Clerk of courts closed Friday

The Plymouth County Clerk of Courts office, along with all of the Iowa courts system, will be closed Friday.

This is one of the 10 days the courts will be closed between December and the end of the fiscal year in June 2010, a move ordered by the state's chief justice to help meet budget cuts.

The other days the courts will be closed are:

* Thursday, Dec. 24

* Thursday, Dec. 31

* Friday, Jan. 15

* Monday, Feb. 15

* Friday, March 12

* Friday, March 26

* Friday, April 2

* Friday, May 28

* Friday, June 18

In addition, to allow the clerks staff time to catch up with backlogged work, the clerk of courts' office will close at 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.