BOO! — The Steubenville Art Association will hold a Paint n’ Sip class, open to the public, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Schuetz Funeral Home in Mingo Junction. The ghosts can be taken home or put on display at the village’s city building for its annual Halloween party. The event planning includes, from left, funeral director Jeff Shuetz, SAA President Judy Schmidt and Mingo Junction Mayor Judy Ruckman. -- Contributed

MINGO JUNCTION — Autumn decorations are already on display at several local businesses. And before we know it, Halloween will have children knocking on doors saying, “Trick or Treat.”

Although many people have not yet begun to think about the October holiday, one area organization has started making preparations for the spookiest day of the year.

To get ready for the

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