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November 18, 2025

Lawrence County Learning Center Has New Home At BC3 @ Lawrence

New Castle, PA) A nonprofit organization that partners with providers of courses or programs that lead to educational, occupational, professional or vocational credentials now shares a Shenango Commons suite with a Butler County Community College additional location established 12 weeks ago. The 27-year-old Lawrence County Learning Center, one of Pennsylvania’s 10 Community Education Councils, has moved from 101 S. Mercer St., New Castle, to a space it sublets at BC3 @ Lawrence, Suite 129, 2658 Ellwood Road in Shenango Township. Community Education Councils also develop with partners customized job training for area employers, and identify, implement and oversee new or…

November 15, 2025

ECASD Board of Directors Vote to Fund North Side, Hartman Capital Improvements

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted 5-3 to Adopt a Resolution, as prepared by Bond Counsel, authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, in an amount not to exceed $11,905,000, for capital improvements to the School District’s educational facilities  (View a copy of the study here). Directors Kathy Galbreath, Kathy Tillia, and Kevin Boariu voted “No” on the motion. Director Norman Boots was absent from the meeting. Before the vote, district resident Lynn Jones spoke out against the resolution citing a concern for a raise in taxes. She said that residents cannot afford yearly increases to…

November 13, 2025

Ellwood City Area School District 2025 Hall of Fame Class Announced

The Hall of Fame Committee of the Ellwood City Area School District is pleased to announce the incoming class of the Ellwood City Alumni Hall of Fame. This class includes six individuals and three athletic teams. Together, they make up the fourth class to be installed into the Hall of Fame. The honorees are: Mr. Albert Campman, Distinguished Coach & Teacher Dr. John J. DeCaro, Sr., Class of 1949, Distinguished Alumnus Ms. Darbi O’Brien, Class of 1998, Distinguished Athlete Dr. John V. Petrocelli, Class of 1993, Distinguished Alumnus Mr. Robert A. Pietrandrea, Class of 1970, Distinguished Alumnus Mr. Bill Spellman,…

November 13, 2025

Riverside High School Honor & High Honor Rolls For 1st Quarter 2025-26

The Riverside Beaver County School District announced the honor and high honor rolls for its 1st Quarter of the 2025-26 school year. View more school news and info at www.riverside.k12.pa.us HIGH HONOR ROLL 12th Grade OLYVIA R. ANNARUMO TONI L. BAKER SUSANN A. BISHOP KELSEY A. BUSH JOSEPH D. CHILL RYLEIGH M. CLYDE ABIGAIL M. COOK JOCILENE A. CUMMINGS BRADEN M. DENGEL CORRINA N. FREED ALORA S. GEORGE NATHANIEL W. GOFF LUKE T. GRODSON ISABELLA M. HALL ELLIOT I. HARDY HANNAH J. HART DONOVAN J. HUNTER KIERSTEN A. KANZLEITER MOLLY E. LINVILLE SEAN LOVE ALEXANDER B. LUCARELLI JOSEPH MCCORMISH DAHLIA…

November 12, 2025

Lincoln High School Honor & High Honor Rolls For 1st Quarter 2025-26

The Ellwood City Area School District has announced its Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for 2025-26 school year quarter one (1st nine weeks) at Lincoln High School. The district would like to recognize the hard work and dedication of the students. View more news and information at www.ecasdk12.org. HIGH HONORS ROLL: 12th Grade Devyn Adkins Aiden Baker Erica Barlow Kyree Beachem Olivia Beebe Gunnar Bennett Cheyenne Berglund Jacob Biskup Lucas Bleakney Geordan Bokor Caden Charmo Paxton Christofferson Carson Colao Peyton Confer Izabella Contino Ava Dausman Drake Davis Nicklas DePaoli Rowen Detrick Jacob Edinger Braden Freed Aubrey Hewitt Chloe Hineman Jordan…

November 5, 2025

BC3 Receives Largest Gift Of Kind Through Tax-Credit Program

(Butler, PA) The Butler County Community College Education Foundation has received the largest Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit contribution since its first in 2012 and from the Cranberry Township-based MSA Safety, an international developer and manufacturer of advanced safety products. MSA Safety’s $50,000 gift will support a BC3 program that enables sophomores through seniors to earn affordable and transferrable credits in college courses instructed at their high school or learning centers, and benefit a game played by pupils as young as fourth-graders that increases financial literacy. The state Department of Community and Economic Development lists 880 approved educational improvement organizations…

November 4, 2025

Lincoln High School to Celebrate 100th Anniversary with Centennial Ceremony Nov. 25th

Ellwood City, PA — The Ellwood City Area School District is proud to announce a special celebration marking the 100th Anniversary of Lincoln High School, to be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Lincoln High School auditorium. This historic event will honor a century of academic excellence, community pride, and the enduring legacy of Lincoln High School. The program will feature several guest speakers, including alumni, district leaders, and community representatives, who will reflect on the school’s 100-year history, its impact on generations of students and families, and its continued growth and success within the…

November 3, 2025

Guests can tour BC3 @ Lawrence during open house Nov. 5, apply free

(New Castle, PA) BC3 @ Lawrence is “a welcoming school,” said Gina Shearer, who selected Butler County Community College’s new location in Shenango Township to begin her pursuit of a nursing career. “Everybody is there for you and to help you,” said the first-semester health care science student and 2025 graduate of New Castle Senior High School. The 18-year-old New Castle resident visited BC3 @ Lawrence for the first time just before it opened Aug. 25 in Shenango Commons. “I just walked in,” she said, “and I was greeted. That was really nice. I was shown around the building and…

October 31, 2025

2020 LHS Graduate & Ellwood City Resident With 4.0 GPA Receives $1,500 Scholarship

(Butler, PA) The academic achievements of a 24-year-old Ellwood City resident and Butler County Community College student with a 4.0 grade-point average have been recognized with a $1,500 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant Foundation, Philadelphia. Sierra Strickler, a BC3 business administration student who intends to become a certified public accountant, is one of 91 recipients nationwide of financial awards from the nonprofit organization associated with the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs. The foundation states that its mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in accounting and to provide educational, motivational and financial support to those working to attain…

October 16, 2025

A Century In A Box: Ellwood City Area School District Uncovers a 100-Year-Old Time Capsule

Renovation projects typically bring a little dust, a lot of work, and interesting discoveries among the layers. What started as a routine renovation of Ellwood City’s Lincoln High school, turned into a remarkable connection to the past. School Librarian Heidi Feltrop recounted the moment this quest to unveil a cornerstone to find a time capsule from 1925 began. She said in May a biology teacher was boxing up things in her classroom to accommodate the current construction at Lincoln High School and stumbled upon a dictionary that belonged to a teacher in 1930. Feltrop said this sparked a curiosity within…