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Daviess County presents local state of emergency, coordinates shelters and flood response
Summary
Daviess County Judge Executive presented a local state of emergency for the April 1–6 storm event; county leaders described shelter openings, sandbagging efforts, road closures and a statewide assistance hotline.
Daviess County Judge Executive presented Executive Order No. 5-2025, a declaration of a local state of emergency for the county’s April 1–6, 2025 severe thunderstorm and flooding event, at the April 10 Daviess County Fiscal Court meeting.
The declaration, presented by Mr. Johnson, county treasurer, cites KRS 39A.100(2) as the authority that allows the Judge Executive to activate the county’s local emergency operations plan and waive procedural formalities to respond to the event. "Judge Executive is granted authority by KRS 39A.100, section 2, to declare the county to be in a state of emergency, such to activate the local emergency operations plan or LEOP," Mr. Johnson said.
The nut of the court’s update was the county’s immediate response: sheltering, sandbagging and public notices about closures. County officials said a shelter was opened at Owensboro Christian Church with cots and blankets available; officials advised residents…
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