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rfox@tribtoday.com Increased isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people with substance use disorders, local mental health officials said. In Trumbull County, accidental drug overdose deaths increased in 2020, over data from 2019 and 2018, but the number has not risen to the highs of 2017, according to data provided by local health officials. There were 90 confirmed fatal overdose deaths in Trumbull County in 2020, and 17 unofficial drug overdose deaths. If the unofficial ta...

Jan 18, 2021 HONORING MLK: The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Scholarship Committee will host the 21st annual celebration honoring the life and legacy of King. The program “Reflect, Reset, Reach Forward” will be 9 to 10:30 a.m. today as a virtual celebration on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89259078123. There will be reflections from alumni scholars, community leaders and a panel discussion “Where Do We Go From Here?” MLK WORKSHOP: The YWCA Mahoning Valley and the MLK Planning C...

The seeing eye Jan 17, 2021 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: The National Day of Remembrance to honor the memory of those who have died of COVID-19 will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will include a memorial honoring those who have died of COVID-19. The ceremony will be at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington, D.C. marking the “first-ever lighting around the reflecting pool to memorialize American lives lost.” Communities across the country are invited to ...

Jan 1, 2021 OUTDOOR FUN: The Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, will cut the ribbon 3:15 p.m. Monday on its Winter Campus. The campus features a high-quality synthetic ice rink that provides an authentic ice skating experience throughout the season, regardless of weather. The rink will be open through March 28 and will provide free public skating for the community and a curling lane for recreation and competitive play. It also will be available to rent. Snacks and hot chocolat...

erunyan@tribtoday.com Staff illustration / R. Michael Semple This is a sampling of obituaries from the Dec. 13 newspaper. Not all of the deaths were caused by COVID-19, but some medical experts say people are dying of other health issues because they are delaying treatment over virus concerns. Local mental health professionals say the pandemic has led to an increase in overdoses because people are more isolated and no one is around to administer Narcan. To put COVID-19 into perspective, the num...

Staff illustration / R. Mike Semple This is a sampling of obituaries from the Dec. 13 newspaper. Not all of the deaths were caused by COVID-19, but some medical experts say people are dying of other health issues because they are delaying treatment over virus concerns. Local mental health professionals say the pandemic has led to an increase in overdoses because people are more isolated and no one is around to administer Narcan. To put COVID-19 into perspective, the number of Mahoning Valley r...

GINGERBREAD CONTEST: The McKinley Memorial Library in Niles is hosting a virtual gingerbread house contest. Entrants can create their own house or pick up a kit from the library’s curbside service. Entries will be emailed to mckinley@mcklib.org. Categories are 17 and younger and 18 and older. On Monday, entries will be posted to the library’s Facebook page where every “like” counts a s a vote until Dec. 20. On Dec. 21. winners in each age group will receive a gift card. For full rules, ...