Daily Digest

Rolla Daily Digest Friday, October 02, 2026

Ty's Take

Seems a fox got into somebody's henhouse again, which is the kind of problem that never really goes away around here no matter how many generations pass or how many new subdivisions go up. Meanwhile, the county's been placing a monument for a Civil War surgeon and his wife, the kind of quiet historical work that keeps us honest about where we come from. And then there's the Faith, Family, Freedom Picnic coming up October 17th, which tells you something about what people around Phelps County still gather around when the weather's right. All three stories, in their own way, are about holding onto something: whether it's protecting what you've got, remembering who came before, or staying connected to the people you live alongside. That's not a bad week for a small county to have.

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Phelps County Focus

Picture shows fox is in the hen house

An opinion piece questions the composition of a portrait of a national leader displayed at a VA clinic in Phelps County, noting that the American flag is absent from the photograph and replaced only by a small lapel pin. The writer expresses concern that the image's framing sends a troubling...

Monument placed for Civil War surgeon and wife

Confederate heritage organizations placed a monument at Rolla City Cemetery on September 3 honoring Dr. John Salter Frost, a Civil War surgeon and Baptist minister who served with the Missouri State Guard, along with his wife Esther Ann Moon Frost. The marker fills a decade-long effort by cemetery...

Faith, Family, Freedom Picnic Oct. 17

The Phelps County Republican Central Committee will host a Faith, Family and Freedom Picnic from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, at Lions Club Park, featuring live Ozark Boomers folk music, children's activities, and speakers discussing local elections. Food and drinks will be available, along...

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