Three commissioner finalists chosen

DAVENPORT-After a lengthy search by the Lincoln County Republican Central Committee to find three candidates deemed by the Committee to be worthy Republicans, three names were submitted to the county commissioners to be chosen as Mark Stedman's replacement for the District No. 1 commissioner seat.

Jo Gilchrist of Davenport, Kelly Watkins of Odessa and Brett Bishop of Edwall were submitted by the Committee for the commissioners to choose from.

Gilchrist and Watkins were selected after the Committee's first round of interviews that featured four applicants, two of whom were deemed not Republican...