DILLES BOTTOM — PTT Global Chemical America will take more time than previously anticipated to decide whether it will build a petrochemical complex in the Ohio Valley. PTTGCA, one of two companies considering construction of an ethane cracker plant in Belmont County, announced a new ...
With states enlisting stay-at-home orders as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the toll that staying home has taken on people has varied. Routines have been disrupted, while communication with friends and family has shifted to the virtual world. And according to experts, such a deluge of changes can lead to shifts in people’s personalities. Bill Chopik, an assistant professor of psychology at Michigan State University, said that while it might not seem like people generally change due to stress, the truth is that more often than not, they change in dramatic ways. “Some ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ The Millsop Community Center is set to reopen Monday. ¯ The 2020 Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame banquet and associated events set for Monday has been postponed. ¯ The Cancer Dietary Initiative has canceled its annual golf scramble that had been scheduled for June 26 at Red Oaks Golf Course. ¯ The 74th-annual Weirton Steel Corp. 25-Year Club picnic set for July 18 has been canceled. ¯ A Caring Place Child Advocacy ...
Due to the precautions being taken surrounding the coronavirus, the following changes have been made regarding events and meetings in the local area: ¯ Today’s meeting of the Jefferson County Retired Teachers has been canceled. ¯ The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County will be closed until further notice as a measure of safety for employees and the public. Curbside pickup service is available. ¯ The 2020 Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame banquet and associated events set for Monday has been postponed. ¯ The Cancer Dietary Initiative has canceled its ...
(Editor’s note: Much of the nation has been shut down during the past two-plus months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now the economy is reopening, and businesses of all types are quickly ramping up for what they hope will be a busy summer season that will return them to some sense of normalcy. To help mark the reopening and tell the positive, meaningful stories of how we’re all rebuilding after a very uncertain time, today we’re launching the first part of an ongoing weekly series titled “Reopening.” Each week we’ll delve into a different aspect of the reopening, how local ...
Businesses throughout the region are slowly starting to reopen, providing services that in some cases have not be available to Tri-State Area resident since the middle of March, when the region’s governors issued stay-at-home restrictions and ordered businesses that were deemed nonessential to close in response to the threat posed by COVID-19. Govs. Mike DeWine of Ohio and Jim Justice of West Virginia have been loosening those restrictions during the past few weeks, and while things will not look like they did at the beginning of March, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. ...
