Staff Writer Photo by Joselyn King Ohio County Chief Deputy John Schultz, left, and Sheriff Tom Howard attend a recent Ohio County commission meeting. WHEELING — The Ohio County-provided prevention resource officer at Middle Creek Elementary was eliminated in the PRO contract recently approved between the county and Ohio County Schools, but there already has been a demonstrated need for an officer there, according to Sheriff Tom Howard. The day after the PRO was eliminated from the school, Howard said he received a call from school district administration asking that a deputy be provided at the school to handle traffic issues.