Amanda News

It was announced last week that Jerry Leach had become the Portsmouth Police Department's second captain.

The 2014 elections are well over a year away, but a Fairfield County farmer already has declared his plans to challenge Rep.

The Gallia County Convention and Visitors' Bureau is pleased to announce that Amanda Crouse has been named as the new executive director.

Jill Elizabeth Recker and Joel Nathaniel Denton were united in marriage at 2 p.m. on Dec.

Ohio authors, Amanda Flower, Mary Ellis and Nancy Herriman will be signing copies of their Amish related and historical fiction titles May 4 at 1 p.m. at the Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main St, Hudson.

The resurfacing of Ohio 159 from the Pickaway County line to U.S. 22 in Clearcreek and Amanda and Hocking townships began Monday.

Ohio authors, Amanda Flower, Mary Ellis and Nancy Herriman will be signing copies of their Amish related and historical fiction titles May 4 at 1 p.m. at the Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main St, Hudson.

Mystique Hicks will be the first to admit it -- she's a total and complete "super nerd." When asked to talk about her favorite subject, math, the Ohio University-Lancaster student's eyes light up and she quickly begins chatting about algebra, calculus and derivatives, things that send many other college students cowering behind their textbooks.