Ross County — August 30th will be “Overdose Awareness Day” after the Ross County Commissioners proclaimed it this morning. The day will also feature “Hopefest 2025” in Chillicothe’s Yoctangee Park.

Representatives of the Paint Valley ADAMH Board (Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services), Ross County Health District, and Hope Partnership met with the commissioners on August 11th, 2025.

Bill Showman, manager of Prevention & Evaluation at the Paint Valley ADAMH Board, also represents the Hope Partnership – both with concerns about the drug epidemic. He helped the commissioners with the proclamation.

Showman explains the upcoming downtown “Light It Up Purple” campaign and “Hopefest 2025” in the below video.

He said a memorial will be on the Friday before the festival, from 6 to

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