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Indian Creek gets creative to honor seniors

WINTERSVILLE — Indian Creek High School graduates may not walk in a formal commencement exercise this year, but teachers are recognizing them with a special event on May 9. Seniors are invited to decorate their vehicles and take part in a procession at 3 p.m. from Ferguson House of Furniture to the high school campus. Karen Lloyd, president of the Indian Creek Education Association, said teachers and staff will line the driveway and show their appreciation with signs and applause while the grads will collect yard signs to adorn their properties. The district is offering a virtual ...

May 2: 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 Ohio Valley Mopar Club car show set for today at Eastern Gateway Community College has been rescheduled for Sept. 7. ¯ Monday’s meeting of the Woman’s Club of Steubenville has been canceled. ¯ The Fun Seekers have canceled their meeting, which was scheduled for Wednesday. ¯ The 26th-annual Harrison Coal and Reclamation Historical Park dinner auction set for May 9 at the Hopedale VFD Social Hall has been postponed until ...

Businesses make changes to reopen

NEW YORK (AP) — Before the coronavirus outbreak, furniture deliveries at Sunnyland Outdoor Living meant two employees sitting side-by-side in a truck. Now, one will be driving the truck while the second follows in a car. And when Sunnyland’s workers reach a customer’s home, “we’ll ...

Higher education may be facing existential moment

CHICAGO (AP) — Campuses have become ghost towns. Graduation ceremonies have been canceled. School administrators watch as the pandemic ravages budgets, costing billions of dollars in refunded room and board. Some students are seeking partial repayment of their tuition. Hiring freezes have been imposed at some schools, and laid-off professors face difficult job prospects. The dramatic and widespread fallout from the COVID-19 virus has thrown the U.S. higher education system into a state of turmoil with fears that it could transform into an existential moment for the time-honored ...

No timetable for Steubenville recreation facilities to open

STEUBENVILLE — Parks and Recreation Director Lori Featherolf said Friday she’s not sure when they’ll be able to restart recreation activities. Featherolf said the department has to follow state guidelines. “I’ve been getting lots of calls and questions on when this or that is going to open back up,” she said. “What I can tell you right now is that it won’t be until, at the earliest, the end of May or first part of June, and it may even go longer than that.” Featherolf said the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association “is in constant contact with the governor,” ...

New Ohio order allows curbside service by retail stores

COLUMBUS — Retail businesses can open up under certain conditions beginning Saturday, almost two weeks earlier than previously stated, according to a surprise condition in Ohio's latest stay-at-home order issued Friday. The 14-page directive from Health Director Dr. Amy Acton says ...