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Rolla Daily Digest Sunday, September 27, 2026

Ty's Take

The Celebration of Nations parade is still months off, but that's how it works in a town built on tradition. Missouri S&T's St. Pat's has been the heartbeat of this place since before most of us were born, and every year it pulls in engineers and families and folks just passing through on I-44 who stick around to watch the floats roll down Kingshighway. A slideshow of 2026's lineup is already making the rounds, which tells you something about how seriously this town takes its biggest party. Between the university crowd and the rural folks who've come to count on it as a marker of the year, that parade is about more than just green beer and beads. It's about a community that knows how to celebrate itself.

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Phelps County Focus

SLIDESHOW: 2026 Celebration of Nations Parade

Downtown Rolla hosted its 2026 Celebration of Nations Parade on Saturday, September 26. The event brought together community members to celebrate cultural diversity in the heart of the city.

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