After northern Woods County received up to 11 inches (David Strawn's place) of rain last Thursday, considerable damage was done to roads, tin-horns and bridges. Commissioner David Hamil, who oversees that part of the county, said if you climbed up on the Capron elevator, it looked like a single lake all the way to the Kansas border.

One 24-foot bridge was washed out, and 14 miles of roads were damaged and closed. Sixteen tin-horns (metal tunnels that carry water under a road or train tracks) were lost.

Tuesday morning, the Woods County commissioners approved a Disaster Emergency Proclamation that will allow the county to seek aid and assistance and directs implementation of the county emergency operations plan.

The commissioners also approved the Woods County Hazard Mitigation Plan application for a grant valued up to $50,000. Ten years ago, the county applied for such a grant that lasted five years. Since there has been a five-year gap, the Ethan Fielder Emergency Management has completed the paperwork to join the program once again. The county must match the grant with $12,500. The purpose is to identify vulnerabilities in the county. This time the public schools are included and some could apply for such items as safe rooms. The grants are distributed by NODA out of Enid.

The commissioners declared a 1989 Chevy Truck as surplus in District 2. Three detention transportation claims involving two juveniles were approved for a total of $503.45.

A new list of requisition and receiving officers was approved: Receiving officers include: Steve Foster, Ethan Fielder, Lisa Parker, Gina Schaaf, Juli Bowen, Linda Beeler, Chris Smith, Dawn Burkes, Dianna Wallace, Brock White, Lori Louthan, Dawn McMurtry, LaDonna Landers and Keith Dale.