/tags/ross-county Ross County en-US Copyright Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:39:26 GMT /2024-12-26/ohio-corrections-officer-dies-in-christmas-day-inmate-assault A state investigation is underway after a Ross Correctional Institution guard died during what's being called an “inmate assault” Christmas morning. Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:39:26 GMT /2024-12-26/ohio-corrections-officer-dies-in-christmas-day-inmate-assault Sarah Donaldson /2024-09-04/most-severe-drought-in-decades-declared-in-22-ohio-counties-what-does-that-mean-for-farmers The federal government hasn't declared a drought in several decades for any county in Ohio. Farmers in Ohio are seeing its impacts, as they're forced to adapt to dryer weather. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:43:50 GMT /2024-09-04/most-severe-drought-in-decades-declared-in-22-ohio-counties-what-does-that-mean-for-farmers George Shillcock /news/2020-11-10/as-ohio-republicans-cast-doubt-on-election-trump-voters-hesitant-about-biden-presidency Days after Vice President Joe Biden secured enough Electoral College votes to win the presidential election, Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday issued a statement… Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:04:57 GMT /news/2020-11-10/as-ohio-republicans-cast-doubt-on-election-trump-voters-hesitant-about-biden-presidency Andy Chow /news/2020-06-26/family-sues-ross-county-sheriff-after-son-kills-himself-in-jail The family of a man who killed himself in the Ross County Jail has filed a wrongful death case against the sheriff.The case alleges 20-year-old Scott… Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:21:20 GMT /news/2020-06-26/family-sues-ross-county-sheriff-after-son-kills-himself-in-jail Nick Evans /news/2019-05-10/ross-county-went-big-for-trump-can-elizabeth-warren-make-her-case Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is spending some time in Ohio as she hits the campaign trial. She's hosting a town hall… Fri, 10 May 2019 20:22:22 GMT /news/2019-05-10/ross-county-went-big-for-trump-can-elizabeth-warren-make-her-case Clare Roth /news/2019-02-05/two-dead-two-with-life-threatening-injuries-in-connected-ross-county-crimes The Ross County Sheriff's Office says two people are dead and two others suffered life-threatening injuries in what appear to be connected crimes.The… Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:03:53 GMT /news/2019-02-05/two-dead-two-with-life-threatening-injuries-in-connected-ross-county-crimes Steve Brown /news/2017-10-16/in-one-ohio-county-police-go-door-to-door-for-drug-interventions Officer Ron Meyers drives down a dirt road in rural Ross County. As he passes each home, he slows down and squints, searching for an address. Out here the… Mon, 16 Oct 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-10-16/in-one-ohio-county-police-go-door-to-door-for-drug-interventions /news/2017-02-07/prison-inmate-slain-while-leaving-columbus-in-transport-van A prosecutor says a inmate from the Ross County Correctional Institution was strangled while riding in a transport van with other prisoners and guards… Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:33:48 GMT /news/2017-02-07/prison-inmate-slain-while-leaving-columbus-in-transport-van Andrew Welsh-Huggins /news/2015-12-23/i-g-report-says-odot-workers-dumped-truckloads-of-dirt-debris-into-ross-county-creek Ohio’s government watchdog says an investigation shows some state transportation workers dumped contaminated dirt into a popular fishing destination in… Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:54:09 GMT /news/2015-12-23/i-g-report-says-odot-workers-dumped-truckloads-of-dirt-debris-into-ross-county-creek Steve Brown /news/2015-07-28/man-pleads-not-guilty-in-chillicothe-murder A suspect has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of a woman whose slaying is one of several deaths and disappearances troubling residents of… Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:34:58 GMT /news/2015-07-28/man-pleads-not-guilty-in-chillicothe-murder