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April 1, 2025

North Sewickley Township Announces 2025 Clean Up Dates

Time to spring in to cleaning, and get rid of unwanted trash! North Sewickley Township has announced its 2024 clean up dates taking place at the Township Building on Friday, May 16th and Saturday, May 17th from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm – BOTH DAYS. This event is for North Sewickley Township residents ONLY Passes are currently on sale and are good for 1 load Cost per pass are $20.00 and available at the Township Building, 893 Mercer Rd, Beaver Falls, PA, 16117. Sale hours for the passes: Monday – Friday – 7:00 am to 2:00 pm MUST present pass…

April 1, 2025

Apply Free At BC3 Lawrence Crossing This Spring

Prospective students next week can apply free for admission to Butler County Community College, discover how to minimize or avoid higher education debt and prepare to christen the college’s new facility in Lawrence County. The college will waive its $25 application fee at its final open house at BC3 @ Lawrence Crossing, 2849 W. State St., Union Township. The open house is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. April 2. Prospective students can RSVP at bc3.edu/open-house The college will rename and move its additional location in Lawrence County this fall to BC3 @ Lawrence, 2658 Ellwood Road, Shenango Township….

March 29, 2025

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of March 31st

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. 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. 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….

March 28, 2025

PART THREE: Lincoln High School’s Production of Seussical Is a Colorful Tribute to Stories, Characters of Dr. Seuss

The Lincoln High School Musical Theater will present the musical, Seussical tonight-March 30th in the high school auditorium. Under the direction of Rick Hudson, this musical is based on the Dr. Seuss storybook series. Today’s review is part three in a three-part series about Seussical. Previous stories featured cast Q&As. Lincoln High School’s production of Seussical is definitely one you don’t want to miss. I knew I’d be entertained by Lincoln Stage regulars Eric Woodend, Noah Rhodes, Peyton Confer, Calista Poole, and Chase Ramsey who always grace that stage with their acting abilities, but some of the new comers proved to…

March 28, 2025

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

ENDANGERMENT OF A CHILD: Katie Defonde, 39, of Ellwood City, is charged with endangerment of a child after an incident on March 14th. According to a criminal complaint and at approximately 4:22p.m. police were dispatched to Orchard Avenue due to a report of a child found unattended in the street. When police made contact with the caller, he stated that he and his wife had found the approximately one-year-old alone and unsupervised in the street. Navolio also made reference to where he thought the child’s residence was located. When officers arrived at the location and made contact with Defonde, she…

March 28, 2025

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Invites Public to Help Beautify and Pick Up PA

Harrisburg, PA – As part of the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to maintaining the Commonwealth’s natural resources and enhancing tourism, Pennsylvanians are invited to register for the 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania litter cleanup initiative. A collaborative effort among the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Environmental Protection (DEP) and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Pick Up Pennsylvania offers civic-minded volunteers an opportunity to help keep their communities clean and free from litter.  Litter can pollute streams and rivers with microplastics, degrading water quality, and harming the fish, birds, and wildlife that depend on healthy streams and rivers to thrive. Pick Up PA, an annual volunteer…

March 27, 2025

PART TWO: Lincoln High School’s Production of Seussical Cast Q&A

The Lincoln High School Musical Theater will present the musical, Seussical March 28-30th in the high school auditorium. Under the direction of Rick Hudson, this musical is based on the Dr. Seuss storybook series. Seussical the Musical is a whimsical and colorful musical that brings to life the fantastical worlds of Dr. Seuss. At its heart, the story follows Horton the Elephant, who discovers a tiny world of creatures living on a speck of dust and vows to protect them, despite being ridiculed. Alongside him is the mischievous Cat in the Hat, who narrates the tale, while characters like Gertrude…

March 27, 2025

ARISE, Borough Of Ellwood City Launch Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Mayor Anthony J. Court, together with representatives from Arise, adorned downtown Ellwood City with ribbons and signs to mark the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. During April, ARISE is bringing awareness to survivors of sexual assault. Every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted.  Mayor Court commended Olivia Gaffron, Grace Schmarewski, and their staff for their dedication to bringing Sexual Assault Awareness to the communities. Since 1981, ARISE has been the community’s response to violence and abuse, serving victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Other Serious Crimes and Older Victims…

March 26, 2025

PART ONE: Lincoln High School’s Production of Seussical Cast Q&A

The Lincoln High School Musical Theater will present the musical, Seussical March 28-30th in the high school auditorium. Under the direction of Rick Hudson, this musical is based on the Dr. Seuss storybook series. Seussical is a musical of The Cat in the Hat, who tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard…

March 26, 2025

McDonald’s Honors Local Legend With College Scholarship Program

Seniors graduating from Ellwood City High School and Riverside High School are eligible to apply for the Dom Viccari-McDonald’s of Ellwood City Scholarship. The annual scholarship is named to honor the man who worked tirelessly to improve Ellwood City for all residents, first as a five-term council member and three-term council president, and later as borough manager for more than seven years until his retirement in 2013. Viccari passed away in 2022 at age 89. New this year: The program has been doubled. Now TWO $1,000 scholarships will be awarded, one to an Ellwood City graduating senior and another to…