A Ross County law enforcement official is on paid leave after firing a shot that eventually killed a woman during a drug raid. Members of the U.S. 23 Task Force raided a known drug house along U.S. 23 in southern Ross County late Wednesday night. As soon as they got inside, they found a woman […]

35-year-old Crystal Barrows has died at a Columbus hospital from a what appears to have been a gunshot wound to the head during a Wednesday night drug raid on a Blain Highway mobile. 

The Ross County Sheriff’s Office’s renewed focus on drugs now has a visual reminder for residents of its STOPP initiative. Stop Trafficking or Pay the Price is an initiative Sheriff George Lavender began implementing in the spring. The cruisers recently were outfitted with STOPP decals, and those deputies who obtain three drug convictions will get […]

Area officials are banding together in an effort to change the drug situation in Chillicothe and Ross County. The Ross County Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition on Thursday began merging with Mayor Jack Everson’s fledgling task force on drugs. The coalition has been in place for about four years and has focused on increasing awareness and […]

An estimated $20,000 worth of suspected cocaine was seized Thursday during a search of a North Hickory Street home. The Chillicothe Police Department’s special response team served the search warrant at 159 N. Hickory St. just after 2 p.m. Upon entering the home, police reported finding heroin and about a quarter pound of cocaine. Police […]