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April 10, 2017

Baseball, Softball Teams Lose Weekend Matches

Ellwood City Wolverines Loses Lead Early in Defeat Ellwood City Wolverines watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 4-1 loss to West Allegheny on Saturday. West Allegheny scored on a single by Justin Usenicnik in the first inning and a double by Trey Zeroski in the second inning. West Allegheny took an early lead in the first inning. With two outs in the first inning Justin Usenicnik drove in one run when he singled. Conner Bartley earned the win for West Allegheny. He threw three innings, giving up zero runs, two hits, striking out one, and…

April 10, 2017

Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities for Week of April 10th, 2017

Activities scheduled at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Monday, April 10th, through Saturday, April 15th – A week-long “Count the Jelly Beans Game” will be held for toddlers, preschoolers and early elementary-aged children all this week. The game will take place during library hours, so stop by anytime to play. Those participating will be asked to count the jelly beans hidden in the Children’s Department to win a special prize. Call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Monday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. – Classics Book Discussion Group for Adults. The group will discuss the…

April 7, 2017

Lawrence County Man Facing 50 Counts of Sexual Abuse of Children

Jay W. Flagg, 60, of 319 S. Croton Ave., New Castle, is facing 50 felony counts of sexual abuse of children, one felony count of dissemination of photographs, videotapes, computer depictions, and films, and one felony count of criminal use of communication facility proceeding an incident involving child pornography. According to the criminal complaint filed 3-24-17, on 2-23-16 Flagg was investigated after the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Computer Crime Unit, forwarded two CyberTip reports indicated that a male suspect in the Lawrence County are had uploaded child pornography to the internet using Google related services in 2015. “The images depict…

April 7, 2017

Steel Valley Captures Lead Early to Defeat Riverside Panthers Varsity

Riverside Panthers Varsity Softball fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 13-0 loss to Steel Valley on Thursday. Steel Valley scored on a home run by #24, a triple by #13, an error, and a fielder’s choice by #28 in the first inning. Steel Valley captured the lead in the first inning. With one out in the first inning #24 drove in two runs when she homered. A single by MaKenzie McElwain in the fourth inning was a positive for Riverside Panthers Varsity. #28 earned the win for Steel Valley. She tossed five innings, surrendering zero runs, two…

April 7, 2017

PHOTOS: Two Lincoln High School Seniors Signed Letter of Intent

As the seniors of 2017 are getting ready to move on from high school, two Lincoln High School seniors are preparing for their future after they signed their letter of intent this week. Russo signed his letter of intent to play Football at Thiel College next fall and Mitch Fraser signed his letter of intent to play Football at Waynesburg College. Photos submitted.        

April 7, 2017

Notice of Tax Office Hours

Tax office hours will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 10a.m.-3p.m. until further notice.

April 6, 2017

Wolverines and Panthers Victorious Against Opponents

Roth’s Walkoff Gives Ellwood City Wolverines Victory Over Beaver Falls A walk-off single led Ellwood City Wolverines past Beaver Falls 1-0 on Wednesday. The game was tied at zero with Ellwood City Wolverines batting in the bottom of the seventh when Anthony Roth singled off of Matt Veon, driving in one run. Shane Sedgwick started things off strong for Ellwood City Wolverines as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Ellwood City Wolverines’s pitchers struck out five on the way to victory. A double by Emilio Allegra in the first inning was a positive for Beaver Falls. Noah Rinker earned…

April 6, 2017

PHOTOS: Lady Wolverines Open Section Play with 15-0 Victory Over Riverside

   In the section opener for Ellwood City, the Wolverine bats heated up just like the weather. The offense banged out 13 hits in just 3 innings of work as the game was halted by the mercy rule. Ariana Garroway and Zoe Kalantzis both hit shots that left the yard. Garroway finished the day 3-3 with a 3 run blast, scored twice and totaled 4 rbi’s. Kalantzis went 2-2 with a solo shot, an rbi, and a run scored. Eisabela Miller and Brooklyn Magill each finished with 2 singles. Miller drove in a run and scored twice while Magill drove…

April 6, 2017

Two Local Moms Baking Their Way to Lawrence Avenue

Sweet Caroline’s isn’t the only sweet-based business coming to Lawrence Avenue this season; The Sweet Shop, a specialty bakery, will be opening their doors next to Kimpel’s Jewelers sometime in the late spring or early summer. Katie Weisz and Kristen Campbell, two best friends and local moms are the visionaries behind The Sweet Shop, and when the space next to Kimpel’s opened up they decided it was the perfect opportunity to offer Ellwood City an unmatched bakery experience. The bakery will feature homemade cookies, candy, cupcakes, specialty chocolates, hard serve ice cream, and coffee from National Grind – but the…

April 6, 2017

Relay For Life Event Leadership Meeting

Thursday, April 20, 2017 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.  It is time again to start planning for the 2017 Ellwood City Relay For Life event.  Members have been busy working on new ideas for more community involvement, come out and give us your ideas!  We meet at National Grind, 408 Lawrence Avenue, downtown at 6 pm, don’t shy away because of the meeting length or because you don’t  want to be committed to long term involvement in Relay.  Give us what time you have and be included in how this event comes together every year.  It can only become bigger and…