Lincoln County recently was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover three-quarters of the cost of developing a pre-disaster mitigation plan. Pictured following the announcement of the award at the Aug. 1 meeting of the Lincoln County Commission are, from left: Brent Teske, director of the countys Emergency Management Agency; Nadene Wadsworth of Montana Disaster and Emergency Services; County Administrator Darren Coldwell; and Kyle Sturgill-Simon of Montana Disaster and Emergency Services. (John Blodgett/The Western News)