Amanda, Ohio

• Kenneth A. Farnsworth, Jr.
  

  Kenneth A. Farnsworth, Jr. Kenny pulled many times in the Lorain County Fair tractor pulls and helped for many years doing tracA tor pull backs during the Friday night modified night tractor pulls at the Lorain County Fair.

• Fire destroys Amanda home
  

  AMANDA - Firefighters have put out a fire that destroyed a home at 5981 Julian Road.

• Ross County Sheriff's Office Municipal Court
  

  3:10 a.m. -- David Garrett, no age or address listed, charged with operating a vehicle while impaired and no operator's license.

• Nora L. Leith, 88
  

  Nora L. Leith, 88, of East Liverpool, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, at the Calcutta Health Care Center.

• Fairfield County Common Pleas Court
  

  Stephanie A. Terry, 31, no hometown available, pleaded guilty to theft, a fifth-degree felony; and misuse of credit cards, a first-degree misdemeanor.

• Promotions and new on the job
  

  Ronald Thomas has joined Smith & Schaefer, a regional dealer of health care and scientific equipment and furnishings in Avondale, as a service technician.

• Hog calling contest makes for Soo-weet day at the market
  

  LANCASTER -- If you think simply calling 'sooie' will bring the hogs a'running, those who participated in the Lancaster Farmers Market hog calling contest could teach you a thing or two.

• John R. 'Jack' Renner
  

  CHILLICOTHE: John R. 'Jack' Renner, 74, of Chillicothe, went to be with his Heavenly Father at 12:10 a.m. Friday, August 27, 2010, following a brief illness.

• Fairfield County sheriff says there could be hundreds of mail theft victims
  

  LANCASTER-- Fairfield County officials are urging any residents who've noticed suspicious activity regarding their mailboxes to contact the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office.

• Man flown to Columbus hospital after crash at Ohio 188, Ohio 674
  

  UPDATE | AMANDA TOWNSHIP - A Wilmington man was flown to a Columbus hospital after firefighters had to extricate him from a crash this afternoon.

• Municipal Court
  

  Obstructing official business -- Amanda J. Keller, 23, of 183 E. Seventh St., case dismissed without prejudice because facts were unlikely to result in conviction; Aug.

• Sheriff's Office: Hundreds targeted by mail thefts
  

  Officials urge any residents who've noticed suspicious activity regarding their mailboxes to contact the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office.

• McMaster beats back Hodgkin's, does her part for Peletonia
  

  AMANDA -- In 2009, Denise McMaster was undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma as her daughter, Mallory, coordinated volunteers at the Pelotonia rider stop in Amanda.

• Lancaster-based restaurant marks 25 years in business
  

  CHILLICOTHE -- When Lancaster-based Cristy's Pizza first opened its doors in 1985 with a single store on Lancaster's east side, it was a time long before almost everyone who could afford a pizza oven was joining in the competition for a slice of the pizza market pie.

• Calvin Doyle Morehart
  

  CANAL WINCHESTER: Calvin Doyle Morehart, age 83, of Canal Winchester, died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Grant Medical Center following a long illness.

• New ministry group invites those seeking unique worship outlet
  

  AMANDA -- A local pastor hopes to provide a fun and different way for people to worship when she starts up a new arts ministry next month at a local church.

• Debra Swiger Fagan
  

  FAGAN, Debra Swiger, 46, of Steubenville, Ohio, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, in the Laurels after a long illness.

• School starts at Amanda-Clearcreek
  

  AMANDA - It was a morning of hugs, photos and new beginnings for many of the first- and second-graders who trooped inside Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School for their first day of class.

• Aug. 20 reception set for latest Wholly Craft! exhibit
  

  An exhibit by a local women's art collective is currently on display at the Wall Gallery inside Wholly Craft!, 3169 N. High St.

City Description

Amanda is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 707 at the 2000 census. Amanda was the birthplace of Thomas Sterling, a Republican in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1925. Amanda is located at 39°39′0″N 82°44′36″W / 39.65°N 82.74333°W / 39.65; -82.74333 (39.650042, -82.743199). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 707 people, 256 households, and 203 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,160.6 people per square mile (827.2/km²). There were 269 housing units at an average density of 822.1/sq mi (314.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.59% White, 0.28% Native American, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population. There were 256 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of

City Contained By:

• Fairfield County
• Ohio

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 0.776996433101 km squared

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