Disbursement of juvenile services funds the subject of discussion

As the state attempts to lower its juvenile incarceration rates, the county is applying for available state aid money to increase its local youth programs and probation services. On Monday, Cheyenne County commissioners approved the 2014 community based juvenile services aid grant application.

In 2014, Deuel County would commit all of its funding of $4,300 to additional space for probation. The total allotment available to Cheyenne County, according to the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, is around $26,000. Of these funds, county attorney Paul Schaub explained that...