Education

July 16, 2026

Fifth County School Approves LCCTC Budget

Union Area joined Laurel and Ellwood City in voting unanimously to approve the third proposed Lawrence County Career and Technical Center budget. Union Area’s 7-0 vote came Wednesday while Laurel and Ellwood City each voted 7-0 during their respective meetings on July 8th. Shenango voted 8-1 in approval on Monday and Mohawk voted 8-0 in approval on Tuesday of this week. The votes tally the required minimum out of the 72 individual board members needed to approve the budget before it can be adopted. Union also makes the minimum fifth of the eight county schools required to approve the budget….

July 8, 2026

Pennsylvania Launches New Initiative to Expand Workforce in the Heavy Highway Industry & Expand Opportunity for Young People

Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education (PDE) announced that a new grant program is now available to educational institutions to help grow Pennsylvania’s workforce and expand career pathways for young people in the Heavy Highway Industry (HHI). The new competitive grant program will accept applications from July 7 through September 1 to support career pathway education, technical training, industry certification, and on-the-job learning in the highway industry for elementary, middle, high school, and college students. Eligible educational institutions will be able to use this funding to create or expand new education programs geared toward many skilled jobs in…

June 24, 2026

ECASD Calls For Special Meeting To Discuss LCCTC Budget

In a Public Notice made available by the district, the Ellwood City Area Board of School Directors will meet on July 8th to discuss the LCCTC budget. The notice reads as below: A Special Meeting of the Ellwood City Area School District Board of School Directors will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria at Lincoln High School, 501 Crescent Avenue, 81wood City, PA 16117. The purpose of the Special Meeting is the LCCTC Budget and any other lawful business that may come before the Board. Also, effective July 31 , 2026 a vacancy…

June 24, 2026

Ellwood City Wolves Club Den Awards Eight Scholarships

The Ellwood City Wolves Club Den 11 awarded eight Scholarships on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, during their annual scholarship dinner held at the Connequenessing Country Club. Pictured from the left to right are Frank Aloi, Wolves Club scholarship Committee, Lincoln Student Quinn Smith Dennis Gottusso Scholarship, Mitchell Covert Butler County Community College Scholarship, Riverside Student Cheyenne Smith Wolves Club Scholarship, Riverside student Corrina Freed Dennis Gottusso Scholarship, Riverside student Abigail Cook Sam Teolis Scholarship, Lincoln student Mia Meredith,Carl Agostinelli Scholarship, Autumn Tetmire Community College of Beaver County Scholarship. Not pictured Lincoln student Carlo Nardone Wolves Club Scholarship. Photo Provided

June 19, 2026

LCCTC Joint Operating Committee Remains Divided, Budget Stalled

Parents. Students. Educators. Community members. Dozens showed Thursday evening to a board meeting concerning Lawrence County Career and Technical Center’s school budget. Despite the turnout and discussion by over 30 parents, students and alumni, LCCTC’s Joint Operating Committee remains divided on its budget. “In order for our school to legally open and operate, we must have an approved budget,” Leonard Rich, LCCTC building director said. Unfortunately, the LCCTC budget was rejected for a second time. With this latest rejection, the school now faces the very real possibility of a delayed start to the school year or even closure. The committee…

June 16, 2026

BC3 announces president’s and dean’s lists, graduates for spring 2026

Butler County Community College is proud to announce the names of students who have made the president’s or dean’s lists for the spring 2026 semester, as well as the names of those who have graduated recently. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.75 or higher are named to the president’s list following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion of degree requirements. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.5 to 3.74 are named to the dean’s list following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion of…

June 12, 2026

Riverside High School Honor High Honor Rolls For 4th Quarter 2025-26

The Riverside Beaver County School District announced the honor and high honor rolls for its 3rd Quarter of the 2025-26 school year. View more school news and info at www.riverside.k12.pa.us HIGH HONOR ROLL Class of 2026: TONI L. BAKER SUSANN A. BISHOP KELSEY A. BUSH JOSEPH D. CHILL RYLEIGH M. CLYDE ABIGAIL M. COOK JOCILENE A. CUMMINGS CORRINA N. FREED NATHANIEL W. GOFF LUKE T. GRODSON ELLIOT I. HARDY HANNAH J. HART KIERSTEN A. KANZLEITER MOLLY E. LINVILLE SEAN LOVE JOSEPH MCCORMISH DAHLIA MUNIZ SOFIA MUNIZ LUKE W. NELSON ABEL S. RYAN BRAEDEN R. SCHRECENGOST CHEYENNE M. SMITH AMELIA R. TRAUTMAN…

June 10, 2026

ECASD Board of Directors Table Vote on Budget; Pass Tax Increase

Although the Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously (with Director Jennifer Tomon absent) to table a motion to approve the General Fund Budget (view it here) for the 2026-27 fiscal year in the amount of $36,941,103.00, they did approve a tax increase. The tax resolution sets the tax rates for the 2026-27 fiscal year to include the ACT 679 $5 per capita tax, the ACT 511 $10 per capita tax (a shared tax by municipalities), property tax millage at 22.0800 mills, Earned Income Tax at .5%, Realty Transfer Tax at .5% and the Occupational Privilege/Local Service…

June 8, 2026

CCBC Foundation Announces $50,000 Leadership Gift To “Future Takes Flight” Aviation Campaign

The Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) Foundation has announced a $50,000 leadership gift in support of the college’s “Future Takes Flight” Aviation Capital Campaign, marking the first public contribution toward the initiative. This significant investment will fund the purchase of a new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tabletop simulator, an advanced training tool designed to replicate real-world runway environments, including layouts modeled after Beaver County Airport (BVI), Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) training academy in Oklahoma City. “This leadership gift represents more than funding, it’s an investment in student success and the future of aviation,”…

June 5, 2026

Rotary Club of Ellwood City Awards Winning Students At Scholarship Dinner

The tables were packed and the plates full as the Rotary Club of Ellwood City celebrated award winning students at their annual Scholarship Dinner. Students from the Ellwood City Area and Riverside School Districts and their parents were in attendance on Thursday May 21st. In addition to the Club’s scholarships, 2 additional memorial Trade School Scholarships were awarded in memory of Conner Lutz, who would have graduated this year. Conner was a vibrant young man who planned on going into the trades upon graduation. The scholarships were sponsored by his grandfather who is also a fellow Rotarian in Zelienople. Don…

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