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February 18, 2022

Riverside Archery Team Hosting State Qualifying Tournament This Weekend

Riverside Archery’s first at home tournament is this weekend in the high school gym. The state qualifying archery tournament begins Saturday, with eight flights on the hour from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Individual awards for Top 5 girls and Top 5 boys in each division: Middle School and High School. The top two team awards for each division: Middle School and High School. The tournament will have normal flight arrangements with two archers per shooting lane shooting at the same time. [VIEW FULL FLIGHT SCHEDULE] $3.00 Admission fee for adults – Students, Coaches, and Riverside parents are free. According…

February 18, 2022

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

TERRORISTIC THREATS: On February 12 at approximately 11:35 a.m. PSP New Castle was dispatched to a domestic in progress on State Line Road, Enon Valley, Lawrence County. According to the report, it was found that a Kenneth Borer, 33, of Enon Valley, had threatened a 32-year-old female victim with a gun and also punched her in the face multiple times. After a short standoff Borer came out of the house and was taken into custody. Borer was arraigned for charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, harrassment, and bond was set at $10,000. SIMPLE ASSAULT: According to a criminal complaint, police…

February 17, 2022

David Gaibis Guest Speaker At Ellwood Historical Society Monthly Meeting

The Ellwood City Area Historical Society convened for their regular monthly membership meeting Monday February 14th. Present Everett Bleakney welcomed the 30 present and Guy Prestia, a World War II veteran led with the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. The meeting commenced with Charles Brown presenting the financial report. Robert Morabito, chairman of the Programs and Publicity reported on the future guest speakers. Thomas Woodske would be the speaker in March and his topic would be the Underground Railways. Jeff Bales, the guest speaker’s topic in April would be Lawrence County Memories. These would be followed in May,…

February 17, 2022

NOTICE: Upcoming Ellwood City School Board of Directors Meetings

In a notice made available by the Ellwood City Area School District this week, the School Board of Directors has announced two upcoming meetings. The Board of Directors has scheduled a Special Meeting on Saturday, February 26, 2022 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is scheduled for the purpose of authorizing the administration to advertise for bids for the Helling Stadium Project and any other general business purposes that may come before the Board. The Board of Directors has also scheduled a Finance Committee Meeting on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. to be followed by the already scheduled…

February 16, 2022

Wolverines Earn Top Seed, Playoff Tickets Now On Sale

The “Path To The Pete” starts Monday for the Ellwood City boys basketball team as the WPIAL Class-3A Playoffs are set to begin. The Wolverines earned a #1 seed after its 20-2 regular season. The team went undefeated in section play. Playoff tickets will be available this week in the Lincoln High School Student tickets are $5.00 and are available on Wednesday 2/16 and Thursday 2/17 in the high school office.  Adult tickets are $7.00 and will be available in the big gym hallway from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 17th only.  Tickets can also be purchased…

February 16, 2022

October Studios Hosting An Upcoming ‘Battle Of The Bands’

October Studios, a full-service recording studio located in Ellwood City, is hosting an upcoming ‘Battle of the Bands’ event with a chance for participating bands to win some serious cash. The live music event will be held at local entertainment/sports lounge, The Tee Box, on Saturday, February 26th beginning at 8:00 p.m. The event is for ages 21 and over. The event took submissions through the final months of 2021 and a panel of judges made the final selections. “We had upwards of 50 submissions,” said October Studios owner Rick Fleischer. The four finalists include the following with special guest,…

February 16, 2022

Eastern Star Offering A Hoagie Sale This Week

The Ellwood City Chapter of the Eastern Star is having a Hoagie Sale this week. Italian Hoagies sell for $7.00/each while Sausage and Pepperoni Rolls sell for $4.00/each. Orders must be placed by Saturday, February 19, 2022. If interested, please call Jim Meehan at 724-752-1869. Orders can be picked up at the Masonic Temple in Ellwood City on February 26th between 9:00 a.m. and noon.

February 15, 2022

ECASD Board of Directors Enacts Policy for Booster Organizations

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to enact policy 915 Parent/Guardian Booster/Support Organizations Thursday evening. Policy 915 is as follows: The Board recognizes the need for and the role of parent/guardian or community-based booster organizations to support the District’s academic, athletic and extracurricular activities. The Board also desires that all parent/guardian and booster organizations work together cooperatively for the best interests of students. Authority It is the responsibility of the Superintendent and the Board to recognize school-related organizations and to approve their activities. The Board shall encourage the development of a Parent Teacher Organization or similar group…

February 14, 2022

ECASD Board of Directors Hires Track Coaches

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors hired Alan Marsh and Nathan Brown to serve as co-head varsity track coaches during its February 10 meeting. Historically, the track team had one head coach and four assistant coaches. Because of the hiring of co-head coaches, the team will have only three assistants this year, according to ECASD Superintendent Dr. Wesley Shipley. Volleyball The board also voted to classify Middle School Volleyball as a sport and an eighth grade coach and seventh grade coach fall under the guise of the Head Volleyball Coach and under the pay matrix with all…

February 14, 2022

Real Estate Transfers For January 2022

What better way to ring in the new year than to enjoy it in your new home! Courtesy of the Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds, below are real estate transfers for January 2022 for Ellwood City and the surrounding areas. ELLPORT BOROUGH: 102 Golf Avenue; Bidwell & Jessica Main to Elixabeth Moser and Christopher Taylor for $175,000.00 204 State Avenue; Jeffrey Sypolt, Stephanie Powell & Stephanie Leroy to Jamieson Forbes and Halie Mitchell for $102,500.00 ELLWOOD CITY BOROUGH: 511 Park Avenue; Sophia Giffen to Phillip Andrews for $145,000.00 107 Glen Avenue; Mialu Enterprises, LLC to Stephen Sheehy for $95,000.00 637…