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November 14, 2019

It’s Time Fitness Announces New ‘Fit For Safety’ Program

Earlier this week, local gym and fitness center It’s Time Fitness announced a new ‘Fit For Safety’ program for all first responders in the Ellwood City area. The new, special membership program offers special rates to first responders. According to information provided by It’s Time Fitness, the new program is “a way of saying Thank You for keeping us safe and staying healthy to do so.”  The gym would like to thank everybody who attended the announcement ceremony. All first responders may inquire with their immediate supervisor or at It’s Time Fitness, located at 600 Mt Vernon Drive, inside The…

November 13, 2019

PHOTO: Austin Walley Signs With Bucknell University

Wrestling standout and Ellwood City student-athlete Austin Walley has signed his letter of intent to wrestle at Bucknell University.  Walley signed Wednesday morning at Lincoln High School as part of NCAA Division 1 National Signing Day. Walley finished his junior season with a 36-5 overall record and finished 4th overall in the 182-pound weight class in the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Tournament held at the Hershey in March. (Read More)  In May, Walley finished third in both the Freestyle and Greco-Roman Pennsylvania/USA Wrestling State Championships held at Central Mountain High School in Lock Haven. His career record entering his senior…

November 13, 2019

Upcoming Chamber SBS and ‘Let There Be Lights’ Events Scheduled

The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce is beginning to prepare for downtown holiday events! Small Business Saturday in the Ellwood City community will be held Saturday, November 30th while the ‘Let There Be Lights’ weekend of events is scheduled to be held Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th. The chamber’s goal is to work together with community organizations and local businesses to help provide family-friendly events to help kick off the holiday season. The chamber Small Business Saturday Committee will be handing out giveaways and information on Saturday, November 30th at the Community Plaza beginning at 11:00 a.m….

November 12, 2019

Real Estate Transfers For October 2019

Courtesy of the Register & Recorder section of the Lawrence County Government Center in New Castle, the following are real estate transfers from the Ellwood City and surrounding areas for September 2019: ELLPORT: 223 Jamison Ave; Adam L & Chelsea Custozzo to Derek & Jessica Smith for $147,000.00 Golf Ave; Nathan Wicks to Golf Trust 423 & Gerald Trustee Ricci for $110,000.00 State Rd; Ellport Diner INC to EZ Pet Care LLC for $75,000.00 ELLWOOD CITY: 306 Jefferson Ave; Matthew A Carothers & Bianca V Botti to Matthew A Carothers for $75,375.00 500 6th St; Kenneth Craig & Pamela M…

November 12, 2019

Wampum Announces Annual Christmas Parade Date

The 47th Annual Wampum Area Christmas Parade is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, December 7th beginning at 1:00 p.m. Come out and enjoy a lineup featuring a steel line band, Toy Story characters, Muppets Christmas, Paw Patrol, superheroes, Rudolph, bands, dance groups, scout troops, floats, fire trucks, and horses! Monetary prizes will be awarded in both religion and non-religious categories. Grand Marshall’s from the American Legion in honor of Pearl Harbor Day. This event is sponsored by the Wampum American Legion Post 749, Wampum Lion’s Club, Wampum Area Womans Club, Wampum Area Business Association and Wampum Area Christmas Parade. For more…

November 11, 2019

Ellwood City Library Activities For Week Of November 11

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 The Ellwood City Area Public Library will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. Normal hours will resume Tuesday, November 12. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. – “Family Laptime,” designed for babies as young as 6 months of age, toddlers, and preschoolers. This is an interactive, family event and features stories, songs, games, finger plays and more. Registration is requested. 6:30 p.m. – “Classic Book Group for…

November 9, 2019

Riverside Upends McGuffey, Advances To WPIAL Semifinals

The Riverside Panthers offensive onslaught continued as it trounced sixth-seeded McGuffey, 41-27, on Friday night in their WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal contest at Montour. Riverside (8-3 overall) rolled for over 330 total yards of offense in their victory over McGuffey (9-3 overall) one week after dropping a 40-spot on #3 Burgettstown. After exchanging scores to begin the contest, Riverside’s offense answered and then used a defensive pick-six to stretch their first half lead to a comfortable 27-6 margin. Nate Sciarro picked off McGuffey quarterback Marshall Whipkey and took it 70 yards for his second touchdown. Riverside ran away with the…

November 8, 2019

Route 288 Wampum Road Bridge Closure Announced

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the Wampum Road (Route 288) Bridge in Wayne Township, Lawrence County, will occur this weekend, Friday night through Monday morning, November 8 through November 11 weather permitting. The Wampum Road Bridge will close to traffic from 7 p.m. Friday night continuously through 5 a.m. Monday morning to allow work to complete roadway tie-in for the new bridge. All traffic will be detoured. The posted detour as provided by PennDOT website. North of the Bridge Take Route 288 to Route 18 (Big Beaver Boulevard) Turn left onto Route 588 (Eastvale/4th…

November 8, 2019

Wampum Announces Annual “Light Up The Town” Date

The Wampum Area Business Association announced its annual “Light Up The Town” scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, 2019. The event takes place on Main Street in Wampum and features the lighting of luminaries and fireworks as well as free cookies, hot chocolate, and coffee for those in attendance.  Light up night begins at 6:00 p.m. with fireworks scheduled for 6:30 p.m. In addition, the event will feature Christmas carolers, dancers, lighted baton twirling, crafts, handmade jewelry, watercolor paintings, chain saw carver, unique Christmas ornaments and gifts, young living oils, caricature artist, face painter, and a storyteller. There will be “I…

November 7, 2019

Shrek the Musical: Stellar Cast, Relatable Characters, Top-Notch Talent

This is the second part of a two-part series about Lincoln High School’s production of “Shrek the Musical.” Part one highlighted a Q&A with the cast and was featured yesterday. VIEW PART ONE OF OUR SERIES Friendship, laughter, adventure, and love. It’s “Shrek the Musical” at Lincoln High School. Not being familiar with “Shrek the Musical” before attending the dress rehearsal for this coming weekend’s show, I didn’t know what to expect. I went into it wondering how this high school cast was possibly going to make the stage production as lively and as relatable as the movie. I also…