HCSO Chief Deputy Visits Kenton Rotary

Burns took the opportunity to update the club on the happenings at the Sheriff’s office.

Currently there are 23 full time deputies and 11 dispatchers.

Of those deputies, 4 are School resource officers at the county schools and Village of Ada. All the Resource Officers are DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) certified and able to teach the DARE curriculum at their respective schools.

In March of 2021 the Sheriff’s Office moved to Central Dispatching, meaning that it is responsible for dispatching of all public safety entities (law enforcement, fire and EMS) throughout the county. All emergent (9-1-1) and non-emergent calls are now routed to a single location for dispatch. Chief Deputy Burns shared the names of Mason Treen, Deputy of the Year, and Vicky Wood, Communications Officer of the year, honored recently at the Sheriff’s annual Appreciation and Awards Banquet Congratulations!

Chief Deputy Burns also spoke about the Shop with a Cop program. It will take place December 3rd and give children an opportunity to accompany a deputy on a shopping trip to purchase gifts for their family.

The Office will also participate in “No Shave November” which will benefit a local park project in memory of Chad Roof. Deputies and dispatchers can donate in order for the privilege of growing facial hair or wearing jeans (dispatchers) on duty.

For more information about the Sheriff’s office visit: https://co.hardin.oh.us/sheriff/ or find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OHHCSO