Recent Stories

Home Page

May 31, 2019

Penn State Extension To Offer Drinking Water Workshop

Penn State Extension in Lawrence County will host a Drinking Water Workshop on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The workshop will be held from 3-5pm at the New Castle Public Library. The workshop is free. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. This workshop will provide education on proper location, construction, testing, maintenance, protection and treatment of private drinking water supplies including wells and springs. Participants may bring ONE sample per household of their drinking water for onsite water testing to include: bacteria, pH, total dissolved solids, and nitrate. Instructions for collecting your water sample will be provided before the workshop….

May 30, 2019

Ellport Borough Yard Sale, Clean Up Day Planned

Ellport Borough will be hosting two events for residents within the first two weeks of June. To kick off the summer season, there will be an Ellport Community Yard Sale on Saturday, June 1st from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Later in the month, there will be an Ellport Borough Clean-up Day, scheduled for Saturday, June 15th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Items can only be dropped off at that time. Those interested must be a borough resident and purchase a ticket at the Borough office. The cost is $10 per car/truck/van load. When purchasing your ticket, please pick-up…

May 30, 2019

County Glass Recycling Program

Beginning on June 5, Beaver County residents will be able to drop off their glass items at Brady’s Run Park Recycling Center every Wednesday. The collection will be from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The Through Beaver County’s Lens: Glass to Glass program will be collecting eyeglasses, sunglasses, and reading glasses that will be used for reuse. Products collected will be then shared with local doctors or will be sent aboard through Mission Vision for use in developing countries. The collection will also accept glass bottles and jars or any colors. Caps, lids, and labels are acceptable. Please empty and…

May 29, 2019

PHOTOS: Lincoln High School Top Nine And Graduating Class Of 2019

Lincoln High School has 117 seniors as well as an additional 38 students from Lawrence County Vo-Tech graduating in the class of 2019. There are nine students who will graduate with high honors. The commencement for Lincoln High School is May 30, 2019, 7 PM – 9 PM, Sgt. Leslie H. Sabo Memorial Auditorium. The top nine students listed in alphabetical order with photos below: Katherine I. Bowser, daughter of Kevin and Jennifer Bowser, participated in the National Honor Society, Senior High Student Council, Club Hope, Mentoring Club, Envirothon Club, Spanish Club, History Club, the Caring Team, and Ellwood City…

May 28, 2019

PHOTOS: “Walk To Honor” In Ellwood City

The annual Ellwood City Memorial Day parade was held on Monday, May 27. The parade began on the Veterans Bridge on Fifth Street at 10:00 a.m and proceeded to Crescent Avenue, over to Eighth Street, down to Lawrence Avenue, back to Fifth and then onto Spring Avenue into Legion Park, where the 45-minute memorial event was held. The parade traveled to several veterans, local leaders spoke, the borough’s civic choral performed, and there was a flag-raising ceremony. Once the ceremony concluded, community members were invited to a community picnic at the playground at Pittsburgh Circle. Veterans were welcomed to walk…

May 27, 2019

Library Activities For The Week Of May 27, 2019

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, MAY 27 The Ellwood City Area Public Library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday May 28. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce stresses of everyday life. All adults are welcome. THURSDAY, MAY 30 6:00 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work…

May 24, 2019

Ellwood City Library’s 2019 Summer Programs

Ellwood City Library has a stellar variety of Summer Programs for 2019! Book Bunch starts in June for kids having completed third grade. Each child receives a free book each month that he or she attends, is treated to pizza for lunch, and fun activities based on the book. Parents need to sign up third graders to attend Book Bunch now. The first books have arrived at the library for pick up. Fourth and Fifth graders can attend Bookworms and receive all the same benefits. It’s a great way to improve reading skills this summer! The Puppet Theater Workshop begins…

May 24, 2019

A Universe Of Stories Comes To Franklin Township

This summer, the Chippewa Branch of the Beaver County Library System will be bringing a universe of stories during summer story times. Parents, bring your preschool age children to the Franklin Township Community Park on Walnut Street for stories, songs, and crafts. Storytimes will be held on Thursday in June, July, and August. The Thursdays in June fall on the 6th, 13th, and 20th, in July on the 11th and 18th, and it will conclude in August on the 1st, the 8th, and the 15th. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. Registration is required. To register your children please…

May 24, 2019

5 BC3 Golfers Seek Prized All-American Status At Nationals

(Slippery Rock, PA) Butler County Community College golfers Tucker Skerbetz and Carmen Oliva shot second-round 78s Tuesday to lead the Pioneers to their fourth National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Region XX crown and into the NJCAA national championships in Chautauqua, N.Y., in June. Skerbetz, a Laurel High School graduate, placed second overall with a 159 in the 36-hole Region XX tournament at Oakview Golf Club, Slippery Rock. Oliva, of Neshannock, was fifth with a 164. BC3’s Noah Morgan, of Allegheny-Clarion Valley, added a 172; Tyler Johnson, of Armstrong, a 175; and Luke Ostermeyer, of Laurel, a 187. The…

May 23, 2019

Wolverines Can’t Catch Up To Keystone Oaks

Ellwood City fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 7-4 loss to Keystone Oaks in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Wednesday. The Wolverines lost despite out-hitting Keystone Oaks 11 to seven.  Keystone Oaks collected four of their hits in a six-run first inning. In the first inning, Keystone Oaks got their offense started with two walks and two fielding errors by Ellwood City. The Wolverines got a run back in the first when Maria Ioanilli singled in Ariana Garroway. Ellwood City got another run back in the fifth when Anna Ferrucci singled in Kali Barnett. After closing the…