The 14th Judicial District covering Montgomery and Chautauqua counties has been approved for their Kansas Department of Corrections grant for the new fiscal year.

 

Community Corrections Director Dennis Webb says that this is a similar vision to the grant from this past fiscal year, with this year's primary use being for staffing.

 

The district continues to prioritize reform and designing programs to prevent individuals from going to prison. Webb says that the goals and direction for this year is to build off of the progress that was made last year.

 

Also discussed at the Montgomery County Commission meeting was an update from Public Works Director Jim Wright regarding road construction at Peter Pan Road in Independence, as well as an upcoming project on County Road 2300 from northeast of Elk City to the county line.