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Christmas shopping tour in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT —Holiday gift hunters can step back in time and find unique offerings in historic Mount Pleasant next weekend. Businesses in the village’s Historic District will have their halls decked and doors open for Christmas shoppers Friday and Saturday as the community hosts its ...

Brass quintet to perform holiday concert at Independence Hall

WHEELING — Shadyside Brass — a quintet of artists in residence at the Heinz Memorial Chapel in Pittsburgh — will perform a free holiday concert in the restored courtroom at West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Holiday favorites such as “I Saw Three ...

Adena author makes Oprah’s Best Novels list

ADENA — Local author Beth Raymer’s recent book, “Fireworks Every Night” published by Random House, has made Oprah’s Best Novels of 2023. The book is number nine on the list. Raymer was born in Adena and moved to Palm Beach County, Florida, with her family when she was 5 years old. ...

Best Sellers By The Associated Press

1. “Dirty Thing” by Janet Evanovich (Atria) 2. “The Exchange” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 4. “The Secret” by Child/Child (Delacorte) 5. “Holly” by Stephen King (Scribner) 6. “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 7. ...

Highway Patrol joins Toys for Tots

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The local post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is participating in the Toys for Tots holiday collection for the first time. Lt. Brian McFarland said this is another element of the post’s community outreach. “This is the first year this post has done that program, so ...

Boscov’s helps raise over $3M for charity with Friends Helping Friends Event

READING, Pa. — With the record-breaking success of the recently held Friends Helping Friends Event, Boscov’s announced that participating local nonprofit organizations are believed to have raised over $3 million in donation proceeds from this fundraiser. “Throughout our stores, over ...