Feb. 8—CHIPPEWA FALLS — Remodeling the Chippewa County Courthouse to make a single point of entry is expected to cost between $500,000 and $1 million, County Administrator Randy Scholz says in a new report.

The county has been mulling improved courthouse security for years, and it was compounded last year when a Duluth-area man made threats to a judge and the entire courthouse complex. There are presently five doors to the courthouse: one on the east, one on the north, two on the west and one in the cul-de-sac on the south side of the building.

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