By offering outdoor seating and complying with public health protocols in dining areas and the kitchen, some local restaurants have been able to serve customers on-site this weekend. It was their first experience with doing business following the pandemic-spurred lockdown. And despite having ...
STEUBENVILLE — Older Ohioans can take advantage of a free, daily check-in by phone service to ensure their well-being during the COVID-19 public health emergency, Jefferson County Health Commissioner Nicole Balakos said. The statewide program, unveiled during Gov. Mike DeWine’s daily briefing, is open to all Ohio residents aged 60 and up who have a valid phone number, especially those who live alone. “As our Stay Safe Ohio orders continue and we encourage those citizens who have health vulnerabilities to reduce their time and exposure in the community,” Balakos said. “Those ...
COLUMBUS — The Ohio prison system plans to resume accepting inmates from county jails to begin their prison sentences, a practice suspended during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to reduce overcrowding. Beginning Monday, the state will take up to 50 inmates a day at the Correctional Reception Center in central Ohio. Authorities will hold inmates a minimum of 35 days before transferring them to facilities around the state based on their security level and other factors. The agency needs to resume housing inmates as Ohio courts reopen, said JoEllen Smith, spokeswoman for the ...
CINCINNATI — Just days after announcing it would end hazard “hero” pay to front-line workers, Kroger says it will give them extra “thank you” bonuses. The move comes after an outcry from the grocery store’s union, the United Food and Commercial Workers International, which said workers are still risking their lives by coming to work. The bonus is $400 for full-time workers and $200 for part-time workers to be paid out in two installments on May 30 and June 18, Kroger announced Friday. Hazard pay was a $2-per-hour supplement. UFCW Local 75 president Kevin Garvey said ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Steubenville Retired Teachers meeting for May has been canceled. ¯ The Franciscan University of Steubenville Women’s Scholarship Guild’s annual Spring Into Spring fundraising event that had been scheduled for Tuesday has been canceled. ¯ The Jefferson County Fair Board has canceled its May 21 meeting. Fair officials said they await word from Gov. Mike DeWine regarding county fairs during the pandemic. Anyone with questions ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County commissioners expect to save taxpayers around $297,000 after furloughing 11 county workers due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Members of the board met Thursday afternoon to discuss actions they took after a May 8 special meeting, which included a variety of cuts to full-time and part-time workers, according to Commission President Joe Barnabei. Furloughed were one employee each in the circuit court and prosecutor’s office; two in the sheriff’s department, with another four to follow this week; three in the assessor’s office; and four in ...
