Amanda News

The following people were booked into the Fairfield County Jail on Monday. The bookings are reports only.

Detention Facility Stony Steward, Jr., 23, Fremont, arrested by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office for failure to appear, $12,610 bond.

HEMLOCK: Nora Annette 'Nettie' Tharp, 97 of Hemlock passed away at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday June 30, 2009 in the care of Genesis Hospice at Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville.

LANCASTER - Employees at a local McDonald's are thankful the only victim of a kitchen fire was their lunchtime business.

Alexis Eva Drum back home in Fairfield County with her mom, Lisa and grandma Kim VanGundy, who delivered her.

A-C Biddy Football and Cheerleading Sign-ups for Amanda-Clearcreek biddy football and Cheerleading will be held from 10 a.m. to noon today in '77 gym of Amanda-Clearcreek on School St.

LANCASTER - For some local residents, food preservation is just a little more than family tradition.

LANCASTER - Young actors put their imaginations to the test as they learned proper acting techniques during a free library workshop in downtown Lancaster.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Father's Day brings people together every year for many different reasons.

Two local parents said they don't feel any better about a now-registered sexual offender because he already contacted their daughters.

The following people were booked into the Fairfield County Jail Monday. The bookings are reports only.

Morgan E. Ford married Justin P. Williams on June 21, 2008, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Newark.

ZANESVILLE - A pair of local dignitaries didn't harbor any political agendas when they appeared during opening ceremonies for the 25th annual Relay For Life event Saturday afternoon at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds.

AMANDA - The Amanda-Clearcreek Board of Education will have its regular meeting at 7 p.m. today in room 1100 at the district office, 328 East Main St., Amanda.

Within the past week, Johnstown enjoyed two graduation ceremonies -- the 2009 senior class at Johnstown-Monroe High School and the eighth-grade class at Adams Middle School.

McDowell Exchange School is proud to announce a Summer Art Exhibit at The Ridge Inn in Laurelville.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was a tornado that touched down in Fairfield County Tuesday night.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - The Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency is keeping an eye on a computer system that sets off tornado sirens in Fairfield County.

Billy Bob Thornton 's estranged daughter said a 1-year-old girl who died in her care acted normally after she fell from a playpen and hit her head, according to documents.

The driver, male, of a 1998 Ford Explorer with a trailer attached lost control while heading westbound near the 3700 block of state Route 22 around 9:55 p.m. Sunday.