The former city police detective whose sentencing on federal firearms charges was postponed this week due to ill health will be released from prison to reside at his Altoona home pending further proceedings in his case. Craig Zahradnik, 52, last December entered guilty pleas to seven federal charges in which he admitted he was part […]
Municipal Court processed 5,850 cases in 2020
Carter
SIDNEY The year 2020 was another busy year for the Sidney Municipal Court,” said Judgee Gary Carter. “The court continued work on new technology projects to improve services to the public and maintained essential functions during the pandemic by utilizing a new video system to reduce the number of people appearing in person for Court. The court processed 5,850 cases and continued referring probationers to community providers for treatment and counseling.”
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The court implemented a new text message notification system developed by the Court’s software provider, CourtView. The system sends text reminders to individuals scheduled to appear for events in the courtroom and probation department. Courts around the state face a common issue of people failing to attend their court hearings and trials which causes delays as cases need to be rescheduled, sometimes multiple times. We hope this new feature wil