Rolla Daily Digest Thursday, October 15, 2026
Ty's Take
October's got teeth this year. We've got a murder charge that's shaken St. James, the Ozark Alliance Theatre bringing real darkness to the stage with their Dracula production, and S&T firing up Movies on the Green with the kind of Halloween fun that reminds you why these October nights matter around here. Then there's the trackchair going to a disabled Army vet at the Miners game, which is the kind of thing that shows up quiet in the paper but sits with you all day. From the serious to the seasonal to the genuinely good, this is the month when Phelps County's character shows itself, for better and harder both.
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Phelps County Focus
St. James man now charged with murder
A St. James man has been charged with murder following the October 4 death of a 43-year-old victim found unconscious on East 10th Street. Stacey C. Johnson, also known as Stacey Coleman, allegedly beat the victim with a metal fence post, and he is being held in the Phelps County Jail on charges of...
OAT’s ‘Dracula’ a chilling masterpiece for Halloween
Ozark Actors Theatre is presenting a new Halloween production of 'Dracula' at Cedar Street Playhouse, written by local playwright and teacher Lesley Pitts and directed by OAT Producing Artistic Director Blane Pressler. The production uses a diary and letter format to build tension and features...
S&T Movies on the Green kicks off Oct. 29 with ‘Hocus Pocus’
Missouri S&T is launching a free community movie night series called S&T Movies on the Green, with the inaugural event on October 29 featuring 'Hocus Pocus' at the Havener Arrival Complex in Rolla. The evening will include activities and food trucks starting at 6 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7...
Ethan Brown partners with McBride Homes in ad campaign
McBride Homes, Missouri's largest homebuilder, has announced a name, image and likeness partnership with Ethan Brown, a freshman guard for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Disabled Army vet to receive trackchair at MST game
Army veteran Amanda Broomfield will receive a new all-terrain trackchair from The Independence Fund during the Missouri University of Science and Technology Homecoming football game against McKendree University on Saturday.
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