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October 10, 2019

Ellwood Animal Hospital Announces Raffle Winner

We have a winner! Jody Early, a Chippewa resident, won a prize basket recently donated by the Ellwood Animal Hospital. The prize basket was raffled off at the Ellwood City Fall Fest which was held on Saturday, September 28th. Jody is pictured with Dr. Amanda Brown, DVM who presented him the prize basket consisting of pet care items and a free veterinary service certificate for his pet at our Chippewa Animal Hospital location. A special thank you to everyone who attended the event and stopped by our booth. Can’t wait to see everyone at next year’s event and congratulations to…

October 10, 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 Thursday, October 3 at approximately 7:00am, PA State Police responded to a one-vehicle crash on State Route 168 near the intersection of Patterson Road that led to the DUI arrest of Kevin Walker, 49, of New Galilee. A silver Jeep Laredo was over an embankment and the operator had left the scene on foot. The fire department on scene related to a male in his 40’s, with short hair and a Steelers t-shirt had walked…

October 9, 2019

School Lunch Debt Continues Rise Into Thousands Prompting Consideration Of Collection Agency

Because the school lunch debt is continuing to rise, the Ellwood City Area School Board will vote on Thursday whether to hire an outside agency to collect that debt. Richard Zarone, district business manager, said the debt has reached $3,600 already for the year. He said there would be no cost to hire an agency as it would paid by the fees incurred by the debtor. He said the four-tier process would include two warning letters, one certified warning letter, and then the matter would be turned over to the collection agency. This proposed solution follows a good gesture in…

October 8, 2019

Policy Change Proposal Causes Pushback At EC School Board Meeting

A suggested change to the Ellwood City Area School Board’s conflict of interest policy has some board members crying foul. The board is set to vote Thursday on whether to accept the proposed changes introduced during the Board’s Monday Night agenda meeting, at which time District Solicitor John DeCaro, said the policy change could force board members to choose between maintaining their board position or maintaining their participation in leadership roles in other organizations such as boosters, clubs, and PTO. This proposed change in policy came upon the heels of a suggestion by Board Member Erica Gray and was written…

October 7, 2019

Penn State Extension To Offer Anger Management Classes

Penn State Extension in Lawrence County presents Anger Management Classes. Classes will be October 22, 29, and November 5th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm located at the New Castle Public Library. Participants will learn: What triggers your anger, recognizing when you get angry, Constructive ways to manage your anger. The training will also address the five types of anger; anger at self, others’ anger at us, our anger at others, anger at those who are absent, and abstract anger. Anger can be managed. As you learn to manage your anger, you will increase your self-worth and create a deeper…

October 7, 2019

Ellwood City Library Activities For The Week Of October7

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, OCTOBER 8 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. – “Family Laptime,” designed for babies as young as 6 months of age, toddlers, and preschoolers. This is an interactive, family event and features stories, songs, games, finger plays and more. Registration is requested. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce stresses of everyday life. All…

October 4, 2019

Final Opportunity For Vietnam Veteran To Have Name Applied To Memorial

Any Vietnam Veteran from Lawrence County who served in Vietnam or during the Vietnam War Era that missed the opportunity to have his or her name applied to the Lawrence County Vietnam Veterans Memorial can now do so by mailing a copy of a DD214 to the Lawrence County Vietnam Veterans Committee. Mailing address for the committee is Lawrence County Vietnam Veterans Memorial, PO Box 7352, New Castle, PA 16101. Only DD214’s sent to the above address will be honored, do not leave or drop off a copy of your DD214 elsewhere – it will not be accepted. No DD214’s…

October 4, 2019

Eastern European Genealogy Workshop Planned

An Eastern European Genealogy Workshop (Finding your roots through the partitions) will be held on October 24, 2109. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Dietz-Sullivan Lecture Hall, Hoyt Science Resources Center at Westminster College. This event will be led by Andrew Henley of Pleasant Hill Historians and is hosted by Polish Americans of Lawrence County and Pleasant Hill Historians. For more information, please call 724-714-4232.  This event is a free workshop and open to the public! Directions: https://www.westminster.edu/about/location.cfm https://goo.gl/maps/9aGd5jKDxdXbse4n8 https://www.westminster.edu/about/pdf/campus-map.pdf

October 3, 2019

Route 288 Bridge Replacement Project Progress

With many focused on the pending status and re-opening of the Koppel Bridge, another local bridge replacement is taking place in Wayne Township and will have forthcoming lane restrictions and brief detour later this month. According to PennDOT Press Officer Steve Cowan, the ongoing replacement project will tentatively have single-lane alternating traffic controlled by a temporary signal that will occur from October 14 through October 25.  Full closure for paving work will result in a detour that will occur from Friday, October 25 through Monday morning, October 28. “Once the weekend closure is over, eastbound traffic from Wampum to Ellwood…

October 3, 2019

REMINDER: Political Signs On Boro Property Must Be Registered

According to a press release from the Ellwood City Borough, no candidate for political office, whether local, county, state or federal, shall post any political signs on Borough property without registering at the Municipal Building, 525 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117. This registration procedure involves a $50 deposit, which will be returned if the following regulations are complied with: no sign shall be place prior to four (4) weeks before the date of election and must be removed within five (5) days after the election. If the signs are left on Borough property after this time period, they will…