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April 9, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of April 11

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…

April 8, 2022

ECASD Board of Directors Approves Helling Stadium Project

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors awarded the Helling Stadium project to Fred L. Burns, Inc., Shippenville, Pa, at an overall cost of $2,562,405. The major portion of that project will be the installation of Astro Turf at a cost of $2,420,000, which includes removal of dirt, addition of drainage, and labor. In addition to the Astro Turf, the track will be resurfaced with a long-lasting synthetic material at a cost of $64,150 and $7,380 for the school colors to be added. Electrical work, including wiring to the poles, work on the timeclock and other electrical work…

April 8, 2022

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT W/ DEADLY WEAPON: On April 1st, Chippewa Police responded to Blackhawk Road, Chippewa Township, Beaver County for a shots fired call. Upon arrival, at approximately 4:30 p.m., it was determined that known juvenile, of Darlington, fired multiple shots at two male victims while they were in the parking lot of the business on Blackhawk Road. One of the rounds fired by the known juvenile struck an occupied structure. The police asked PA State Police to assume responsibility of the investigation. No injuries were reported. Felony charges were filed against the known juvenile who currently has an active arrest…

April 8, 2022

Jeffrey Bales To Speak at EC Historical Society

Jeffrey“Jeff” Bales will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Ellwood City Area Historical Society meeting on Monday evening at 7:00 pm. Jeff Bales Jr., a native of New Castle, currently lives near Culpeper, Virginia. While growing up, Bales and his family lived in such places as Scotland, Morocco and Guam. He attended nine different schools on four continents, including the former Wampum Public School and Koppel Elementary, where he finished third grade. Jeff maintains a local history website known as Lawrence County Memoirs. The site contains a collection of photos, postcards, articles, stories, and other tidbits pertaining to the…

April 7, 2022

REMINDER: Easter Egg Hunt This Saturday!

The Ellwood Area Egg Hunt Committee will be holding their 27th community Easter Egg hunt this Saturday April 9th. The event is starting at 11:00 a.m. in Ewing Park, Ellwood City, PA for all area children ages 10 and under. The 4 and under hunts will have a walk through hunt starting at 11 and running through the days events. 5 to 10 hunt will start at 12:00 and run consecutive in the following order. 1st hunt) 5-6-7 girls,only 2nd. hunt) 5-6-7 boys only 3rd hunt) 8-9-10 girls only 4th. hunt ) 8-9-10 boys only There will be a special…

April 7, 2022

2022 Spring Sports Q&A – Riverside

This is part two of a two part series featuring area seniors in spring sports. The start of spring sports is upon us, so we took the opportunity catch up with the athletes of those teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries and to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future. VIEW PART 1 – Ellwood City Spring Sports Q&A Riverside Track Jenna Hayson Grade: 12 Events: 4x800m relay, 400, 800, 4x400m relay How many years have you been in Track? 4 What do you feel is your…

April 6, 2022

SOFTBALL: Lady Wolverines Edge Union 8-7, Lady Panthers Shut Out Shenango

WOLVERINES WIN NAILBITER OVER UNION There’s nothing better than a close game with controversy early in the season. The Lady Wolverines traveled to Union yesterday and came home with a 8-7 victory. The outcome wasn’t determined until an interference call against Union on the game’s final play. Ellwood City put two on the board in the first by way of a Aliya Garroway sacrifice fly and Julia Nardone RBI double and expanded its lead to 4-0 in the top half of the second inning. Garroway collected a RBI single and Mollie Street laced a RBI double to score Garroway. Union…

April 6, 2022

PHOTOS: Riverside, Ellwood City Track & Field

Riverside hosted a track meet Tuesday afternoon against Shenango and Ellwood City. The visiting Wildcats collected victories over Riverside (79.5-70.5) and Ellwood City (133-17) while Riverside was able to defeat the Wolverines (124-26). The teams will next look forward to the Beaver County Track Championships scheduled for April 9, 2022. RELATED: COACH TALK: Riverside Track & Field – Boys Look To Defend, Girls Look To Improve COACH TALK: Ellwood City Track Under New Tutelage photos courtesy of Charlie Deitch 

April 6, 2022

2022 Spring Sports Q&A – Ellwood City

This is part one of a two part series featuring area seniors in spring sports. The start of spring sports is upon us, so we took the opportunity catch up with the athletes of those teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries and to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future. VIEW PART 2 – Riverside Spring Sports Q&A EC Baseball Ashton Wilson Grade? 12 How many years have you been in Baseball?  I’ve been playing baseball for 10 years What do you feel is your biggest strength in Baseball? My…

April 6, 2022

Franklin Township Announces Shadyrest & Soap Run Road Cleanup

Help keep Franklin Township clean and beautiful. A cleanup is planned for Shadyrest & Soap Run Road on Friday, April 8th (Rain date, April 18th). Registered groups will be meeting at the Franklin Township Community Park at 8:30 a.m. and will pick up until 11:00 a.m. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is providing clean up supplies through their PICK UP PENNSYLVANIA initiative. Please contact Dana Baker at 724-674-2579 to register yourself or your group. For general information on Pick Up Pennsylvania, please visit www.keeppabeautiful.org/programs/pick-up-pa/ or contact Michelle Dunn, mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org