WEIRTON — Citing concerns about spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Harold Miller said he wasn’t sure how many to expect at a joint Memorial Day service held Monday at the Weirton Steel Honor Roll veterans monument. “But I said I will be there if I’m the only one. I owe it to these ...
BILLINGS, Mont. — Americans settled for small processions and online tributes instead of parades Monday as they observed Memorial Day in the shadow of the pandemic, which forced communities to honor the nation’s military dead with modest, more subdued ceremonies that also remembered those lost to the coronavirus. On the weekend that marked the unofficial start of summer, authorities warned people heading to beaches, parks or backyard barbecues to heed social-distancing rules to avoid a resurgence of the disease that has infected 5.4 million people worldwide and killed over ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Donald Trump honored America’s war dead Monday in back-to-back Memorial Day appearances colored by an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the coronavirus. Eager to demonstrate national revival from the pandemic, Trump doubled up on his public schedule, while threatening to pull the Republican National Convention out of Charlotte in August unless North Carolina’s Democratic governor gives a quick green light to the party’s plans to assemble en masse. The U.S. death toll from the pandemic approached 100,000; North Carolina two days earlier ...
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 ...
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 ...
WEIRTON — The Weirton Board of Parks & Recreation will open the playground, tennis courts and basketball courts at Starvaggi Memorial Park and Marland Heights Park to the general public beginning today. The decision followed by board’s teleconference meeting Thursday morning, along with consultations with city officials. “All the decisions we’ve made during this time have been made with public safety foremost in our minds,” Park Board Chairman Edwin J. Bowman said. “Concerns for the safety of our citizens has been, and will continue to be, the most important factor in our ...
