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October 21, 2022

New Social Services Sign Donated

A new sign was donated and installed at the Divine Grace Parish Ministerium Social Services Office at 311 Lawrence Avenue in July, Holy Redeemer Parish merged with St Ferdinand in Cranberry and St Gregory in Zelienople to create Divine Grace Parish. The Social Services sign was donated by the Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council 11389 of Ellwood City. The Divine Grace Parish Ministerium Social Services Office handles approximately 350 clients from the Ellwood City area as well as coordinating appropriate assistance with area churches in the Ministerium. They offer a food pantry as well as other services to local…

October 21, 2022

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

RETAIL THEFT: Mark Butler, 24, of Ellwood City, is charged with Retail Theft and Resisting Arrest after an incident on October 4th. According to the criminal complaint, and at approximately 11:45 p.m., Ellwood City Police responded to the Ellwood City Seven-Eleven for a reported theft. The store clerk told officers a male with dread locks had stolen a pack of cigars and was seen walking east on Wampum Avenue. Officers later located the male fitting the description and attempted to stop the man later identified as Butler. Butler would not listen and continued walking and yelling at officers. When officers…

October 20, 2022

PENNDOT Announces Country Club Bridge Replacement Project

PennDot Engineering District 11-0 will be replacing the bridge over the Connoquenessing Creek on S.R. 0065 (Mercer Road) in a project set to commence in the summer of 2025. The project is currently in the preliminary engineering phase with the expectation of starting the final design phase in early 2023. The project is anticipated to let (i.e. bids for construction to be opened) during the first half of 2024 with the traffic detour implemented in the summer of 2025. The project is tentatively slated to be constructed under a 4-week roadway closure with a full detour during the 2025 Construction…

October 19, 2022

Ellwood City Receives Nearly $6 Million in PENNVEST Funding

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) today awarded $6 million in funding to the Borough of Ellwood City to make improvements to its existing sewer infrastructure, according to Senator Elder Vogel (R-47) and State Representative Aaron Bernstine in respective statements The project will involve the construction of a new pump station with a sewage grinder, approximately 2,300 feet of 18-inch gravity sewer line to the new pump station, an additional 5,200 feet of 18-inch force main to the borough’s existing primary lift station, and a screening unit replacement at the primary lift station. The existing systems services 3,014…

October 19, 2022

Upcoming Trunk Or Treat Events

Some area trunk or treat events that have made their information available to EllwoodCity.org include the following.  All events are free to the public. ELLWOOD CITY MOOSE Bring the kids to the Ellwood City Moose Club for a Trunk Or Treat event on Saturday, October 22nd from 2:00 – 4:00 pm!  The Moose Club is located at1400 Factory Avenue, Ellwood City. Members are encouraged to participate in giving out candy from their trunks for the kids, it would be greatly appreciated please be set up and ready for 1:30 that Saturday! NORTH SEWICKLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH North Sewickley Presbyterian Church will hold…

October 18, 2022

Fire Department to Start Advanced Life Support Program with Ellwood City Community Health Foundation Funding, Council Support

The Ellwood City Community Health Foundation presented the Ellwood City Fire Department a check for $175,000 during Monday’s council meeting. Council voted unanimously to advertise an ordinance creating an Advanced Life Support Program, as well as an agreement that the program will be partially funded by the Health Foundation’s funding. In an additional move to staff the program and provide services to the residents of Ellwood City, council established the wage for part-time paramedics and a full-time paramedic captain as $20 per hour. Dan Yoder was promoted from part-time firefighter to full-time paramedic captain. Brandon Magnifico and Jeff Magnifico were…

October 18, 2022

Lincoln High School To Present Godspell The Musical Next Month

The Ellwood City Area School District is proud to announce that performances of the musical Godspell will be staged at Lincoln High School this November. Boasting a score by three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz (who also composed the music for the Broadway hit musical, Wicked), with memorable songs like “Day by Day,” “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” “All Good Gifts,” “God Save the People,” and “Beautiful City,” Godspell follows a small group of everyday people who make use of various storytelling techniques, games, and comedic timing to help bring the parables of Jesus Christ to…

October 18, 2022

Annual Richard Hogue Memorial Blood Drive Scheduled For November 12

The annual Richard Hogue Memorial Blood Drive has been announced and scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 12, 2022. Hogue, who was 28, was murdered on November 16, 2013. At the time of his death, he resided in Enon Valley, worked for Nick Mars Construction as a carpenter, and was a member of the Ellwood City Eagles Club. This blood drive is an important annual event for her family according to his mother, Debbie Murdock. “We know we can never bring Richard back but we have chosen to teak our pain and turn it into supporting life,” Murdock said….

October 17, 2022

Three Lawrence County Men Among Seven Charged With Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

PITTSBURGH – Eliot Gentry, Daivahn Brown, Donald Jeter, William McCree, Teqwan Scott, Donald Snowden, and Kailin Stewart have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for narcotics trafficking, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The Indictment, returned on Oct. 11 and yesterday, charges the seven defendants with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distribute at least 100 grams of fluorofentanyl, 40 grams of fentanyl, five kilograms of cocaine, 28 grams of cocaine base, and a quantity of methamphetamine, from May 2021 to October 2022. Gentry, age 25; McCree, age 19; and Scott, age 28…

October 16, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of October 17

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. WE’RE OPEN!  Hours are Monday and Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. –…