Rolla Daily Digest Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Ty's Take
Rolla's Veterans Memorial Park got two new additions this week, which is the kind of thing that happens quietly in a town like ours until you stop and think about who those monuments are for. Every name matters in a county this size, especially when you know half the families behind them. Meanwhile, crews are tearing up Lanning Lane for the street work that was always coming, the kind of project that gets people grumbling until they realize their property values depend on roads that don't fold up on themselves. Both things at once, the remembering and the building, is just how Phelps County moves forward.
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Two monuments dedicated at Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Memorial Park in Rolla hosted a dedication ceremony Monday for two new monuments honoring military families and military working dogs, with the project completed by 15-year-old Eagle Scout Mason Hirtz of Boy Scout Troop 85. Governor Mike Kehoe joined Rolla Mayor Lister B. Florence Jr. and...
Lanning Lane to be closed for street repairs
Lanning Lane between Rolla Street and Highway 63 will close to all through traffic starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, for street repairs and will reopen at 7 a.m. Wednesday, August 5. Detour signs will be posted, and residents are urged to use alternative routes and exercise caution around work...
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