Rolla Daily Digest Thursday, August 20, 2026
Ty's Take
An author from around here just got a mushroom guide into national print, which tells you something about what happens when you know your ground. Phelps County sits on some of the best fungal real estate in Missouri, all those shaded hollows and rot logs south toward the national forest where the humidity hangs thick and the timing's right, so it makes sense a local naturalist would have something worth saying on the subject. Meanwhile, Newburg's got a new superintendent who's not looking to tear anything down, just build on what works, and Rolla's city council is figuring out how to keep its own house in order with some new rules. Not flashy, but that's how places hold together, one steady decision at a time.
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Phelps County Focus
Mushroom guide by Phelps County author gets national publication
Published 12:36 am Thursday, August 20, 2026 Beginners and experienced foragers will soon have a new resource to inform their outdoor adventures compliments of Phelps County author Mike Snyder. Over the past two years, Snyder has mustered his experience as one of Missouri’s foremost fungi experts...
New Newburg superintendent intends to build on district’s past wins
Published 4:28 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By R.D. HOHENFELDT/Staff Writer NEWBURG – Young Douglas W. Dunn started his college career with the intention of managing a big hotel or maybe a large chain of motels. Now he is the new superintendent of Newburg schools with the intention of working with...
Rolla City Council moves to regulate itself
Published 4:11 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By R.D. HOHENFELDT/Staff Writer Council moves to regulate itself Rolla City Council Monday took action – multiple actions, in fact – to regulate the behavior of city legislators and certain employees On final reading, the council adopted an ordinance...
Cool and wet this morning in Rolla
Published 3:17 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By THE WEATHER INSIDER/Phelps County Focus At 9:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 19, the temperature at the Phelps County Focus weather station, located just a short block from downtown Rolla, was 66.4 degrees. That’s lower than the 70 degrees shown at the...
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