Ashland County Sheriff Sgt. Timothy Kitts, 51, died unexpectedly at home on 4/13/17. He served 26½ years with the sheriff’s office beginning June 7, 1991. Kitts worked as a special deputy, dispatcher, corrections officer and as a patrol deputy. He was promoted to sergeant on June 2, 2001 and became a K-9 handler in 2002. He was currently serving with K-9 Meeko as the day shift patrol sergeant. Meeko will be retired and remain with the Kitts family. Kitts is survived by his wife Sherry of 9 years and sons Will and Thomas.