WEIRTON — Municipal officials continued their efforts Thursday to keep Weirton residents informed on the city’s operations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The weekly update was streamed live on the city’s Facebook page, with a group of three area doctors later joining to provide ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Four Seasons Senior Citizens meeting for April has been canceled. ¯ The Jefferson County Safety Council announced that the April and May Safety Council meetings have been canceled. ¯ The Toronto Beautification Committee has canceled its geranium sales. ¯ The 2020 Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame banquet and associated events set for June 8 has been postponed. The scholarship application deadline has been extended to ...
COLUMBUS — Nearly 1 million people have filed unemployment claims in the past five weeks as Ohio's stay-at-home order continues to depress the economy and lead to widespread layoffs, the state reported Thursday. For the week ending April 18, 109,369 people filed jobless claims, according ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Health slashed the state's COVID-19 death toll on Thursday by 201, saying probable deaths it had previously included in the count were eliminated after further investigation. The overall death toll now stands at 1,421, down from 1,622 ...
CINCINNATI — Voter participation in Ohio’s coronavirus-extended primary election is on a slow pace, but the state’s election chief said Wednesday there have been no major problems so far with less than a week to go. Numbers released Tuesday by the secretary of state, Republican Frank ...
STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Port Authority’s search for a new director continues. The port authority board held its monthly meeting by teleconference Wednesday evening, and the progress of the search was a topic of discussion raised by Judge John Mascio. The search for a new director began in August when Evan Scurti was shifted to a part-time role as incentives manager after serving as the executive director since December 2013. Scurti has continued to handle the port authority’s day-to-day operations in the interim. Rob D’Anniballe said that after some delay ...
