Two county teams reach WPIAL softball semifinals
Ellwood City Lincoln and Laurel earned Class AA playoff wins Monday, advancing to the semis with 2-1 and 1-0 victories over Burgettstown and Deer Lakes respectively. Shenango and Union fell in Class A, and Wilmington bowed out in District 10.
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Lawrence County
Ellwood City
Lincoln
Laurel
Lady Wolverines
Burgettstown
Lady Spartans
Deer Lakes
Shenango
Chartiers-Houston
Union
West Greene
Wilmington
Greyhounds
Franklin
North East
Greensburg Central Catholic
Upper St. Clair
Neshannock
Chippewa Park
Rotary honoree addresses entrepreneurship spirit
David Barensfeld, CEO of Ellwood Group, was named 2016 Rotary Entrepreneur of the Year by New Castle Rotary Club at Villa Banquet Center. He credited colleagues and EQS leaders Bob Rumcik and Bjorn Gabrielsson, noting Ellwood’s growth from 1910 roots and family succession. The Ellwood entity spans Ellwood Quality Steels, North American Forgemasters, and Ellwood Mill Products with over 2,000 employees.
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David Barensfeld
Ellwood Group
New Castle Rotary Club 89
Villa
Barensfeld
Deanna Wish
New Castle
Ellwood Quality Steels
Ellwood Mill
Bob Rumcik
Bjorn Gabrielsson
Rumcik
Ellwood Uddeholm Steel
Mesta
Moravia Street
Ellwood City Forge
ECF
EQS
Babcock and Wilcox
Beaver Falls
David Greiner
Steve Lubinski
Bruce Peterson
Richard Schocher
Mary Grzebieniak
Ellwood City Group
Rotary Club
Dale Perelman
the Villa
Production Restarts at North Beaver Well Pad After Quakes
Production has resumed at two wells at the North Beaver NC Development pad near Route 551 following voluntary halts after minor earthquakes on April 25 and 26. Hilcorp Energy Co. paused drilling projects. now flow back and ongoing work at other wells are underway as DEP and DCNR finish their investigation into the quakes, which ranged from 1.7 to 1.9 magnitude.
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Beaver Township
Hilcorp Energy Co
Texas
North Beaver NC Development
McClelland Road
Melanie Williams
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Williams
DEP
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
City man accused of shooting at vehicle in New Castle
Yohanee Tacoma Mercer-Huffman Jr., 20, of 901 S. Mercer St., is wanted for attempted homicide after firing on a car leaving Neshannock Village. Police say he confronted the driver over a debt, threatened to shoot the car, then fired a silver gun as the vehicle departed. Mercer-Huffman faces multiple charges and a warrant was issued by District Judge Melissa A. Amodie.
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South Side
New Castle
Yohanee
Tacoma
Mercer-Huffman Jr
S. Mercer St
Neshannock Village
Mercer-Huffman
Melissa A. Amodie
Obituaries note local seniors and notable passings in various towns
Agnes Ann Crisci, 92, Memphis Tennessee Mary Grace Cwynar, 95, 1nd, Virginia Mary Ann DiMuccio, 83, New Castle Virginia Horney, 89, John J. Majeski, 63, Cypress California William Stiles, 51, Largo Florida William W. Swanson, 65, Boardman Ohio. Two New Castle Area School District students claimed high honors at the Pennsylvania Junior Science Academy. Baby Wyatt to mark first birthday following 2015 liver transplant.
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Agnes Ann Crisci
Memphis
Tennessee
Mary Grace Cwynar
Virginia
Mary Ann DiMuccio
New Castle
Virginia Horney
John J. Majeski
Cypress
California
William Stiles
Largo
Florida
William W. Swanson
New Castle Area School District
Wyatt
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Kayla Ruperto
Andrew Koob
Rotary
David Evans
EGI
Bob Barensfeld
University of Pennsylvania
North Beaver Wellpad
Boardman, Ohio
Packard Paint Decorating Centers
Tees
E. Washington Street
Hermitage
E. State Street
Greenville
Mercer Road
Hunter Douglas Centurian
Packardpaint.com
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