Rolla Daily Digest Sunday, August 09, 2026
Ty's Take
The American Solar Challenge rolling through Rolla on Tuesday is the kind of thing that makes this town work. You've got engineering students from across the country building solar-powered vehicles, competing across half the continent, and they're stopping here because S&T's got the know-how and the reputation to matter in that conversation. Meanwhile, the heat advisory that came down today is a reminder that July in the Ozarks isn't forgiving, and if you're out watching those cars come through, you're doing it in real conditions. The utility work shutting down Pine Street Monday is the less glamorous side of keeping a town running, but it's the same principle: somebody's got to do the work that keeps the lights on and the roads open. That's Rolla in a nutshell right now.
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Weather Alerts
Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory issued August 9 at 12:29AM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 108 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ today to 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesse...
Phelps County Focus
A heat advisory will remain in effect across the Missouri Ozarks from Saturday through Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., with heat index values expected to reach 100 to 110 degrees and overnight lows providing little relief in the upper 70s to near 80. High temperatures will hover in the middle 90s to...
American Solar Challenge to make Rolla stop on Tuesday
The American Solar Challenge, a collegiate engineering competition that evolved from General Motors' 1990 Sunrayce program, will bring its solar-powered vehicles to Rolla on Tuesday as part of its 2026 route.
Pine Street closed Monday for utility work
Pine Street in Rolla will close to all through traffic starting at 5 a.m. on Monday, July 27, for scheduled utility work and is expected to reopen the same day once work is complete. The city asks residents to use alternative routes and to obey posted signs and watch for work crews during the...
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