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October 6, 2016

Child Friendly Halloween To-Do’s Around Lawrence County

Haunted Hayride: Riverside Memorial Stadium When: Thursday October 6 (7p.m.-9p.m.), Saturday October 8, and Sunday October 9. Non-spooky hay rides are from 6p.m.-dark, spooky hayrides start at dark -10p.m. Non-spooky tickets are $5 and spooky tickets are $7. All proceeds benefit Riverside’s ROAR foundation.   Pumpkin Patches and Apple Orchards: Apple Castle Irons Mill Farmstead   “Night at the Zoo”: Living Treasures When: Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in October from 7-11pm, weather permitting. Read more about the event on their website.   Spooky Stories: Old Stone House in Slippery Rock When: Friday October 28 and Saturday October 29, 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. Tickets…

October 6, 2016

Drug Disposal Event

Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal Saturday, October 22, from 10a.m. to 2p.m. at the Ellwood City Municipal Building. This event is sponsored by the Ellwood City Police Department. For more information visit www.dea.gov.

October 6, 2016

Lincoln High School’s PowderPuff Game Review and Pictures

Last night was Ellwood City’s Lincoln High School’s annual PowderPuff game, which is not only a fun event for the students but also a proactive one as a portion of the profits from the tickets sold are donated to Breast Cancer Awareness.   The Seniors dominated their game against the Juniors with a with a final score of 44-0. Notable senior plays: Erika Walley caught a 70 yard pass for a touchdown and also kicked the extra points. Brooklyn Magill scored to touchdowns and returned a punt for a touchdown. Megan Siegfried and Maddy Morella scored touchdowns. Melissa “QIQI” Gatto…

October 6, 2016

CCBC And Piedmont/American Airlines Partner To Offer Pilot Cadet Program

Monaca, PA – Community College of Beaver County and Piedmont Airlines, which is part of the American Airlines Group, have formed a new partnership to offer CCBC professional pilot graduates an unprecedented opportunity to earn a guaranteed career with American Airlines. The Piedmont Airlines Pilot Cadet Program is a mutually beneficial pilot recruitment, retention, and employment program offered by Piedmont and partner universities, colleges, and flight schools that provides students with a direct career pathway to American Airlines. “This is a win-win-win partnership for CCBC, Piedmont, and CCBC piloting students,” said Col. Bill Pinter, former Dean of Aviation Sciences and…

October 5, 2016

Police Reports: Several Clown Sightings in Ellwood

Three Separate Clown Sighting Incidents Have Been Reported to the Ellwood City Police Department: According to the police report, on September 30, officers were dispatched to the Ellwood City football game after a caller had reported two characters in clown masks were terrorizing civilians at the game. The caller advised police that after she had heard rumors from her 12 year old daughter that two clowns were supposed to show up to the football game and start shooting people she immediately went to pick her daughter up. Upon her arrival she witnessed the two masked individuals parked in a black…

October 5, 2016

Breaking News: Wampum Fire Department Caught On Fire Last Night

According to reports, three service vehicles were destroyed in a fire that happened last night at the Wampum Fire Department. The fire reportedly started around midnight and continued for several hours after. The cause of the fire is not yet known, however it is speculated that one of the cars may have shorted out, causing the fire. The fire was mainly contained in the station and no injuries were reported. Update: 4 vehicles were destroyed in the fire.

October 5, 2016

Veterans’ Specialists to Visit Gibbons’ Office Next Week

ELLWOOD CITY, Oct. 3 – To assist veterans and their families, state Rep. Jaret Gibbons, D-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence,  announced today he will be hosting veterans’ specialists in his Ellwood City office. Gibbons said Stephanie Bengoa and Ryan Paglia will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 at his Ellwood City office, located at 438 Line Ave., to lend help to veterans and their families. Bengoa of the American Legion Veterans Assistance Program will be in Gibbons’ office to assist veterans with understanding what benefits they have earned, filing appeals to existing claims, enrolling in the Department of Veterans…

October 4, 2016

Hitched and Unhitched: August and September Edition

Hitched and Unhitched for the months of August and September is up and ready to view! We also want to give a special congratulations to Kasey Johnson, 24 of Ellwood City and her fiance Jeff Work, 26 of Ellwood City on their marriage that took place at the Saint Monica Church in Wampum, with the reception held at the New Galilee Fire Hall on September 24th, 2016. Photo provided by the family.

October 4, 2016

Ellwood City’s Powderpuff Game Tonight

Ellwood City’s Lincoln High School will be hosting their annual Powderpuff game tonight at Helling Stadium. Freshmen vs. Sophmore will start at 6p.m. and Juniors vs. Seniors will start at 8p.m. Cost of admission is $3.00 and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Breast Cancer Awareness.

October 4, 2016

Recent Transmission and Capacity Charges

The attached information is being provided in order to inform Ellwood City Electric customers of the effect the reduction in the Transmission and Capacity charges set by PJM has had upon the Rate Adjustment (PPA Factor) and customer billings during the months of August, September and October.  A comparison of PPA components (Energy Purchased, American Municipal Power-Power Charges, as well as Transmission and Capacity Charges) were used. The Rate Adjustment is added to the electric bill of each user, Residential, Commercial and Industrial. The Rate Adjustment for August of 2015 was 3.10 cents per kWh compared to1.80 cents per kWh…