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August 31, 2016

CCBC and Point Park Sign Agreement

Monaca, PA –Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) and Point Park University are teaming up to provide CCBC students with another option as they pursue associate and bachelor’s degrees. CCBC is now offering a Sports, Arts, and Entertainment Management (SAEM) degree that seamlessly transfers to Point Park’s program under the same name, allowing students to more efficiently earn a bachelor’s degree in one of Point Park’s most innovative programs. “CCBC partnered with Point Park University to develop the Sports, Arts and Entertainment Management degree and is particularly pleased with the seamless transfer option to Point Park University’s Sports, Arts and…

August 30, 2016

5 Charged After This Mornings Shooting

Updated 8-31-16 at 8a.m. According to the criminal complaint filed this morning, at approximately 6:45 in the morning, officers were dispatched to 515 Loop Street for a robbery in progress. The caller advised police that her boyfriend was held at gun point and gave the robbers $24.00 and a bag of marijuana. While police were on their way to the address the caller said her boyfriend was shot at and the robbers were armed, fleeing on foot towards Aetna Drive. The officers were advised by the caller that the suspects were driving a grey Pontiac G6, to which the officers searched…

August 30, 2016

Siren Test September 1

The Beaver Valley Power Station will be conducting their annual Siren Test on Thursday September 1st, 2016 at approximately 11 am. These are the siren located within the ten mile area of the Power Station. There will also be a Swift 911 Mass Notification message sent out to the residents with a landline and registered cell phones. Click here to register your cell phone, and e-mail to receive these emergency notifications. See flyer below for more information.

August 30, 2016

Hidden Gem Photography Grand Opening

Rebecca Dembach is the visionary behind Hidden Gem Photography, located at 314 5th Street in Ellwood. Though she has been doing professional photography for years, she just recently decided to open up her own photography studio. Rebecca graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Ganon University in 2014. She used to work for a TV station as a video editor and graphic designer, and she also did promotions for a radio station; however, her heart was set around owning her own business, mainly centered around photography but also offering her skills in graphic design and video creating/editing. In response to…

August 29, 2016

Criminal Complaints: Man Resisting Arrest Results in a Bloody Struggle

Man resisting arrest results in a bloody struggle According to the criminal complaint filed on August 25, Jamie Steven Sullivan, 44, will be facing charges of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, presenting false identification to law enforcement, and criminal mischief. Sullivan and two friends were pulled over for suspicious behavior witnessed by officers on Thursday night. Law enforcement asked the gentlemen in the car for some sort of identification; while two of the men gave police officers their driver license, Sullivan stated he didn’t have an I.D. Sullivan instead provided officials with a name and date of birth, which he claimed…

August 29, 2016

Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle to Benefit Brooke Moffat

On July 13th, 2016, 10 year old Brooke Moffatt was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Brooke’s parents, Darren and Lynn, are asking the community to support Brooke by attending Brooke’s Benefit Dinner hosted at the Wurtemburg-Perry Volunteer Fire Department on September 10, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m, and by entering the “Fiesta” Raffle. Tickets for the dinner are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 10 and under. At the dinner there will be a 50/50, Chinese auction, and more. The prizes for the Fiesta Raffle are baskets filled with an assortment of Fiesta Dishware; tickets are $2.00…

August 26, 2016

Ellwood City’s Public Library Activities for the Week of Aug. 29

Library Activities Week of August 29th, 2016   Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following:   Tuesday, August 30, at 6:30 p.m. – Friends of the Library will meet to discuss upcoming activities and events. Among the topics to be discussed is the annual Storytelling Festival in Ewing Park on September 17. The Friends group has the food concession at the festival. New members are always welcome, so call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information.   Wednesday, August 31, at 10:00 a.m. — “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and…

August 26, 2016

PHOTOS: 2016 Ellwood City Pie Festival (indoors!)

Due to pending thunderstorms and wet weather forecasted to enter the area Thursday evening, the annual Pie Festival was moved indoors to the Lincoln High School large gymnasium.  The change was announced by the school early Thursday afternoon and later reported confirmed on Twitter, first by the Lincoln Blue Band account (@LHSBlueBand). The event is normally held at Helling Stadium, but precautions were taken by moving the event indoors this year. Lincoln High School Blue Band members and Ellwood City fall sport team members were announced.        

August 26, 2016

Criminal Complaints and Police Reports

Domestic dispute left victim walking to the nearest police station According to the criminal complaint filed on August 16, a woman reported a domestic assault involving her and her boyfriend of six years. The victim said the incident took place when the two of them were riding in the defendants car together, going towards Ohio, and an argument started. The boyfriend, Michael Lee Nash, 41, of Florida, supposedly struck the victims face several times causing a laceration upon the bridge of her nose. The victim asked the defendant to pull his car over so she could urinate, where Nash again…