Rolla Daily Digest Thursday, October 01, 2026
Ty's Take
Somebody at the fair board finally decided to do some house cleaning, and that's worth noticing in a county where volunteer organizations tend to run on the same people until they run out of steam entirely. New blood, new structure, new direction, that's what reorganization usually signals, and God knows our fair needs it if we're going to keep drawing kids and families south of town every summer. Same week we're getting reminders about hummingbirds, which tells you something about where we are in the year and what matters right now to folks with a little yard space and time to notice the small things. The fair board's got work ahead, but at least they're stepping up to do it.
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Phelps County Focus
Please keep feeding the hummingbirds
Local hummingbird enthusiast Chester Kojro is urging residents north of Doolittle to keep their feeders up through mid-October, as migrating hummingbirds still need nutrition for their journey south. Though sightings have declined, the birds continue visiting feeders daily and should not be...
The Phelps County Fair Board held its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, September 29, at the fairgrounds to elect officers for 2027. Stacy Yoakum was elected president and Renae Silvio was among the newly selected officers.
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