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June 3, 2021

NOTICE: To the Residents and Property Owners of the Borough of Ellwood City

In the spirit of pride in the community and an effort to protect, increase and maintain property values, the borough has some minimum standards outlined in its ordinances. The adoption by ordinance of the International Property Maintenance Code 2012 (Ellwood City Borough Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1492) listed below details pertinent sections that relate to residential and commercial property owners. This advertisement shall serve as written notice of having provided proper notice of the Ordinance, its requirements, your obligations and penalties which may be imposed for the violations. Chapter 3. General Requirements: Section 302 Exterior Property Areas. 302.1 Sanitation. All…

June 3, 2021

Riverside Class of 2021 Set to Graduate Friday

Riverside High School Class of 2021 is set to graduate 110 seniors. Graduation will be Friday, June 4th at 6:00 p.m. at the Riverside football field. Rain date is Saturday, June 5th at noon. The Top 5, in alphabetical order are: Haylee Corinne Anderson Colby R. Belczyk Aaron M. Falk Alea M. Koston Trevor McNeil Rounding out the Top 10%, in alphabetical order are: Ryleigh Quinn Emerick Brinley Anne Haley Kayleigh Nadia Harruff Graham E. Kralic Brianna R Leyland Brooke Makenzie Verrico [VIEW A FULL LIST OF GRADUATES] There will be a moment of silence during the ceremony and a balloon…

June 3, 2021

Wolverines Fall In WPIAL Championship; Move On To PIAA

Top seeded Mt. Pleasant ripped ten doubles in its convincing 15-0 victory over Ellwood City in the Class-3A WPIAL Softball Championship Game on Wednesday at Cal U. The 11-seeded Wolverines were seeking a fourth WPIAL title but fell one game short in defeat after its victories over No. 6 Deer Lakes, No. 3 Waynesburg and No. 7 Southmoreland to gain entry in the championship game. Ellwood City won in Class 3A in 2008 and ‘17 and 2A in ‘16. The Wolverines could only post two hits against Vikings senior ace Mary Smithnosky, singles by Angie Nardone and Kyla Servick, while…

June 3, 2021

Lincoln High School Class of 1951 Holds 70th Reunion

On May 20th, the 70th Reunion of the Class of 1951 had their Luncheon. There were 256 in the graduating class. There are 80 former students still with us today and they will be turning 88 this year. There were 15 people in attendance. Eleanor Chima Irwin came from Pittsburgh, Bob Evans came from Greensburg, and Dr. Ray Colavincenzo came from Pittsburgh. The other 12 attendees are from the Ellwood area and they meet usually once a month.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group has not been able to meet for over a year now, they now have decided…

June 2, 2021

DATE CHANGE: Lincoln High School Seniors Set To Celebrate 2021 Commencement

UPDATES: June 3rd, 2:21 p.m. – According to the Lincoln High School guidance offices, the commencement ceremony schedule for Thursday evening has been cancelled & postponed until Monday, June 7, 2021. The Lincoln High School graduating Class of 2021 will receive their diplomas Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.  The commencement will take place at Helling Stadium in Ewing Park. Lincoln High School will be graduating 128 students this year. Among the 128 students, 17 will be graduating with highest honors. Students receiving highest honors include Dorian Anderson, Emily Borroni, Emily Bowser, Alyssa Conley, Nico DeCaria, Makenna Hall,  Scarlett…

June 2, 2021

Riverside To Start Summer Meal Program

The Riverside cafeteria staff will begin the summer meal program the week of June 14, 2021. Riverside will offer a 5-day package for pick-up every Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. The pick-up location is expected to be at the Middle School. However, the location may change to the elementary school due to construction projects throughout the district. Food service staff will pack bags on Mondays and distribute on Tuesdays. The package will consist of 5 lunch meals, 5 breakfast meals, and a 1/2 gallon of white milk. The summer meal service is free for all district children age 18 and under….

June 1, 2021

VIDEO: Ongoing Investigation Into An Early Morning Shooting On Mercer Road

According to multiple news reports, a man was shot early Tuesday morning in Ellwood City, Lawrence County. The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. on Mercer Road, near Cutoff Street. Police had Mercer Road blocked off with crime scene tape and at least a dozen evidence markers were placed on the road. An SUV that had its windows shot out was towed away. The man who was shot was taken to a hospital, officials said. His condition has not been released. source: www.wpxi.com / www.kdka.com Here is what we know about a shooting near Ellwood City/Perry Township. One man was shot…

May 31, 2021

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of May 31

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. Anything printed or copied must be paid for with exact change or check. Newspapers, magazines and toys will not be available for the time…

May 27, 2021

Riverside Gearing Up For PIAA Track Championship

Coming off of a “4-PEAT” in the WPIAL Championship and competing this past week at Slippery Rock University, a select few Riverside athletes are getting ready for the State Championship beginning this Friday May 28th. The two day championship event is set to take place at Shippensburg University. Live streaming for the meet will begin at 10:15 a.m. on both days. PCN TV will be streaming the events on both cable or by stream. Colby Belczyk and Ty Fluharty, who this year have set school records and were 1st and 2nd in the 800m at WPIAL Championships  with times of…

May 26, 2021

New Borough Trash Contract Anticipated To Begin July 1

In a statement made available by the Borough of Ellwood City on Wednesday, officials now anticipate the new trash contract to begin July 1, 2021. A press release reads as follows: The new Ellwood City Trash Contract is anticipated to begin July 1, 2021. The trash cart manufacturer has given Valley Waste an estimated delivery time of mid-June. When the carts arrive, Valley Waste and Ellwood City Public Works will work together to deliver the carts to customer addresses. The new contract will start on the first of the following month. More trash bags have also been ordered and are…