Fayette County OH Sheriffs Office

10/23/2026

Tomorrow our office we will be set up in the Kroger parking lot near the entrance accepting unused medication for safe disposal during the DEA National Rx take back day from 10am to 2pm.

10/23/2026

Update: in custody 9:16pm 10/23/2026 per Highland County Sheriff’s Office

Please call law enforcement if you know where he is.

The Highland County Sheriff's Office is searching for 20-year-old Cassen Kelso Conaway in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred on the evening of October 22, 2026.
At approximately 8:05 P.M., authorities responded to a shooting in the 13000 block of State Route 72. Deputies with the Highland County Sheriff's Office, Leesburg Police Department, and EMS responded to the scene and found a 41-year-old male deceased. The Highland County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene. The suspect, Cassen Kelso Conaway, 20, of Highland County, had fled the scene before law enforcement’s arrival.
An intensive, multi-agency manhunt continued throughout the night. The Highland County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, the Highland County Sheriff's Office Drone unit, the Greenfield Police Department’s K-9 unit, the Highland County Special Response Team, the Ohio State Patrol Aviation Unit, Ohio State Patrol Troopers, Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, Fayette County Sheriff's Office, and BCI&I assisted in the investigation and subsequent search for the suspect throughout the night. Highland County Victim’s Witness personnel also responded to assist those affected.
If you have any information about Cassen Kelso Conaway's whereabouts, please contact the Highland County Sheriff's Office at (937) 393-1421.

10/18/2026

⚠️ I-71 crash

10/16/2026

As we kick off the football games this Friday, the staff at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is calling on all of our followers to support the Greenfield McClain Tigers!

The Tigers are competing for the Midwest division title in the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights competition. A win would bring home $250,000 and a Gronk weight room makeover — plus a shot at the $1,000,000 grand prize if they take the finals!

Please vote daily now through October 25th to help these student-athletes and our local school. Every vote counts!

Vote here: https://fn5gl.t-mobile.com/vote/mcclain-high-school

Let’s show our support for the Greenfield McClain Tigers! 🐯

We entered the Friday Night 5G Lights contest! They're celebrating small-town high school football, giving upgrades to schools + awarding a $1Million game-changing grand prize. It could be us! Learn more: https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/friday-night-5g-lights

10/16/2026

A big thank you to our local Domino’s for treating the staff at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office to lunch recently.

It’s moments like these that remind us how fortunate we are to serve in a community that truly supports its first responders. We’re grateful for neighbors and businesses who show up for us the way we strive to show up for them.

Thank you, Domino’s!

10/08/2026

10/02/2026

⚠️ paving work to begin ⚠️

U.S. 22, U.S. 62 Resurfacing Project Set to Begin
Paving work to begin in Washington Court House next week

Fayette County (Tuesday, September 29, 2026) – The first leg of a resurfacing project on U.S. Route 22 and U.S. 62 in Washington Court House and Fayette County is scheduled to begin, with working getting under way next week.

Contractors for the Ohio Department of Transportation will be paving U.S. 22 (Clinton Avenue) from Fairview Avenue and U.S. 62 (Leesburg Avenue) from Jamison Road to both routes' junction with Court Street at the Five Points intersection in Washington Court House. The project also includes paving Market Street, between Hinde Street and the junction with Columbus Avenue.

Preliminary work has started with sign installation, and beginning Monday, October 5, crews will begin paving operations at the Five Points intersection, with operations in effect during the evening and overnight hours, from approximately 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Work at the intersection is anticipated to be completed in one to two nights. As crews move to working on Market Street and Clinton and Leesburg avenues, daytime operations will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Traffic will be maintained in a minimum of one lane by flaggers and with the use of traffic control devices. Motorists are reminded to use additional caution and to expect some delay when traveling through the work zones.

In addition to this work, the project includes resurfacing U.S. 22 from the Clinton County line to the corporation limit and U.S. 62 from the Highland County line to the corporation limit, as well as the (U.S. 35) connector roads between U.S. 62 and U.S. 22 inside the city. Construction at these locations, however, will not start until the spring of 2027.

The John R. Jurgensen Company was awarded a contract in the amount of approximately $7.54 million to complete the project, and all work is scheduled to be completed in September 2027.

For more information contact:
District 8 Public Information Office
513-933-6517 - or - 513-933-6534

09/21/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:15 p.m.

09/17/2026

LE Presence- City Motel

Situation at City Motel
Large law enforcement presence on scene.
Suspect is in custody after shots were fired.
No injuries to law enforcement or any first responders.

09/17/2026

10:49 AM Update: located safe !

❗️Missing❗️
If you have any information on the location of Max and Carolyn Forsythe or see this vehicle, please contact law enforcement. The Washington Court House Police Department is the primary agency. The Forsythes didn’t arrive as planned to visit relatives on Monday. They should be in a 2008 white Ford Escape Ohio registration GYL1683.