May 30: Events canceled/postponed due to coronavirus

May 30, 2020

Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ Two Ridges Presbyterian Church, 1085 Canton Road, Wintersville, plans to resume services on Sunday. ¯ The Monday 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. ...

Cancer, coronavirus a dangerous mix, new studies find

May 29, 2020

New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. They are the largest reports on people with both diseases in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Canada. In one study, half of 928 current and former cancer patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized and 13 percent died. That’s far more than the various rates that have been reported in the general population. Results were published Thursday in the ...

May 29: Events canceled/postponed due to coronavirus

May 29, 2020

Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Jefferson County Safety Council announced that the May Safety Council meetings have been canceled. ¯ All military meetings for the Jefferson County Veterans Association have been canceled until the end of summer. The cancellations include the annual Memorial Day service held at the Friendship Park Memorial Museum, where the World War II equipment is on display. ¯ The Steubenville Rotary Club has suspended its weekly Friday ...

May 28: Events canceled/postponed due to coronavirus

May 28, 2020

Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Jefferson County Safety Council announced that the May Safety Council meetings have been canceled. ¯ All military meetings for the Jefferson County Veterans Association have been canceled until the end of summer. The cancellations include the annual Memorial Day service held at the Friendship Park Memorial Museum. ¯ The Steubenville Rotary Club has suspended its weekly Friday meetings until further notice. ¯ The ...

U.S. death toll from virus surpasses 100,000

May 28, 2020

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths. That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. But it represents the stark reality that more Americans have died from the virus than from the Vietnam ...

Poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine

May 28, 2020

Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed, a number that’s surprisingly low considering the effort going into the global race for a vaccine. But more people might eventually roll up their sleeves: The new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found 31 percent simply weren’t sure if they’d get vaccinated. Another 1 in 5 said they’d refuse. Health experts already worry about the whiplash if vaccine promises like President Donald Trump’s goal of a 300 ...