The Champaign County Sheriff's Office currently employs twenty-five (25) full time sworn personnel, seventeen (17) part time sworn personnel and seven (7) civilian support staff members.  The Sheriff's Office is responsible for patrolling 436 square miles of Champaign County. Patrol Units are responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic laws of the State of Ohio. Patrol deputies answer calls for service and complete written reports on crimes. In many cases they conduct the preliminary investigation on criminal activity. Patrol deputies respond to traffic accidents rendering aid to the injured when necessary as well as investigating the causative factors and conditions surrounding the accident. Patrol deputies also perform many support services to the other bureaus of the Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office is also responsible for providing security to the Champaign County Common Pleas Court. In addition, Court Services Division is responsible for inmate transports, the security of the Common Pleas Court along with sex offender registrations (ESORN), Concealed Carry permits, and the National Web Check system.

PAST AND PRESENT

John West

1849-1853

David Spain

1853-1857

Charles H. Ward

1861-1865

William V. Taylor

1865-1869

Thomas McConnell

1869-1873

Benjamin Ganson

1873-1877

Samuel C. Bosler

1877-1881

Joe Chamberlain

1881-1885

Ridgley Wilkins

1885-1889

Martin Saxbe

1889-1893

Robert N. Miller

1893-1897

Louis H. McClain

1897-1899

Luther W. Wean

1899-1901

Daniel J. Hall

1901-1905

Core S. Ireland

1905-1909

Randolph McAdams

1909-1913

Floyd S. Powell

1913-1913

C.E. Faulkner

1913-1917

John H. Seigle

1917-1921

Irvin W. McRoberts

1921-1925

J.K. Bosler

1925-1926

Anna F. Bosler

1926-1927

Pearl V. Jones

1927-1929

Wilber Wilkins

1929-1931

Ed A. Biggert

1931-1935

Jay H. Mckeever

1935-1965

Roger D. Stillings

1965-1988

Paul Williams

1988-1995

David Deskins

1995-2007

Brent A. Emmons

2007-2012

Matthew R. Melvin

2012-Present

OUR ROOTS

In 1810, Simon Kenton was served an arrest warrant for being in violation of a debtor's law. In Urbana, where he was to be held in jail, Kenton steadfastly refused to be incarcerated. So the residents, nearly all relatives and friends appointed Kenton as the acting Sheriff.

The family occupied the five rooms above the jail, and Kenton was allowed free roam of the town, where he was often seen, with his long staff in hand. Kenton never attempted to leave his self imposed perimeter.  

The grave and memorial of Simon Kenton is located at the Oakdale Cemetery, 319 Patrick Avenue, Urbana, Ohio 43078.