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She also did the drawings for Dick King-Smith’s book The Sheep-Pig, which was adapted into a hit Hollywood film as Babe

Children’s author who devised the adventures of the Pig family and illustrated stories including Dick King-Smith’s The Sheep-Pig

The Rotary Club of Ellwood City recently honored two leaders of the Ellwood City Arts, Craft, Food, and Entertainment Festival.

The 40th annual Ellwood City Festival was a big return and success, with over 20,000 people in attendance.

The Ellwood City Arts and Crafts Festival is returning for its 40th anniversary after a two-year hiatus.

In this weeks Tady column, Tom Hanks film sets Ambridge filming date; Ellwood City Band Bash returns; and Loverboy rocked for first time in 2 years

7:30 p.m. PJ Rillo & The Western Spirit 8:30 p.m. Bobby Thompson & The Groove Koehler Brewery will sell beer. Pappy Ricks Kettle Corn returns, along with the Ellwood City Little Wolverines selling baked goods, deep-fried Oreos, refreshments and more.  The event includes 50/50 raffles and free prize give always between each act based on Ellwood City trivia. Admission is $8 Friday, $10 Saturday, $15 for a two-day wristband, all benefiting the Ellwood City fireworks show. With Ellwood Citys hu...

R&B/pop singer Samuel Mancini made his live radio debut Thursday, performing three songs on Beaver Countys WBVP/WMBA-FM (99.3). The Patterson Township natives "Feed The Fire" mixtape debuted Feb. 26, reaching No. 58 on the Billboard sales chart, and the Top-20 of the iTunes Pop Chart. Mancini mixes blissful melodies with a dazzling vocal range, particularly on "Reckless," a song about moving on from an unfulfilling relationship.   Electropop flourishes abound on "Whos Gonna Be There," which ...

Ellwood City Ledger ELLWOOD CITY — Its true, the boroughs Arts, Crafts, Food and Entertainment Festival will not happen this year, but an important summer ritual still will.  Ellwood Citys annual firework display, typically part of the the festival line up, will go on, despite the committees decision last Tuesday to cancel the main event due to concerns over COVID-19. An exact date, time and location for the fireworks has yet to be decided, but theyre tentatively planned for 10 p.m. on J...