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February 24, 2022

Riverside Lions Donate Candy, Aid In Tornado Relief Efforts In Kentucky

The Riverside Lions recently got involved in two noteworthy causes. The club got to help distribute a large amount of donated leftover Christmas candy, cookies and bake goods to six different organizations. “We were able to give to Riverside Angel Fund, Ellwood City School District, Beaver Falls School District, Central Valley School District, Holy Redeemer Social Services and the Portersville Food Bank,” says King Lion Chip Campbell. A final amount of candy was distributed at the club’s anniversary party. “That was a pretty rough time, we had a tremendous amount of candy in two thirds of our living and dining…

February 23, 2022

WXED Staff Member Honored As Ellwood City Local Business Person of the Year

The largest online referral network for small businesses, Alignable.com is announcing the results of its national search for leaders who’ve gone above and beyond guiding peers and supporting entire communities as they strive to recover. This week, Alignable’s network has chosen Mary Ann Shaner of WXED as 2022 Business Person of the Year for Ellwood City! The 2022 contest is the most popular competition Alignable has ever hosted, marking a 64% increase in participation over last year. In all, 2,400+ small business owners were elected by their peers to be their Local Business People of the year across the U.S….

February 22, 2022

Riverside Lions Club Celebrates 60th Anniversary

The Riverside Lions Club celebrated its 60th Anniversary at the meeting held earlier this month on Wednesday, February 9th. The meeting was attended by 2nd VDG Maria Loudermilk, and Pam Flara, both members of the Riverside/Hopewell Branch Club. The club played games and 2VDG Maria gave out some prizes, we also enjoyed some cake.  There were handouts with information about what happened in 1962 and the price of things back then. Mike Kuglics the oldest member of the club, stood and gave a small talk on how thing were in the early days. Kuglics has been a Riverside Lion for…

February 21, 2022

Council Approves New Server for Police Department

Ellwood City Borough Council approved the quote for a Microsoft SQL Server (license & software) for the police department. The $7,254.74 quote approval will allow the police department to upgrade their server, which houses vital information regarding arrests, etc. According to Officer Josh Sipe, the current server dates to 2013. He said it is slow and poses an issue when it comes to safely storing important information that is required by the state. Sipe said there is a possibility that the old system could cause a loss of information which could cause legal issues. The department also announced a renewed…

February 21, 2022

PA 529 Hosts Free America Saves Week Webinars

As part of America Saves Week, February 21 through February 25, the PA 529 College and Career Savings Program is again partnering with financial experts to offer free webinars. Session topics include financial aid, banking security, and a session all about Treasury’s savings programs, including Keystone Scholars. According to Stacy Garrity, State Treasurer you can contribute any portion of your Pennsylvania state income tax refund into a PA 529 account. The America Saves Week webinar schedule is below, and session descriptions and registration information can be found at pa529.com. Register today! Tuesday, February 22 – Noon (EST) – PA Treasury Savings Programs…

February 21, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of February 21

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. Masks are required to be worn, covering mouth and nose, while in…

February 18, 2022

VIDEO: Connoquenessing River Flooding

A major weather event brought persistent rain to the area throughout the day on Thursday leading to major flooding concerns and local road closures. Below is aerial video footage of the flood damages of the Connoquenessing River near the Riverside School District and the Connoqunessing Country Club.  The river crested and put parts of Mercer Road and Country Club Drive underwater. More rain is in the forecast for early next week. The below video, posted on Facebook.com, is courtesy of Chuck Sturges. (source: www.facebook.com/chuck.sturges.7)

February 18, 2022

Local Road Closures Due to Flooding

PITTSBURGH – PennDOT is advising motorists that portions of the following state roadways are closed or restricted due to flooding as a result of the heavy rain event this week. The following list is closures in Beaver and Lawrence Counties as of 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022: Beaver County: Route 30 between Long Road to Hookstown Frankfort Road (PA-168) in Greene Township Mercer Road (Route 1006) between Route 65 and PA-288 (Zelienople Road) in Franklin Township North Camp Run Road (Route 1011) between PA-288 and American School Road in Franklin Township Barclay Hill Road (Route 4037) single-lane restriction…

February 18, 2022

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

TERRORISTIC THREATS: On February 12 at approximately 11:35 a.m. PSP New Castle was dispatched to a domestic in progress on State Line Road, Enon Valley, Lawrence County. According to the report, it was found that a Kenneth Borer, 33, of Enon Valley, had threatened a 32-year-old female victim with a gun and also punched her in the face multiple times. After a short standoff Borer came out of the house and was taken into custody. Borer was arraigned for charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, harrassment, and bond was set at $10,000. SIMPLE ASSAULT: According to a criminal complaint, police…

February 17, 2022

David Gaibis Guest Speaker At Ellwood Historical Society Monthly Meeting

The Ellwood City Area Historical Society convened for their regular monthly membership meeting Monday February 14th. Present Everett Bleakney welcomed the 30 present and Guy Prestia, a World War II veteran led with the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. The meeting commenced with Charles Brown presenting the financial report. Robert Morabito, chairman of the Programs and Publicity reported on the future guest speakers. Thomas Woodske would be the speaker in March and his topic would be the Underground Railways. Jeff Bales, the guest speaker’s topic in April would be Lawrence County Memories. These would be followed in May,…