Probation department finds new office space just before funding deadline

After months of requests from District 12 Probation, the Cheyenne County commissioners found new office space for the probation branch in Sidney.

The Sidney office had outgrown its current space in the Cheyenne County courthouse building, and the county needed to utilize grant money meant for additional office space before it was required to return the funds to the state, in the middle of June.

County commissioner Ken McMillen was set with the task of seeking possible locations for office space after the commission’s May 5 meeting, when time was running short.

“I think I come upon one that is...