CARES Act spending deadline extended, but rural Ohio frustrated by short notice The Daily Jeffersonian After months of uncertainty and pleas for flexibility in southeast Ohio communities, Congress extended the deadline for local governments to spend their Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds from Dec. 30, 2020, through the end of 2021. President Donald Trump signed that measure into law in the days between Christmas and New Year's. But local officials in rural Ohio did not breathe many sighs of relief, as they pondered what-ifs and discussed their frustration wit...