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June 4, 2025

17 Ellwood City Area Students Achieve CCBC 2025 President’s List or Dean’s List

Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) is proud to release 17 names of full-time and part-time Ellwood City area students who achieved either President’s List or Dean’s List honors for the spring 2025 semester. To be named to the President’s List, students must have completed at least 12 hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and have received a 3.75 grade-point average or above for the semester. Dean’s List honorees must have completed at least 12 hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and have received a 3.25 to 3.74 grade-point average for the…

June 3, 2025

Ellwood City Wolves Club Hosts Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner Honoring Eight Scholarship Recipients

The Ellwood City Wolves Club Den 11 hosted their annual Scholarship Awards dinner on Wednesday May 28, at 6PM, at the Connequenessing Country Club. The club awards eight scholarships to eight students from the Ellwood City and Riverside School districts. Invocation was offered by Reverend Todd Custer of Christ Presbyterian Church. Club members, students and their families, enjoyed a buffet of carved roast beef, champagne chicken, penne in vodka sauce, mashed redskin potatoes and summer vegetable medley. Ben Huth, Riverside Guidance Counselor, offered remarks on the Riverside awardees while John DiBuono, Wolves Club Scholarship Chairman, presented the Scholarships to the…

June 3, 2025

3 Rivers Comicon 2025 Returns to Pittsburgh: Bigger, Bolder, and Geekier Than Ever!

PITTSBURGH — 3 Rivers Comicon, Pittsburgh’s premier pop culture celebration, is back for its most exciting year yet! The 2025 convention will take place on June 7-8, 2025 at the David L Lawrence Convention Center, bringing together thousands of fans of comics, cosplay, gaming, and all things geek culture for a weekend of unforgettable fun. Now in its 9th year, 3 Rivers Comicon has become a staple in the regional comic convention circuit, drawing fans and creators from across the country. The 2025 lineup features a huge exhibitor hall, artist alley, and a star-studded guest roster including Greg Land (X-men,…

June 2, 2025

Life Scout Completes Veterans Memorial Day Project

Life Scout Quinn Smith recently completed an Eagle Scout project that helped showcase a remembrance and reflection that the Memorial Day holiday honors. As part of Troop 806 in Ellwood City, the 17-year-old Lincoln High School Junior set out to check every grave – over 8,600 of them in two Lawrence County cemeteries, Pleasant Hill & Locust Grove, – against the roster of over 1,500 deceased Lawrence & Beaver County Veterans buried there. Smith checked to make sure that each Veteran had a flag holder/Veteran marker on their grave. His goal was to have the project done before flags were…

June 2, 2025

Lincoln High School Senior Awarded $10,000 ELLWOOD Industrial Maintenance Scholarship

ELLWOOD is proud to recognize Lincoln High School senior Owen Andrews as the latest recipient of the ELLWOOD Industrial Maintenance Scholarship. Owen was awarded $10,000 to support his continued education in Electro-Mechanical Technology at the New Castle School of Trades. This scholarship presentation took place at Lincoln High School, where ELLWOOD’s Director of Talent Management, Dena Baptiste, joined school staff and the Andrews family to officially present Owen with his scholarship documents and welcome him into the ELLWOOD family. The Industrial Electro-Mechanical Technology program prepares students for in-demand careers in manufacturing, energy, and automation. With hands-on training in robotics, PLCs,…

May 31, 2025

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of June 2nd

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. HOURS Hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please remember no one is available to take your calls unless it is in the hours listed above. PLEASE NOTE: The library is now taking books for the library book sale Activities taking place this week include. MONDAY, JUNE 2 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – “Interactive Play,”…

May 30, 2025

Riv-Ell Business Plans: Traveling Ultrasound Business To Surprises For Outdoor Enthusiasts

Ten Riverside or Lincoln high school students participated in Butler County Community College’s Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship program in 2024-2025. They earned 16 transferrable college credits and BC3’s workplace certificate in entrepreneurship upon completing the program that required a capstone-project business plan. Students presented business plans May 5 in Lincoln’s library. About Riv-Ell’s Class of 2025, their business plans and extra-curricular activities: Shaelyn Freed, Lincoln. “Little Miracle Imaging,” a traveling ultrasound business with 3D and 4D technology. Clientele may include women with high-risk pregnancies or without transportation. Freed’s research showed estimated startup costs to be $81,110, which would include $31,000 for a…

May 30, 2025

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

RESISTING ARREST: Blake Zeigler, 24, of Ellwood City, is charged with Resisting Arrest, Public Drunkenness, Disorderly Conduct, and Receiving Stolen Property after an incident on March 20th. According to a criminal complaint, and at approximately 12:27 a.m., police located Zeigler stumbling in and out of the roadway near Haig Street, yelling obscenities, and appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance. Upon approach by police Zeigler gave inconsistent statements and continued to shout and harass police and evade approaching officers. While attempting to handcuff Zeigler the officier observed a firearm with cut stock, unsecure and lacking visible ammunition…

May 29, 2025

Riv-Ell Students Pitch Business Plans, Earn BC3 Certificate

Caitlin Kreitzer goes fishing up to 20 times a year for bass, catfish and trout in creeks, ponds and rivers – “anywhere,” the 17-year-old Lincoln High School senior said, “I can get my line in the water.” What the Wampum resident said she wishes were part of her gear is a waterproof tackle box outfitted with a fish-finder and solar-powered charging stations. “Something so useful to have,” Kreitzer said. And so she envisioned and pitched “Tackle Tech: Charge, Catch, Conquer” as her business plan to complete Butler County Community College’s Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship program. Kreitzer and nine other Riverside or Lincoln…

May 29, 2025

Distracted Driving Law Takes Effect Next Week

Harrisburg – In keeping with Governor Shapiro’s commitment to safety on Pennsylvania roads, the Shapiro Administration urged drivers to put down the phone while driving, ahead of the June 5 effective date for “Paul Miller’s Law,” which makes it illegal to use a hand-held cell phone while driving. As part of his mission to provide a safe transportation system for all Pennsylvanians, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 37 into law on June 5, 2024. Effective June 5, 2025, the law – known as “Paul Miller’s Law” – prohibits the use of hand-held devices while driving, even while stopped temporarily due to traffic, a red…