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June 3: Events canceled/postponed

Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Millsop Community Center is set to reopen Monday. ¯ The 2020 Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame banquet and associated events set for Monday has been postponed. ¯ The Cancer Dietary Initiative has canceled its annual golf scramble that had been scheduled for June 26 at Red Oaks Golf Course. ¯ The 74th-annual Weirton Steel Corp. 25-Year Club picnic set for July 18 has been canceled. ¯ A Caring Place Child Advocacy ...

June 2: Events canceled/postponed due to coronavirus

Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ Today’s meeting of the Jefferson County Retired Teachers has been canceled. ¯ The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County will be closed until further notice as a measure of safety for employees and the public. Curbside pickup service is available. ¯ The 2020 Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame banquet and associated events set for Monday has been postponed. ¯ The Cancer Dietary Initiative has canceled its ...

Back to business, but not as usual

(Editor’s note: Much of the nation has been shut down during the past two-plus months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now the economy is reopening, and businesses of all types are quickly ramping up for what they hope will be a busy summer season that will return them to some sense of ...

Local businesses adapt to strange times

Businesses throughout the region are slowly starting to reopen, providing services that in some cases have not be available to Tri-State Area resident since the middle of March, when the region’s governors issued stay-at-home restrictions and ordered businesses that were deemed nonessestial to close in response to the threat posed by COVID-19. Govs. Mike DeWine of Ohio and Jim Justice of West Virginia have been loosening those restrictions during the past few weeks, and while things will not look like they did at the beginning of March, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. ...

With precautions, church doors reopen for services

STEUBENVILLE - As they entered Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Steubenville on Sunday morning, members of Triumph of the Cross Parish encountered a familiar scene with subtle differences. Bottles of hand sanitizer were placed at the entrance and other areas, strands of tape were extended ...

June 1: Events canceled/postponed due to coronavirus

Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ Today’s meeting of the Jefferson County E-911 Board is canceled. The next scheduled meeting of the board is at 6 p.m. August 3 at the Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center. ¯ The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County will be closed until further notice as a measure of safety for employees and the public. Curbside pickup service will begin today. ¯ The Tuesday meeting of the Jefferson County Retired Teachers ...