Monday was the first day for the Junction City Municipal Court to operate in a new facility at 701 North Jefferson Street.

The building has been under renovation and expansion, and the project was delayed for several months before finally being completed.

Michael McKone, Junction City Municipal Court Judge, felt the first day in the facility went smoothly. “Kind of different seeing a larger number of people in the courtroom itself. The courtroom that we now employ is a lot larger than what we’ve had before. Glad to see we have security for the staff members there and overall I thought it went pretty well.

The Municipal Court sessions were conducted in recent months in the basement of the Junction City Municipal Building.