campaigns with a combined 23-7 record between varsity and junior varsity with playoff appearances obtained by each squad. The teams were compromised of 36 players ranging from 7th grade to 12th grade. Varsity finished 10-4 (2-1 in playoffs) and missed the championship game by one run tie-breaker while the Junior Varsity finished an impressive 13-3 regular season campaign (3-1 in playoffs) and reach the championship game, falling 12-8 to the Blackhawk Cougars. For the varsity, pitching was a strength behind hurlers Nick Magnifico and Will Nardone. Magnifico struck…

October 13, 2022

Local Author Documents Son’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest Recovery in ‘Heartbeat From Heaven’

30 minutes … That’s how long Christian Cater, of Ellwood City, was clinically dead, but Christian made a recovery deemed by doctors and nurses as miraculous. Four years ago on October 24, the at that time healthy 14-year-old athlete had no idea what that day would bring, and neither did his parents Marcia and John, who prayed over their son. Marcia’s experience was very personal for her, but as the story about Christian began to make its way around the community, it became apparent to her that a book would be the best way to share the story and help…

October 12, 2022

Scholarships to be Awarded by Ellwood City Community Health Foundation

The Ellwood City Community Health Foundation (ECCHF) has been approved to offer scholarships to individuals who enroll in higher education to pursue a career in the medical field. The Foundation is offering four scholarships for the 2022-2023 Academic School Year. Two scholarships will be given for Financial Need and two for Scholastic Achievement. Each scholarship will be given for four years as along as the recipient maintains a grade point average of 2.0 at the end of each semester. The amount of each scholarship for the 2022-2023 year is $5,000 per academic year up to $20,000 over four years. Each…

October 12, 2022

Helling Stadium to Open to Guests, Spectators, Athletes for Homecoming Game

Ellwood City Area School District will open the gates to the newly renovated Helling Stadium on Friday, October 14 in its first home game of the season against Beaver Falls. The game starts at 7 p.m., and the district is excited to invite the public to take the first peek at the new stadium. “We are excited to open the field for our homecoming game on Friday, October 14th,” said Superintendent Wesley Shipley. In addition to the stadium’s athletic contest debut on homecoming, a game which will crown a queen at halftime, the district will also host a ribbon cutting…

October 11, 2022

Yellow Ribbon Girls Need You to ‘Adopt a Soldier’

2021 was the biggest Christmas ever – 330 Extra Large care packages were created and shipped. Can 2022 be BIGGER?  That is up to you. The Yellow Ribbon Girls are seeking your support to continue their nearly 20 year effort of sending a little bit of home overseas to our troops. “The same product availability/shortages that affects us here in the states is magnified for the troops,” said Bonnie Phillipi, one of the founders of the Yellow Ribbon Girls. “They are living in temperatures up to 120 degrees, and many USOs are still operating on limited schedules.  Our deployed troops…

October 11, 2022

Rose Rossi Celebrates 100th Birthday

Rose Y. Rossi of Newhaven Court, Passavant Retirement Community in Zelienople, celebrated her 100th birthday at Shakespeare’s Restaurant in Ellwood City, with 90 family members, relatives and friends from Texas, Florida, Ohio and PA. She lived in Ellwood City from the age of 6 until she was 99 years old. The former Rose Giacobbi was born October 3, 1922 in McComas, W.V., daughter of the late Alphonso and Chlorinda Marinucci Giacobbi. She had four sisters and brother-in-laws, all of which are deceased, Josephine (Frank) DeCaria, Inese (Jim) Bellissimo, Helen (Angelo) Lordi and Florence (Joe) Folino. She married Ernest A. Rossi…