CHILLICOTHE -- Ross County Sheriff George W. Lavender, Jr. announced the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $20,071.85 in federal traffic safety ...

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) – A man is wanted on several violent charges related to an alleged incident that occurred on Sunday in Ross County. According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year-old ...

CHILLICOTHE — Ross County Sheriff George Lavender said an audio clip posted to the Scioto Valley Guardian that alleges he used a racial slur is not him and he is opening an investigation into it.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Ross County sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the line of duty last November will be one of nine law enforcement officers honored by Ohio’s attorney general this week. Sgt.

CHILLICOTHE — An investigation by the Lorain County Sheriff's Office into the recording alleged to be Ross County Sheriff George Lavender using a racial slur has determined that there is "reasonable ...

CHILLICOTHE — The Ross County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men in connection with a PayPal Scam involving a Ross County resident. The resident was scammed out of approximately $59,000; $44,000 in ...

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Ross County Sheriff’s deputy received a letter of termination after he filed his intent to run for sheriff. Former deputy Isaac Oberer said he submitted the necessary ...

ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — UPDATE: The teen girl was found safe. The Ross County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 14-year-old girl who ran away from home. Authorities say Gabriella Holbrook was last seen ...

ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — On a hot sunny day in September, Sgt. Eric Kocheran stepped on the mound at the VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe. He picks the perfect pitch and throws it for a strike. It’s all ...