Human Interest

Over the weekend, we encountered the first snowfall of the season here in Ellwood with many more winter-wonderland days upcoming. Whether or not you’re a fan of the snow, it’s important to take extra precautions especially when driving in freezing weather, even if the roads appear fine. It does not have to be actively snowing or raining for road hazards to appear. As long as the temperature is low enough, ice and slush can form, causing extremely dangerous driving conditions. Wurtemburg-Perry Fire Department posted this update to their Twitter on Sunday warning travelers of the potential road hazards, “Please use…

The Ellwood City United Fund annual campaign began Oct 1, 2016 with a set goal of $50,000.00 for the coming year of 2017. A get acquainted mixer was held on Oct 18, 2016 that was enjoyed by over 60 guest and service organizations. Andy Kindle, treasurer said, “the first 45 days of the campaign the donations have reached up to over 38% of the goal, funds collected to date total $19,905.00.” “We still have 45 days to receive donations and we are hopeful that the community will respond this year and be generous to help our neighbors and  friends in need,”…

A recent trend, The Mannequin Challenge, has been taking the internet by storm- teams of athletes, celebrities, and even tailgaters are participating in the challenge. According to Wikipedia, The Mannequin Challenge is a viral Internet video trend that started in 2016 where people remain frozen in action while a video is recorded, usually with music in the background. The hashtag #MannequinChallenge was used for popular social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. It is believed the phenomenon of remaining motionless like mannequins was started by students from Edward H. White High School in Jacksonville, Florida on October 26, 2016….

As of 8a.m. November 11, we counted the votes- it was a very close race! We would like to congratulate our first place winner, Braxton Hogue with a whopping total of 450 likes- as a spilled bowl of spaghetti, and our second place winner, Anthony Barberio following closely behind with a total of 436 likes- as a headless version of himself! Thank you to all who submitted and participated in EllwoodCity.org’s annual Halloween Contest.

If you take a walk along Sixth Street you will eventually be greeted by an outstanding storefront garnished with a mixed array of floral and winter decorations as Posies by Patti prepares for the upcoming holiday seasons. After 25 years at one location, Posies by Patti has recently moved from their store located on Lawrence Avenue to 328 Sixth Street in order to better accommodate their steadily growing business. Patti Kuhn, the owner of the business, said she and her husband have been working almost every day and night in order to prepare for the new shop location to open….

First Baptist Church, located on Fountain Avenue, is hosting a community meeting Wednesday Nov. 9 at 7p.m. for all those who would like to be involved with their proposed homeless shelter. The homeless shelter is specified to cater for the needs of full households, not just small households or individuals, which makes it unique to the tri-state county area. The shelter is a donated move-in ready house near the post office in Ellwood City and it will provide a “community” living standard for up to three local families at a time. The shelter will not only house families for up…

In celebration of Halloween, the Eric Ryan Corporation, one of Ellwood City’s largest employers, hosted their annual employee Halloween Party today which included festivities not only for the employees but also for the children and grandchildren of the employees. Employees enjoyed a luncheon with a large array of homemade dishes, a parade around the building, and a costume contest complete with prizes for the winners, and for the children the office hosted an “office Trick or Treat”. The participating staff spent a lot of time and effort setting up for the party; the office was divided into two groups and…