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September 1, 2023

Riverside Fall Sports Q&A 2023

This is part two of a two part series featuring area athletes in fall 2023 sports. For Part One featuring Ellwood City athletes, CLICK HERE The start of fall sports is upon us, so we took the opportunity catch up with the athletes of those teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries and to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future. Riverside Athletes Alyssa Gibbons Sport? I play soccer Grade?  I am in 12th grade, Senior How many years have you have played? I have been playing for…

August 24, 2023

Brown Says Penalties Should be Imposed for Falsely Reporting Threats, Emergencies Toward Schools

HARRISBURG – Legislation that would create felony criminal penalties for falsely reporting emergency threats directed toward any educational facility in the Commonwealth has been introduced by Rep. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence). “It is not acceptable to manipulate our law enforcement system to cause chaos, frighten students, terrorize families and put many people in harm’s way,” said Brown. Brown noted that shortly before the Easter holiday this year, and following a tragic school shooting in Nashville, TN, a person terrorized communities in our region including New Castle High School, with a series of false reports to law enforcement of active school shootings….

August 21, 2023

Borough Council Extends Invite to ECASD Board of Directors to Discuss Softball Field Location Options

Speaking on behalf of the Borough of Ellwood City, Borough Solicitor Ed Leymarie said during Monday night’s meeting that the borough would be glad to meet with the Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors to discuss an alternate location for the girl’s softball field. Leymarie said the borough has received numerous phone calls with complaints about the Ewing Park School property location, which is the site that was chosen unanimously by the ECASD’s Board of Directors. “We are prepared to enter into a long-term lease if the school is interested,” he said. That offer was a great idea…

August 14, 2023

Ellwood City Area School District Launches New Website Ahead of 2023-24 School Year

The Ellwood City Area School District has launched a new, redesigned website ahead of the 2023-24 school year. The new site – launched August 1st – is self built with web provider SquareSpace and less expensive to host and maintain according to Superintendent Wes Shipley. “Our goal was to create a more user friendly and appealing website for our community,” said Shipley in a statement. “It contains all of the information that our previous website had – it all was moved over.” The official district website URL is now www.ecasdk12.org, but if you use the old web address (www.ellwood.k12.pa.us) you…

August 11, 2023

Ellwood City Alumni Hall of Fame’s Inaugural Cars and Crafts Event to be Held Sunday

Love cars, crafts, food, and fun? Don’t miss Ellwood City Alumni Hall of Fame’s Inaugural Cars and Crafts Event. It will be held THIS Sunday, August 13th from 2 to 6 p.m. at 501 Crescent Avenue and will feature fun for the whole family. There will be food trucks, a 50/50 raffle, a silent auction, vendors, cars, and DJ Music Monkey will provide entertainment. Dash Plaques will be provided for the first 100 cars. Prizes include: two rounds of golf at Olde Stonewall, gift cards for Shakespeare’s Restaurant, Christy’s Restaurant, oil changes at Napleton and more. The rear lot of…

August 10, 2023

ECASD Board of Directors Meeting: Ewing Park Residents Oppose New Location for Softball Field

Approximately 25 visitors attended Thursday’s Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors meeting—many to express their opposition to the location of the new softball field. During their July meeting the Board of Directors unanimously approved a plan to commit to improving district softball and baseball facilities, including a newly constructed softball field on the Ewing Park School property and renovations to the existing baseball field as recommended by the ECASD Board Athletic Committee at a cost of $3,329,000 (see a list of detailed costs in photos). Mike Smith, who lives on Beatty Street, said he recently received a threat…

August 2, 2023

Social Media Influencer Among BC3’s New Short-Term Programs

Butler – One short-term Butler County Community College program debuting this fall will help students such as small-business owners or employees to acquire or enhance social media skills, and the other, to gain practical knowledge needed to work in a medical office. The college’s business and information technology division will begin programs in social media influencer and in medical office specialist when the fall 2023 semester begins Aug. 21. Students can achieve a workplace certificate in the 16-credit social media influencer program and a certificate in the 36-credit medical office specialist program. Certificate programs include more general education, elective or…

July 14, 2023

ECASD Approves Plan to Construct New Softball Field, Renovate Baseball Field

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a plan to commit to improving district softball and baseball facilities. The plan, provided by HHSDR in an athletic facility study, includes a newly constructed softball field on the Ewing Park School property and renovations to the existing baseball field as recommended by the ECASD Board Athletic Committee. The $3,329,000 project will be funded via a local athletic capital campaign, led by local resident Bill Nardone. The cost of the softball field will be $1,880,000 and the cost to renovate the baseball field will be $1,449,000 (see a list…

June 19, 2023

Application Deadline Nears For Record 155 BC3 Scholarships

Six scholarships administered by the Butler County Community College Education Foundation will debut in the 2023-2024 academic year and increase to 155 the record number of named financial awards available to BC3 students, a college administrator said. Students registered in fall 2023 credit programs can apply for a scholarship until July 1, said Bobbi Jo Cornetti, development coordinator of the foundation that distributed 148 named financial awards and a record $292,123 to BC3 students in the 2022-2023 academic year. Registered students can complete one application at bc3.edu/scholarships, added Megan Coval, executive director of the BC3 Education Foundation and external relations….

June 15, 2023

BC3 Announces President’s List, Dean’s List & Graduates For Spring 2023

Butler County Community College is proud to announce the names of students who have made the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 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…