Six years after the shutdown, Northeast Ohio residents reflect on fear, family, work, and survival
NORDONIA HILLS, Ohio – Six years ago this month, daily life changed almost overnight.
Roads that were normally packed at midday fell silent. Schools closed. Businesses locked their doors. Families were separated from loved ones in hospitals and care facilities. Parents became teachers. Workers were labeled essential — or suddenly unemployed. And for many in Northeast Ohio, March 2020 remains one of the strangest and most emotionally charged moments in recent memory.
At Nordonia Hills News, we documented those early pandemic days as they happened. Now, six years later, we asked readers a simple question on Facebook: How did COVID affect you and your family?…