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March 26, 2025

McDonald’s Honors Local Legend With College Scholarship Program

Seniors graduating from Ellwood City High School and Riverside High School are eligible to apply for the Dom Viccari-McDonald’s of Ellwood City Scholarship. The annual scholarship is named to honor the man who worked tirelessly to improve Ellwood City for all residents, first as a five-term council member and three-term council president, and later as borough manager for more than seven years until his retirement in 2013. Viccari passed away in 2022 at age 89. New this year: The program has been doubled. Now TWO $1,000 scholarships will be awarded, one to an Ellwood City graduating senior and another to…

March 21, 2025

Coval Appointed As BC3’s Ninth President

Megan M. Coval was introduced as the ninth president of Butler County Community College on Thursday. BC3 trustees during their regular meeting today unanimously approved the appointment of Coval, who has led western Pennsylvania’s oldest community college as interim president since May. Coval to begin acting as interim president as of May 2024 to succeed Ellwood City native Dr. Nick Neupauer, who had announced his retirement after 17 years as president in January. Trustees’ responsibilities include selecting BC3’s president. They voted 15-0 in support of a motion from the board’s personnel committee to designate Coval as the college’s chief executive…

March 20, 2025

PART THREE: Riverside High School’s Production of Mame Is Lively, Lovely, Inspiring

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Mame starting tonight-March 22 in the high school auditorium. A cast and crew of over 100 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers.  This is the 62ND Anniversary of Theatre at Riverside. Today’s review is part three in a three-part series about Mame. Previous stories featured cast Q&As. Mame is simply a must see! From the amazing cast, to the catchy musical score, to the delightful dance numbers, to the colorful costumes, to the cool vintage vibe of the sets, it is clear that…

March 19, 2025

PART TWO: Riverside High School’s Production of Mame Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Mame March 20-22 in the high school auditorium. A cast and crew of over 100 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers.  This is the 62ND Anniversary of Theatre at Riverside. Mame is a vibrant and heartwarming musical about the unconventional and spirited Mame Dennis, a wealthy socialite in 1920s New York who lives life to the fullest. When her nephew, Patrick, is unexpectedly placed in her care, Mame’s free-spirited world is turned upside down as she becomes a surrogate mother to him. Amid…

March 18, 2025

PART ONE: Riverside High School’s Production of Mame Cast Q&A

The Riverside High School Theater will present the musical, Mame March 20-22 in the high school auditorium. A cast and crew of over 100 students from the school district will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers.  This is the 62ND Anniversary of Theatre at Riverside.. “LIFE is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!”  That’s the motto of Mame Dennis (one of musical theatre’s all-time greatest heroines) in this brassy, tuneful, hilarious and touching adaptation of Patrick Dennis’s best seller, Auntie Mame.  The Broadway show was nominated for eight Tony Awards and the winner of best…

March 10, 2025

ELLWOOD Hosts 19th Annual High School Engineering Day At EC Forge

ELLWOOD, in partnership with Lawrence County School-to-Work, hosted their 19th annual High School Engineering Day on Thursday, March 6, at ELLWOOD’s New Castle campus. Over 30 students from area high schools visited the ELLWOOD location to learn about engineering careers, tour the New Castle campus, and more. The event is designed to be both fun and educational as the students had the opportunity to witness the state-of-the-art processes as well as material testing and machining at ELLWOOD Quality Steels, ELLWOOD City Forge New Castle and North American Forgemasters. The students were selected by their respective schools to attend the event…

February 28, 2025

NOTICE: Ellwood City Area School District March Meeting Rescheduled

In a notice made available by the district, the Ellwood City Area School District has rescheduled its regularly scheduled March meeting.  The meeting will now take place on Monday, March 10th. The full notice reads as follows: Notice is hereby given that the March 13, 2025 regular meeting of the Ellwood City Area School District Board of School Directors is cancelled and rescheduled and combined with the March 10, 2025 “Committee of the Whole” meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room at Lincoln High School, 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117. The purpose of the meeting is to…

February 26, 2025

NOTICE: ECASD Finance Committee Meeting

In a notice made available by the district, the Ellwood City Area School District will be holding a finance committee meeting in two weeks. The notice reads as follows: The Ellwood City Area School Board of Directors has scheduled a Finance Committee Meeting on March 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be conducted in the Board Room located in the Lincoln Jr./Sr. High School. – Board Secretary, Dr. Amy Anderson

February 13, 2025

Registration For 2025-26 Kindergarten at North Side Primary Now Available

North Side Primary School, in the Ellwood City Area School District, is now pre registering for the 2025-26 Kindergarten school year. Registration is scheduled for April, but parents need to pre-register their child(ren) first.. Please call the school if you have any questions at 724-752-1591, Ext. 4000. VIEW 2025-26 REGISTRATION FORM North Side Primary School is a K-2 building in the Ellwood City Area School District. Learning at North Side emphasizes the building blocks for reading and mathematics while promoting collaboration, creativity, and fun. As “The Cornerstone Connection” of the district, staff prioritizes connecting with our students and families to…

February 12, 2025

Riverside 2025-26 Pre-K Counts and Kindergarten Registration Now Open

Riverside Beaver County School District Pre-K and Kindergarten registration is now open. Children who will be 5 years old before September 1, 2025 and are residents of the Riverside Beaver County School District are eligible to begin the enrollment process for kindergarten. Before you begin the process, be sure to read over the checklist to ensure you have all your required documents. Please note, online enrollment works best when done on a desktop or laptop computer. You may encounter technical issues using a cellphone to enroll. Within a few days of completing the enrollment, you will receive an email with…