On Oct. 5, Cass County celebrated the opening of its new courthouse addition, after more than a decade of planning and construction. The addition includes new district court facilities, additional courtrooms, and improved spaces for the media and juries.
| A crowd gathered at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Cass County Courthouse addition. |
| Cass County Commission Chair Scott Wagner spoke for the county at the ribbon-cutting event. |
| Court and governmental dignitaries including Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle attended the ceremony. |
| Chief Justice VandeWalle congratulated Cass County officials for their work on the project. |
| Scott Wagner cut the ribbon with help from other Cass County officials. |
| The addition features new historical displays. |
| Commissioner Darrell Vanyo shows visitors the new county commission meeting room. |
| Visitors browse through one of the addition's new courtrooms. |
| Visitors take a look at the addition's prisoner-handling facility. |
| Judge Frank Racek points out features in one of the new courtrooms. |
| Visitors explore one of the addition's new courtrooms. |
| Here is one of the new large courtrooms with an arched ceiling. |
| Jurors will have new comfortable quarters in the addition. |
| New chambers await judges in the addition. |
| Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney talks to Justice Mary Maring during the tour of the new addition. |
| The exterior of the addition was designed to blend with Cass County's existing courthouse. |