State of Emergency declared after floods

DAVENPORT — Lincoln County commissioners discussed declaring a state of emergency due to recent weather-related issues and approved various county measures during their latest meeting.

Commissioner Rob Coffman was absent while attending a conference in Washington, D.C., with other commissioners from across the state.

“We have 12 days from the time of an emergency to declare an emergency, and then we will keep that in place for the road closures,” Commissioner Scott Hutsell said. “If by chance, the governor would then declare some counties as disaster areas, that triggers us to be eligible for...