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Expansion of the Warren County probate and juvenile courts is to cost about $4.2 million. Posted: 1:04 p.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2018 LEBANON — Warren County commissioners approved a $4.2 million renovation and expansion of the county’s probate and juvenile court facilities on Tuesday. Construction is expected to begin in October on the project, which is nearly a decade in the making and the product of multiple designs and cost estimates ranging from $2.5 million to $7 million. “They gave me exactly what we needed at this point. Not just for today, but for years to come,” said Common Pleas Court Judge Joe Kirby, who presides over the county’s juvenile and probate matters. Two new courtrooms and space for a third, along with a new entrance and changes designed to create zones for the public, juvenile residents and staff, are meant to prepare the county for when it is expected to grow large enough to support separate juvenile and probate courts and judges. 1/2