Lincoln County commissioners approved $23,932 for an initial groundwater test near Foley. They also discussed residents’ questions about Ameren’s proposed battery storage project while awaiting a fuller report from emergency management.

Lincoln County residents pressed commissioners for more action surrounding Ameren’s proposed Mill Creek Energy Center, including another public meeting and renewed consideration of planning and zoning.

Lincoln County officials discussed what could come next as data centers, solar farms and battery storage projects expand across the region, while also working through roads, facilities and other county business.