County probation officers in need of office space as services increase

Probation officers working out of Cheyenne County are revving up services and trying to find more space.

The state government passed Legislative Bill 561 in June, a new juvenile probation plan being piloted in Omaha and Nebraska probation districts 11 and 12. This law will expand the organization's current juvenile services.

"We'll need more employees," said Linda Buehler, chief probation officer for district 12.

Probation district 12 encompasses all of the counties in the panhandle.

At this point, Buehler is trying to put together applications for aid related to LB561 to pay fo...