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January 3, 2020

Borough Christmas Tree Disposal Information

When the gifts are all unwrapped, and the leftovers have been in the fridge for a few days, most people begin to take down their festive decorations. For those with live trees in their homes, the end of the season means trying to figure out where to dispose of the Christmas tree. Announced Friday, Borough residents can take their trees to Stiefel Park through January 31 for disposal. Residents are asked to dispose of their tree in the parking lot between the two lower fields from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents who drop off trees are…

December 31, 2019

Part 2: Top 10 Stories Of 2019

2019 was a year full of new businesses, positive changes in the Ellwood City area, and plenty more twists and turns. EllwoodCity.org has been right there, keeping members of our community updated with the best information possible. Following previous years, we’ve compiled a list of the Top 10 stories from 2019. Below is part two of our series, and we’d like to thank everyone who keeps hitting the refresh button and viewing our site, with your help we’ve reached over one million page views. If you missed part one, click here. EllwoodCity.org staff wishes everyone a safe and happy 2020!…

December 30, 2019

Part 1: Top 10 Stories Of 2019

2019 was a year full of new businesses, positive changes in the Ellwood City area, and plenty more twists and turns. EllwoodCity.org has been right there, keeping members of our community updated with the best information possible. Following previous years, we’ve compiled a list of the Top 10 stories from 2019. This is part one of our 2 part series, and we’d like to thank everyone who keeps hitting the refresh button and viewing our site, with your help we’ve reached over one million page views. Be sure to check back Tuesday for Part 2. Ellwood City School District Armed…

December 30, 2019

Library Activities For The Week Of December 30

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 The Library will be open from 9:00 a.m. until Noon in observance of New Year’s Eve. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 The Library will be closed in observance of New Year’s Day. Normal hours will resume Thursday January 2. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 6:00 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work on individual projects. New members are welcome. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 10:00 a.m. – “Silly Science and Lego Day,” Featuring…

December 27, 2019

Koppel Man Charged In Double Shooting

A Koppel man has been arrested in connection with a double shooting this week. According to a published report, 70-year old Rickey Neal was arrested on December 26 and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, six counts of recklessly endangering another person and one count of possessing a firearm when he was not permitted to own one. He was charged after being found in connection to a double shooting that happened on Wednesday in Big Beaver of Beaver County. Witnesses told police that they were sitting with four other people in a vehicle outside the Fairline Boulevard home where…

December 24, 2019

Police Reports: Criminal Complaints

The following are police criminal complaints filed at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Lawrence County office of Honorable Jerry G. Cartwright. According to a complaint, on December 13, at 9:16 p.m. police responded to a call claiming a victim’s ex-boyfriend was at the front door of their residence in Perry Township. Shaquone Lockett, 23, of Ellwood City, was claimed to be threatening the victim with a silver pistol while they held their child. Upon police arrival, the victim said that Lockett had been aiming a silver pistol at them and their daughter through a pane of glass at her head. While…

December 23, 2019

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of December 23

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. Activities taking place this week include TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 The Library will be closed in observance of Christmas Eve. Normal hours will resume December 26 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 The Library will be closed in observance of Christmas. Normal hours will resume December 26. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26 6:00 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work on individual projects. New members are welcome. MEMORIALS The following are memorial contributions received by the library during the month of December….

December 23, 2019

Commissioners Add Radio Exec To BC3 Board Of Trustees

(Butler, PA) Vicki Hinterberger, president and general manager of Butler Radio Network, and members of her staff assisted on a recent December morning with delivering stockings to area cancer facilities as part of the Hang Tough Stocking program. Butler Radio Network is among Hang Tough Stocking program collaborators that helped in stuffing more than 2,000 stockings and serving as a collection site for items donated by area schools, churches, businesses and organizations and to be delivered to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy. The Hang Tough Stocking program is one of the volunteer projects that involve Hinterberger, and her…

December 20, 2019

Positive Action Initiative At North Side

Starting this year, students at North Side school participated in a new kind of initiative. Principal Christine Gibson and her fellow co-works help the students practice positive action by teaching the students to be responsible, respectful, safe, and positive. In reward for following these four actions, students are given ‘blue slips’ which they can go and place in the positive action mascot Wolvie the Wolverine. Each month students are gathered to attend an assembly to celebrate all of their positive actions. At these assemblies, students are rewarded for not only blue slips but for good attendance and having good citizenship…

December 19, 2019

House Approves Bernstine Legislation to Prevent Violent Offenders from Early Release

HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today overwhelming passed legislation that would preclude the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole from paroling an inmate at the expiration of his or minimum sentence if the inmate was convicted of a violent offense or an obstruction of justice while incarcerated. House Bill 1855 or Markie’s Law, authored by Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence), was named after Mark Mason, an 8-year-old from Lawrence County, who was brutally stabbed to death by a man who was paroled at the end of his minimum sentence for homicide, even after committing two separate assaults of other inmates…