Volunteers sworn in as court appointed advocates

Diana Sonnie and Karen Pilger were the first volunteers sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates in Cheyenne County Wednesday at the Cheyenne County Courthouse.

The job of Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA members, is to help children in the court system, program director Yvonne Donaldson said.

“We work with children who are in court through abuse or neglect. Our job is to get to know the children, their caregivers, their teachers and anybody who has any information about them, and really help the courts decide where the best living situation for the children is,” Donaldson said....