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February 25, 2019

Two Ellwood City Wrestlers Advance to PIAA State Championships

Two Ellwood City wrestlers have advanced to Hershey PIAA State AA Wrestling Championships.  Austin Walley collected a PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional runner up finish in the 182-pound weight class while fellow Wolverine Donavin Chambers placed 4th in his 132-pound weight class. Walley (33-3) earned an impressive come-from-behind victory over No. 2 Derek Yingling of West Branch in the semifinals to set-up a rematch with Mount Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer in the 182-pound championship.  Pitzer had defeated Walley one week early in the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament. [READ MORE] Walley started strong in the title rematch but was countered by the Mount…

February 25, 2019

Ellwood City Area Library Activities For Week of February 25

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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 5:00 p.m. – “Food for Thought II Book Group,” the group will be discussing the book “The Cruel Prince” by Holly Black WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 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. 3:00 p.m. – “Creative Writing Workshop,” for students in seventh grade and up. The…

February 22, 2019

ECPD Donates To Help LHS Students Trip To Supreme Court

Ellwood City Police Officers donated to the Lincoln High School, AP Government, and Politics Class to help fund their trip to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Session. Presenting the check on behalf of the Ellwood City Police Department was Mayor Anthony Court, Councilman George Celli, and Lt. David Kingston. Receiving the check from Lt. David Kingston was Senior Katie Bowser. This is the 8th year the AP Government and Politics class has attended a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Session. The class will attend the Spring Session in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd is a 1975 alumni of Lincoln High School,…

February 22, 2019

Ellwood City Bocce Rolling Into Early Season Success

The Ellwood City Bocce team is ‘rolling’ along with early season success. The team is currently 2-0, with victories against Grove City, the defending state champions, and Slippery Rock. Their latest victory, and win, had been against Slippery Rock on Thursday, February 14. The team went into a sudden death frame after both teams had been tied 3-3 when time ran out. It was in sudden death that Ellwood scored a point that gave them a 4-3 will which then gave them a 3 to 1 win overall on all games played that day. “It’s been a great season thus far,”…

February 21, 2019

Wolverines Fall To Carlynton In WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs

The Ellwood City girls basketball team made the most of their upset bid on Wednesday, but after battling all game against the higher seeded Cougars of Carlynton, the Wolverines finally fell 44-39 in their opening round match-up at North Hills. The teams were tied 18-18 at the half before Carlynton opened the second half with an 11-2 run. Ellwood came back with a 9-2 run to close the gap, but was unable to regain a lead after leading Carlynton for brief moments in the first half. Senior Natalia Greco led the Wolverines (13-10 overall) with 16 points, including eight in…

February 21, 2019

Three Ellwood Wrestlers Place At WPIAL Tournament, Advance To Regionals

Three Ellwood City wrestlers medaled at the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament this past weekend and all will advance to the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional tournament at the Ed Frey Arena, Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday. Junior Austin Walley placed second at 182lbs while Donavin Chambers (3rd at 132lbs) and Jake Alberts (4th at 120lbs) also placed and advanced. “All three boys wrestled a strong tournament,” said head coach Craig Alberts. “Each of them are fired up to advance to the SWR.  These men have been working hard together for years…

February 20, 2019

Upcoming Relay For Life Events

The local Ellwood City Relay For Life has announced two exciting events happening later in March.  Committee meeting details are also made available to the public as the committee seeks to spread the word about the Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society right here in our home town. Relay For Life Event Leadership Meeting Please join us for our next meeting of Ellwood City Relay For Life on Tuesday, March 12th at 6:00 pm. We will be meeting at the Moose, 1400 Factory Avenue. Plans will continue for our 2019 Carnival For A Cure on Lawrence Avenue again, Saturday,…

February 19, 2019

Young Neurofibromatosis Survivor Fights, Fundraises For Others

LenaRose isn’t just your typical little girl … she’s a unicorn. She’s THAT girl. She’s the one who is unique, spirited, and giving. Facing a battle that is little known about, LenaRose takes her Neurofibromatosis in stride as she continues to dance her way through life with confidence (She just made the competition team this year). LenaRose has dealt with numerous eye issues since she was born. In 2016, she had surgery to have some scar tissue removed and the doctor recognized that her retina was bigger than it should be. That specialist suggested having LenaRose tested for Neurofibromatosis in…

February 18, 2019

Grand Paws Grand Seminar

Grand Paws Pet Salon & Boutique will be hosting an educational CBD Seminar February 21 at 7:00 p.m. at National Grind. This seminar will be about the benefits of CBD and Hemp oils and how and where to use them on both pets and their humans. Along with how and where, the seminar will go over safety with these treatments, the legality of them, as well as going over the full spectrum of CPD and Hemp products for both pet and person. There will also be a Q&A portion of the seminar. While they will go over these products, there…

February 18, 2019

Attention Lincoln and Riverside High School Seniors

The annual Ellwood City Area Historical Society Scholarship submission is quickly approaching. In hand deadline is Thursday April 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. The Ellwood City Area Historical Society will award two $1500.00 scholarships to two (2) graduating seniors. Graduating seniors from Lincoln High School and Riverside High School who have been accepted to attend a college, Trade School or Performing Arts are eligible. Applications may be received from the High School Student Guidance Counselor or from the Ellwood City History Center. Each applicant is asked to prepare a 400 – 600 word essay, researched and documented about one of…