Rolla Daily Digest Monday, July 27, 2026
Ty's Take
Kids Safety Day means different things depending which side of town you're on. For the families out toward Doolittle and Newburg, it's a chance to get their kids around people who actually know how to help them stay alive, which in rural country is something you think about different than folks in the city do. For the county folks running it, it's a few hours of their day where they can show up as something other than the law, and kids see them that way too. The slideshow probably caught some good moments, the kind that don't make the evening news but stick with a ten-year-old who remembers the sheriff's name now instead of just knowing he drives the big truck. That's worth a Saturday morning for everybody involved.
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Weather Alerts
Extreme Heat Warning
Extreme Heat Warning issued July 27 at 12:32AM CDT until July 28 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to around 115 degrees expected, with locally higher values possible. * WHERE...All of southeast Missouri, and neighboring portions of southern Illinois and far western Kentucky. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Heat related...
Phelps County Focus
Lions Club Park in Rolla hosted the 11th Annual Kids Safety Day on Saturday, July 18. The event brought together local families to learn important safety lessons in a community setting.
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