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May 23: 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: ¯ 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 ...

Study casts new doubt on malaria drug

Malaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus did not help and were tied to a greater risk of death and heart rhythm problems in a new study of nearly 100,000 patients around the world. Friday’s report in the journal Lancet is not a rigorous test of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, but it is by far the largest look at their use in real world settings, spanning 671 hospitals on six continents. “Not only is there no benefit, but we saw a very consistent signal of harm,” said study leader Dr. Mandeep Mehra, a heart specialist at Brigham and ...

Jefferson County Prevention and Recovery Board turns things around

STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Prevention and Recovery Board finished the year with a profit, albeit a slim one. But, compared to the $300,000 deficit the department reported a year ago, Jefferson County commissioners couldn’t have been happier when Executive Director Pam Petrilla ...

Wintersville cancels spring cleanup

WINTERSVILLE — In a Wintersville Council meeting held by teleconference, Mayor Bob Gale said Thursday the village’s annual spring cleanup won’t be held because of the pandemic. Gale said the village is considering a fall alternative, including possibly establishing dumpsters at a central location where residents could bring larger refuse for a limited period. The mayor noted the cleanup usually involves five Jefferson County Jail inmates, who won’t be available due to virus concerns; and five part-time summer workers. In anticipation of declining revenue spurred by ...

Toronto talks graduation plans

TORONTO — While the Toronto High School Class of 2020 won’t be gathering together for a traditional commencement ceremony, school officials have been working to ensure they are recognized for their years of hard work. At Thursday’s Toronto school board meeting, Board President Jay ...

‘This is not going to be a holiday that is forgotten’

In most places across America, there likely won’t be mass gatherings with hats off or hands saluted this Memorial Day. There also may not be a sea of red, white and blue marking the grave stones that stretch for miles across hillsides. But despite the restrictions that the COVID-19 ...