MAY 13: EVENTS CANCELED/POSTPONED

May 13, 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 Public Employee Retiree Inc.’s meeting for today has been canceled. ¯ The Seven Ranges Joint Fire District Meeting scheduled for today has been canceled. ¯ 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 ...

Blessing held for health care workers

May 12, 2020

STEUBENVILLE — Trinity Health System joined with the city officials to say thank you to its health care workers Monday, the start of National Hospital Week. Several dozen employees gathered outside Trinity Medical Center West for the ceremony, which featured Steubenville City Manager Jim ...

Local restaurants ready to reopen

May 12, 2020

STEUBENVILLE — After surviving on takeout and delivery orders for the past two months, local restaurateurs are looking forward to resuming operations Friday — even if it’s only to offer patio dining. Under the governor’s order, restaurants and bars can open outdoor serving areas Friday and their indoor dining rooms on May 21, provided they follow established health and safety protocols, including social distancing, wearing face masks and sanitizing common areas and implements. “Of course, the state has highly regulated it,” Frankie DiCarlantonio, director of business ...

Bethany grads challenged to care, change the world

May 12, 2020

BETHANY — A social justice advocate and pastor imparted on the Bethany College Class of 2020 the importance of the three C’s — care, change and conclusion — during the college’s digital graduation ceremony on Saturday. “As you graduate and embark on your continuing journey ...

Regatta, chili cookoff canceled in Wheeling

May 12, 2020

WHEELING — Raceboats flying across the surface of the Ohio River will not be seen or heard in Wheeling this summer, nor will the scrumptious taste of chili be enjoyed at Heritage Port. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, two popular summer events — the annual Wheeling Vintage Raceboat ...

Trump faces virus at White House amid push to reopen

May 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Monday his administration has “met the moment” and “prevailed” on coronavirus testing, even as the White House itself became a potent symbol of the risk facing Americans everywhere by belatedly ordering everyone who enters the West Wing to wear a mask. Trump addressed a Rose Garden audience filled with mask-wearing administration officials, some appearing publicly with face coverings for the first time during the outbreak, after two aides tested positive for COVID-19 late last week. The startling sight served only to further ...