Died – 2\/19\/19
\nHandler – Lt. Brian Newsome<\/p>\n
Former K-9 officer Dixie passes away<\/p>\n
A former Morrow County canine officer has died. \u201cIt is with deep sadness that we inform you of the loss of retired K-9 Dixie,\u201d Sheriff John Hinton posted on Facebook Tuesday morning. Dixie was a multi purpose German shepherd who was a member of the Morrow County Sheriff\u2019s Office for 6 years with her handler, Lt. Brian Newsome. Dixie was certified in narcotic detection, apprehension and tracking. She had multiple calls for service each year she was with the Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u201cDixie retired in 2016 and lived with Lt. Newsome and his family. A special thank you to Dr. Prothman for his assistance and care of Dixie,\u201d Hinton said. The Morrow County Sheriff\u2019s Office held a retirement party, including punch and cookies, for her in November 2017. At that party Newsome praised his partner. \u201cWe\u2019ve been together on the road eight hours a day, five days a week. I couldn\u2019t ask for a better dog; she\u2019s very loyal,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been an honor. Having a partner and just knowing she\u2019s back there.\u201d Within minutes of the social media post, residents replied with an outpouring of affection and sympathy and thanked Dixie for her service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 2\/19\/19 Handler – Lt. Brian Newsome Former K-9 officer Dixie passes away A former Morrow County canine officer has died. \u201cIt is with deep sadness that we inform you of the loss of retired K-9 Dixie,\u201d Sheriff John Hinton posted on Facebook Tuesday morning. Dixie was a multi purpose German shepherd who was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-6595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-oh"],"yoast_head":"\n