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Ellwood City Ledger ELLWOOD CITY — It's true, the borough's Arts, Crafts, Food and Entertainment Festival will not happen this year, but an important summer ritual still will.  Ellwood City's annual firework display, typically part of the the festival line up, will go on, despite the committee's 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 they're tentatively planned for 10 p.m. on July 2,3 or 4.   "We are still ironing out the exact details," said Eric Rayner, the chairman ...

Ellwood City Ledger ELLWOOD CITY — COVID-19 handed another devastating blow to local residents, businesses and visitors Tuesday night, when members of the festival committee announced on social media that the 2021 Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Foods and Entertainment Festival had been canceled.  The 2021 festival was being planned for July in Ewing Park and expected to attract over 200 vendors and visitors from all over the county. In a post on Facebook, members said the decision came after months of deliberation and ultimately hinged on protecting the community.  "We love our commun...

Elgin could reopen Wing Park pool with higher fees, time limits   The Wing Park Aquatic Center would reopen this year after being closed in 2020 due to the pandemic. Rick West | Staff Photographer   Updated 4/15/2021 8:32 PM After being closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elgin's Wing Park Family Aquatic Center will reopen in June but with lower capacity and higher entrance fees, city officials said. A proposal unanimously recommended for approval Wednesday by the Elgin City Council would raise resident fees to $10 from $6, require reservations to enter, eliminate mem...

Ashley Okland case remains unsolved 10 years after murder April 8, 2011, is the day realtor Ashley Okland was found murdered inside a townhome she was showing. Police are still searching for answers. Author: Jon Diaz (WOI), Hollie Schlesselman Published: 7:24 PM CDT April 8, 2021 Updated: 10:53 PM CDT April 8, 2021 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — "Ten years has gone by and it seems like yesterday."  For Sheri McMichael, the Ashley Okland Star Playground at Ewing Park is a special place.  Ten years ago on April 8, realtor Ashley Okland, 27, was found...

Ashley Okland was 27 when the real estate agent was killed on April 8, 2011, in West Des Moines.  Okland was an employee of Iowa Realty Co., and had been showing a model townhouse when she was killed. A Rottlund Homes employee had heard a commotion inside the model townhouse at 558 Stone Creek Court, and when the employee went inside to investigate, they found Okland on the floor, shot twice, according to IowaColdCases.org. Medics rushed Okland to the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, where she later died. The case remains unsolved. Who was Ashley Okland? Okland was born De...