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Bernstine Updates Community on Progress

Ellwood’s newly elected State Representative, Aaron Bernstine, has undoubtedly been working hard towards his promised improvements in the community. Despite his short time being elected, Bernstine is already known for his social media presence, posting updates often about his progress addressing issues affecting our community. A few weeks ago he posted a lengthy update to the Facebook group, Standing Up to Ellwood Electric, which can be viewed in full via our previous article. The main idea of his posted update was to inform residents that he has a game plan set up for his first attempt to tackle the Ellwood…


Christmas Cookie Walk

This Saturday, Katy’s Bakery will be hosting their Christmas Cookie Walk at Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Social Hall starting at 1p.m. Partakers will be given a bucket to fill with an assortment of homemade cookies. Cookies will be priced per pound.


PodCast: Christmas and Suicide Prevention

Remember to tune in to Ellwood’s very own radio station, WXED, every Saturday at 12p.m. in December (6p.m. every other month), hosted by Dj Nikki and our journalist to hear the Weekly News Wrap Up.  


The Borough of Ellwood City Recognized as Certified Sustainable Municipality

Dec. 8, Ellwood City– The Borough of Ellwood City announced today it is among a select group of high performing municipalities to become certified through the Sustainable Pennsylvania Community Certification program. The Borough is recognized at the Silver level of certification for meeting the program’s rigorous performance criteria which tracks 131 policies and practices that define a sustainable community. The sustainable Pennsylvania Community Certification, administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal League in partnership with Sustainable Pittsburgh, is designed for municipalities that are working to save money, conserve resources, and serve vibrant communities. Originally deployed in Southwestern Pennsylvania by Sustainable Pittsburgh, the…


Ellwood City Wrestling: Hampton Dual

Highlights Impressive showing by our new comers from Jr. High Austin Walley and Jake Alberts who had a very strong showing  in their first varsity matches. Austin went 4-1 for the day and Jake went 5-0 for the day. After taking a year off,  HWT Vincent Decaria did not disappoint with a record of 4-1 for the day.  Tyler Alberts also went 5-0 for the day and joined the milestone 100 wins club. The team was 2-3.  Individually we won 24 out of 35 matches. I am very pleased with all of our boys individual performances.  Every single one of…


Take Advantage of the December Rabies Clinic

Although rabies is a disease that has affected mammals for centuries, a medical breakthrough changed the outcome of this epidemic in 1885 -when the first rabies vaccine was developed by two French scientists, Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux. According to the CDC, these vaccines now save an estimated 16,000-39,000 potential human rabies victims a year in the United States, not including the inestimable amount of pets it saves a year. So why is it important that our pets are vaccinated against rabies? Rabies is a completely preventable disease spread by animals to other animals and humans- it is almost always…


Ellwood City Area Public Library Activities for Week of December 12, 2016

Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Monday, December 12, at 6:30 p.m. – Classics Book Discussion Group for Adults. The group will discuss the book, “The Return of the Soldier,” by Rebecca West. New members are always welcome, so call the library  at 724-758-6458 for more information. Wednesday, December 14, at 10:00 a.m. — “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. “Coloring for Adults” is a new concept in helping to reduce the stresses of everyday life. Everyone is welcome, so call the library for more…


Outdoor Nativity Program

The Chewton Christian Church will have its annual Outdoor Nativity Program on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6:30p.m. The Christmas story will be portrayed by children. Music will be provided by the Anderson Family (Echo Valley). Refreshments will be served in the church social hall following the program.


Select Medical Invests in Ellwood Health Care

With all the hear-say that the Ellwood Hospital may soon be closing, it’s comforting to know that medical companies are still investing in local practices. Centered inside the Creekside Commons lies a cozy physical therapy office known as NovaCare Rehabilitation. Formally Keystone Physical Therapy, NovaCare Rehabilitation is basically the same but different: after Select Medical took over Keystone in the spring, they have since changed more than just the name, introducing new management and proudly providing patients an even better physical therapy experience than ever before. Tony Sacerino, the appointed physical therapist at the Wampum Ave. location, says that the…


Police Reports: Thousands of Dollars Worth of Opiate Medications Stolen

Thousands of Dollars Worth of Opiate Medications Stolen According to the police report, on Dec. 5, a man came to the police station to report that his medication had been stolen from of the passenger seat of his car while he was inside Rite Aid getting an energy drink and cigarettes. The man claimed he was no longer than 10 minuets in the store and he had four newly filled prescriptions laying on the front seat. The stolen medication was two scripts of Oxymorphone, 20mg tablets with each bottle holding 60 pills, street value at $20 per pill, and the…