ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Jennifer Crouch Allen, writing as JPC Allen, has a YA Christian mystery launching Dec. 1 and based the setting of her novel on St. Clairsville, where she grew up, and other areas in southeastern Ohio. “I knew I wanted to set my novel in southeastern Ohio for several ...

By NORA EDINGER For The Times Leader GLEN DALE — Becky Cochran spends many of her workdays making wedding gowns fit just so. Not so much a seamstress as a sewist — a new term for those who sew in an artful way — she rips apart seams, re-contours each dress and puts it back together in a ...

BETHLEHEM — The Thursday Music Club will meet at at 11 a.m. Dec. 2, at "CharHouse on the Avenue" (Ernie's Esquire) Bethlehem. There is a fee and you must have a reservation. To make a reservation call Emily Mayer at 304-232-1714 before noon on Nov. 29. Members Joyce Dimitro and Lynn Welsh ...

NUTCRACKER VILLAGE is now open at Steubenville’s historic Fort Steuben, 155 N. Fourth St. The world’s largest collection of life-size nutcrackers is on display in historic downtown Steubenville during the holiday season through Jan. 8. The exhibit is free and open to the public 24 hours a ...

MARTINS FERRY — A delay in the availability of granite is pushing the installation of the Veterans Monument in Martins Ferry into next year. Terry Wildman, committee member and a Vietnam war veteran, said Thursday the monument is now scheduled to be dedicated on Memorial Day next year, ...

OHIO VALLEY residents who are getting their Christmas shopping started and seeking handmade items to gift created by local artists may want to check out the Holiday Art Show and Sale underway at the Stifel Fine Arts Center, 1330 National Road, Wheeling, and at the Schrader Center at Oglebay ...