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April 12, 2021

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of April 12

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE, WE’RE OPEN The Library will be open by appointment only. Call the library to set-up an appointment to browse for books or use a computer. Anything printed must be paid for with exact change or check. We will not be making copies at this time. Newspapers and magazines will not be available. Limitations for patrons are 10 items with a limit of three, for either books on CD or DVD’s per person. Masks are to be worn,…

April 8, 2021

Happy Days Musical Coming To Riverside

The Riverside Beaver County School District proudly presents its 2021 musical comedy – “HAPPY DAYS – The Musical” The Riverside High School Theater will present the hilarious musical, HAPPY DAYS – The Musical for four days beginning on Thursday, April 29th through Sunday, May 2nd in the high school auditorium. A cast and crew of over 60 students from the high school will participate in the production directed by Brent Rodgers. This is the 58th Anniversary of Theater at Riverside, and the district hopes you can join the theater program for this landmark show. Please note, these performances will only…

April 6, 2021

Lawrence County Earth Day 2021 To Be Held Virtually

Lawrence County Earth Day will be held virtually this year to continue to keep everyone safe. However, you do not want to miss out on participating in contests that will take place on the Lawrence County Earth Day Facebook event page!  Two photo submissions will each win cash prizes and a video submission has a chance to win $100.00 cash. Submit a photo for the “I Love the Earth” Photo Contest by Saturday, April 17th and the photo with the most Facebook likes will receive a $50.00 cash prize. Submit a photo for the Second Annual eARTh Day Art Contest…

April 5, 2021

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of April 5

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE, WE’RE OPEN The Library will be open by appointment only. Call the library to set-up an appointment to browse for books or use a computer. Anything printed must be paid for with exact change or check. We will not be making copies at this time. Newspapers and magazines will not be available. Limitations for patrons are 10 items with a limit of three, for either books on CD or DVD’s per person. Masks are to be worn,…

April 2, 2021

You Gotta Regatta: Moraine State Park Regatta Returns In August

PORTERSVILLE, PA – The Moraine State Park Regatta is scheduled for August 6-8, 2021. This year’s regatta will look different from past years, as event organizers decided to refresh the event with a renewed focus on eco-recreation and promoting Moraine State Park. At a time when people are staying close Moraine State Park Regatta 2021 to home, and enjoying the outdoors even more with their families, the regatta’s goal is to give people from all  over the region an opportunity to try different forms of outdoor recreational activities at the park. The event is FREE to attend. Event organizers are…

March 31, 2021

Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County Hanging Ribbons For Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County is aiming to shed light on the problem in hopes of changing the narrative that affects 1 in 3 females and 1 in 4 males according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The Crisis Shelter will be coming into Ellwood City to put teal bows up on the light posts, and will additionally place yard signs around town in public community spaces. The organization plans to come into town the last week of March to set up…

March 29, 2021

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of March 29

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE, WE’RE OPEN The Library will be open by appointment only. Call the library to set-up an appointment to browse for books or use a computer. Anything printed must be paid for with exact change or check. We will not be making copies at this time. Newspapers and magazines will not be available. Limitations for patrons are 10 items with a limit of three, for either books on CD or DVD’s per person. Masks are to be worn,…

March 26, 2021

PART 2: The Lincoln High School Musical Returns! Cast Q&A

[This is the second of our 2-Part Series spotlighting the Annual LHS Musical] The beloved Ellwood City Area School District’s musical and theatrical performances have finally returned to the stage with The Addams Family Musical. Performances are tonight at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 27th at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 28th at 2 p.m. There are still tickets left to see the show in person and tickets for the live stream are also available. All tickets are sold online at: lhspa.booktix.com. To help showcase our local talent appearing in the musical, we caught up with the cast…

March 24, 2021

Franklin Township Clean-Up Day Announced

Clean up your yard, clean up your home, and clean up your garage! Franklin Township residents are invited to participate in a township clean-up day planned for Saturday, May 1, 2021. The event will begin at 8:00 a.m. and last until 2:00 p.m. for township residents. Residents can drop off trash at the Franklin Township Building located on Route 288 in Fombell. This cleanup event is for township residents only, with two (2) passes allowed per household. A pass is good for one (1) load. Passes can be purchased in advance for $10.00 Car, $15.00 Truck or Trailer, $20.00 Dump…

March 22, 2021

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of March 22

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE, WE’RE OPEN The Library will be open by appointment only. Call the library to set-up an appointment to browse for books or use a computer. Anything printed must be paid for with exact change or check. We will not be making copies at this time. Newspapers and magazines will not be available. Limitations for patrons are 10 items with a limit of three, for either books on CD or DVD’s per person. Masks are to be worn,…