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Ty's Take A decade in, Ranney Run has become one of those events that feels like it's always been part of the September calendar around here. Started small the way most good things do in rural counties, and now folks mark their fall by whether they&
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Ty's Take Street work's coming to Lanning Lane, which if you're headed anywhere downtown or cutting through toward the university, you'll want to know about now rather than when you're already running late. The county's doing repairs that
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Ty's Take The American Solar Challenge rolling through Rolla on Tuesday is the kind of event that reminds you why Missouri S&T sits where it does in this state. These are student-built vehicles that have traveled from Arizona or Michigan or Nevada, powered by nothing
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Ty's Take Looks like the county Democrats got their annual stump picnic in the books, which means somebody's running for something and somebody else is listening. These things matter in a place like Phelps County where every office from assessor on up decides what kind of
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Ty's Take Tom Hanks buying a typewriter from Clickety Clack is the kind of thing that happens when you run a business in a town with real character, and it's worth noting that he sent a gift back to the shop after the transaction. That'
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Ty's Take The August primary is almost here, which means the usual parade of forums and candidate nights is hitting full stride around the county. The Republican forum happening this week gives folks a chance to see who's stepping up for the local races, and that
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Ty's Take Kids Safety Day means different things depending which side of town you're on. For the families out toward Doolittle and Newburg, it's a chance to get their kids around people who actually know how to help them stay alive, which in rural
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Ty's Take The solar car race pulling into Rolla on Tuesday is exactly the kind of thing that makes this town different, and not just because Missouri S&T's engineering students built one of the competing vehicles. You've got kids from schools across
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Ty's Take The Phelps County Democrats held their Stump Picnic last week, which means somewhere between the potato salad and the speeches, folks got to size up who's running for what this cycle. These events matter more than they look on paper, especially in a county
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Ty's Take The same headline twice means either somebody's keeping close watch on a good story or the news cycle is moving slow this week, but either way, Fort Wyman's getting some attention it's earned. A monument stone landing at the historical
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Ty's Take Election season is heating up in Phelps County, which means the real work starts now: voters actually showing up to know who's running for what and why they should care. The GOP forum giving folks a chance to size up the county candidates face-