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June 2, 2022

Viccari Recognized Among Volunteers Working To Bring Two Veterans Memorials To The Region

NOTE: The following article was first published by Karen Kadilak and appeared on Post-Gazette.com on May 30, 2022, 6:00 a.m. After Leslie Sabo Jr. posthumously received the Medal of Honor, Dom Viccari worked hard to bring back The Moving Wall to Ellwood City to honor him. The half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will make a four-day stop in August in the primarily Lawrence County borough. Vietnam War veteran and Steelers great Rocky Bleier will be the featured speaker in the opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at Ewing Park’s Folino Shelter. The ceremony will…

June 1, 2022

Lincoln High School Top Nine And Graduating Class of 2022

The Lincoln High School graduating Class of 2022 will receive their diplomas Thursday June 2nd, during a ceremony scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Sgt. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. Memorial Auditorium. Lincoln High School is graduating 102 students with nine students receiving high honors. Students will follow 2021-22 classes for the last time on Wednesday and underclassmen will receive their 2022-23 schedule during first period. Students will follow their 2022-23 schedule on June 2 which is an 11:15 dismissal and officially last day for students! VIEW FULL LIST OF GRADUATING SENIORS The top nine students listed in alphabetical order with…

June 1, 2022

Summer Concert Series

Summer concerts are back in Ellwood City! The full Summer Concert Series in the Community Plaza will begin June 1st with the concert series schedule is as follows: Wednesday, June 1 – Steel Mill Rising (5:30pm) Saturday, June 18 – The Wrangler Band (7:00pm) Saturday, June 25 – Hopewell Community Big Band (7:00pm) Wednesday, July 6 – Morgan Gruber (5:30pm) Saturday, July 16 – RMS Trio (7:00pm) Saturday, July 23 – Tony Barge and the Honky Tonk Heroes (7:00pm) Saturday, July 30 – Lawrence County Brass (7:00pm) Wednesday August 3 – The D-Tour Band (5:30pm) Saturday, August 13 – Allegheny…

May 30, 2022

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Memorial Day Parade

Warm temperatures met the onlookers at the annual Ellwood City Memorial Day Parade held Monday, March 30, 2022. After a wreath was placed into Connoquenessing Creek to start the Memorial Day observance, the parade trailed south across the Veterans Memorial Bridge (5th Street bridge) to the steps of the Lincoln High School Auditorium where it headed west on Crescent Avenue before returning down Lawrence Avenue and ending at the Legion Memorial Park near Circle Playground.  

May 28, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of May 30

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 The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN! The Library is open. Newspapers, magazines and toys will not be available for the time being. We will continue doing curbside pick-up. Please call us with the book(s),…

May 27, 2022

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

THEFT: Joseph Taylor, 45, of Wampum, is charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking after an incident in March. According to a criminal complaint, police were dispatched to a residence in Wampum Borough for a reported theft and found the victim whom related his neighbor, Taylor, was at his residence preapring his dinner on March 27th at approximately 5:30 p.m. The victim related that upon making dinner that Taylor proceeded to take two cans of vegtables and a pack of prescription medication off the counter. The victim yelled for Taylor to return the items but Taylor had fled the residence. Police…

May 27, 2022

Wander Ellwood Night Planned for June 1

The Wander Ellwood Committee is counting down the days to their first big Wander Ellwood night on June 1. The event will be held from 5 to 8 and will feature music by Steel Mill Rising, vendors on the streets, and local businesses that will be open a little later than normal and offering specials. In addition open containers will be allowed on the streets during the event. The Facebook page for Wander Ellwood urged the community, “If you already have plans break them and come join us!” Brad Ovial, Ellwood City Borough councilman and president of Ellwood City Revitilization…

May 27, 2022

Sesti, Roth Each Will Continue Athletics Careers at Collegiate Level

Two Ellwood City student athletes have signed letters of intent this week. Lincoln High School seniors Milo Sesti and Alexander Roth have each signed letters of intent this week to continue their respective athletic careers at the collegiate level. Sesti has signed his athletic letter of intent to continue his golfing career at California State University, according to Curtis Agostinelli, Ellwood City athletic director, while Roth has decided to continue his athletic and academic career at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Sesti, a four-year letterman in golf and basketball, is the son of Rocco and Suzie Sesti. Milo plans to study professional…

May 26, 2022

VIDEO: Rescue Crews Respond To Man Over Hillside In Ellwood City

Rescue crews spent hours overnight searching for a man who reportedly went over a hillside in Lawrence County. A KDKA news video says 34-year-old victim was shot in the chest and was found by first responders. Rescue crews spent hours overnight searching for the man who reportedly went over a hillside on Wampum Avenue.

May 26, 2022

PHOTO: Ellwood Area Education Association Awards Two Scholarships

The Ellwood Area Education Association recently awarded two scholarships to Lincoln High School seniors Emma Wise and Kyla Servick The scholarships are to be used toward their post-secondary expenses. Emma is the daughter of Gina and Ray Wise and will be attending Penn State University, University Park. Kyla is the daughter of Jolene Krupa and Sam Servick and will be attending Westminster College. Presenting the scholarships to the young ladies is Mrs. Heather Brest, a math teacher at Lincoln and the chair of the EAEA Scholarship Committee.