HAYRIDES — Hop On/Hop Off hayrides will be an addition to this year’s Christmas at Historic Beatty Park, set for Dec. 6. Guests can park their cars and take a hayride through the one mile heart of the park. The truck will run throughout the afternoon, providing a chance to hop off at various stops, including a live nativity, a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a kids crafting area and enjoying Christmas cookies and warm drinks, while supplies last. Each stop will have a warming station with heaters. -- Contributed

STEUBENVILLE — In the quiet corners of Historic Beatty Park lie her childhood memories, memories that still whisper through the trees.

For Flora VerStraten-Merrin, that park is an old friend.

She, along with a group of volunteers known as the Friends of Beatty Park, have spent

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