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June 28, 2024

PHOTOS: Little Miss Firecracker Pageant Kicks Off 2024 Festival

The Ellwood City Festival kicked off Friday with its 7th Annual Little Miss Firecracker pageant. The 2024 Little Miss Firecracker crown was awarded to 6-year-old Bristol Borselli. Bristol is the daughter of Drew and Keisha Borselli. Bristol dazzled the judges with her patriotic outfit that included a red, white and blue lace dress and sparkling red cowgirl boots. She won them over with her sparkling personality to match! When asked why she wanted to be Little Miss Firecracker, Bristol said, “because I want to be the star of my family.” First runner-up was given to Katerina Callahan Lennon Greco earned…

June 21, 2024

Divine Grace Parish-Holy Redeemer Church to Hold Welcome Home Masses to Celebrate Completion of Renovation Project

Soon, the congregation of Divine Grace Parish-Holy Redeemer Church, 415 Fourth St., will return to their home—a home with some major changes and upgrades. For the past few months worship has been held in the Catholic Center, but that’s about to change on June 29 when the congregation will finally get to see the full results of the extensive makeover that began on April 1. “I hope that the folks will be very pleased when they see it. While the church is the same everything is better,” said Deacon Don Pepe who is Director of facilities for the parish. “The…

June 6, 2024

PHOTOS: North Side Primary 2nd Grade Entrepreneurs Day

The North Side Primary school hosted a Lemonade Stand that was run by 2nd Grade Entrepreneurs last week. As part of the educational day, five different stations helped all students learned how to work for themselves. Students were able to practice and demonstrate soft skills such as communicating, collaborating, co-operation, being adaptable, time management and other interpersonal skills according to Debbie Weich, North Side Primary School counselor. Each of the six 2nd grade classrooms had a designated time to invite their friends and family to visit the stand. Cash donations were accepted The event took place May 29th, 30th, and…

June 5, 2024

Lincoln High School Class of 2024 Graduation Set For Thursday

The Lincoln High School graduating class of 2024 will receive their diplomas on June 6th at 7:00 p.m. at the Sgt. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. Memorial Auditorium. Lincoln High School is graduating 99 students with eight students receiving high honors. [VIEW FULL 2024 GRADUATES LIST] 2024 COMMENCEMENT VIDEO:  High Honor graduates receive plaques at the assembly and Honor graduates will receive certificates. High Honor Graduates (pictured below, in alphabetical order): Gianna Nicole DiCerbo Evan Thomas Magill Claire Marie Noble Keira Gabrielle Rozanski Erica Joelle Summa Ryan Thomas Turner Nicholas Edward Wise Talan Christopher Young Honor Graduates (in alphabetical order)…

June 3, 2024

Riverside Class of 2024 Graduates 111 Seniors

Riverside High School held its 62nd annual commencement on Friday, May 31st at the Riverside Memorial Stadium. A total of 111 seniors comprised the Riverside Class of 2024. [VIEW COMMENCEMENT VIDEO] The Top 5, in alphabetical order are (pictured below) Alexis Fluharty Emma Kennedy Darren McDade Reece Sullivan Brooke Wissinger Top honors are listed below in alphabetical order: Rebecca Baker Bo Fornataro Sara Kaelin Johnathan Nelson Lily Scott Ashlyn Servick Emma Thellman [VIEW FULL 2024 GRADUATE LIST] On Thursday, the Class of 2024, along with Kindergarten Students (Class of 2036), paraded through the hall ways one last time as Riverside…

May 20, 2024

PHOTOS: North Side Primary Holds Parent Career Day

North Side Primary held its 6th annual Parent Career Day on Thursday, May 16th. The experience allowed for parents to visit North Side Primary, have lunch with their child and have very different involvement with hundreds of kids.  The day was a huge success for North Side community. “I am very proud of the planning, preparation, coordination, and hard work that Ms. Wiech, our K-2 School Counselor, puts into carry-out this engaging instructional event for our K-2 students each year,” said North Side principal Mr. Parsons. “As the “Cornerstone Connection” of the Ellwood City Area School District, this event is…

May 10, 2024

Riv-Ell Presentations: Food trucks, Mobile Florists, Special-Service Funeral Homes

Eleven seniors at Lincoln High School and four at Riverside presented business plans April 25 as the capstone project in a Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship Program and in pursuit of a 16-credit Butler County Community College workplace certificate in entrepreneurship funded by donors. Riv-Ell students who pitched their ideas for ventures before more than 30 spectators in the Lincoln High School library were Lincoln’s Kaci Barnett, Madelyn Carner, Nicholas Franitti, Sidney Gibbons, Aydin Kline, Madison Long, John Lorenc, Alexis McClean, Claire Noble, Ryan Turner and Talan Young; and from Riverside’s Jax Bender, Brooke Dougherty, Brooklyn Gruber and Ciera Koller. About their business…

May 9, 2024

Record 15 Riv-Ell Students Pitch Business Plans

A record 15 high school seniors profiting from a yearlong Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship Program pitched business plans April 25 that impressed Ellwood City area leaders and in pursuit of graduating from Butler County Community College on May 15 with a 16-credit workplace certificate funded by donors. The 11 Lincoln and four Riverside seniors in 2023-2024 represent the largest group to seek the post-secondary credential in a 6-year-old program that combines academic coursework with practical experiences. Riv-Ell is a collaboration between BC3 and Ellwood City area businesses. Private contributions to the BC3 Education Foundation fund tuition, fees and books. Graduates earn a…

May 8, 2024

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Earns 3rd Place Finish At WPIAL Track & Field Championships

The Ellwood City boys track and field team placed third in the WPIAL Class 2A team championship at Peters Township Middle School on Tuesday. The Wolverines defeated Hopewell 79-61 to earn the third place finish. “I think many teams underestimated us this year and we proved everyone wrong,” said head coach Nate Brown. “We started with several postponed meets and my belief is the calendar beat us up pretty badly. That said, I know that I and my coaching staff and very pleased with this finish.” Quaker Valley won the WPIAL 2A Championship after beating Greensburg Central Catholic 76-65. Ellwood…

May 7, 2024

PHOTOS: Winners Of Ellwood City Community Garden Coloring Contest Announced

The winners of the Community Garden Coloring Contest gathered together on Thursday, May 2nd outside of the Municipal Building to claim their prizes and view their artwork. The winners were chosen from a wide variety of entries, each with its own unique style. This year’s winners are as follows: 4-6 year old age group: Savannah Honsaker 7-9 year old age group: Lena Ierino 10-12 year old age group: Gabriella Parson The artists were awarded a $50 prize sponsored by Borough Manager, Kevin Swogger. “I enjoy looking at the entries for the contest each year and seeing the amazing talent our…