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The Phelps County Focus traces its history back to several Rolla newspapers that date back to the 1870s. [1] Edward W. Sowers and two others bought the weekly Rolla New Era in 1942. Sowers later acquired full ownership and changed the paper's name to the Rolla Daily News. He worked as publisher until his death in 1982. [2]
Rolla (/ ˈ r ɒ l ə /) is a city in, and the county seat of, Phelps County, Missouri, United States. [4] Its population in the 2020 United States Census was 19,943. [ 5 ] It is approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield along I-44 .
Phelps County Focus-Rolla; Rich Hill Mining Review - Rich Hill; Riverfront Times - St. Louis; Sedalia Democrat - Sedalia; South County Times - Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Affton, Sappington Concord Village, and Fenton [3] Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau; Springfield News-Leader - Springfield; St. Joseph News-Press - St. Joseph, St. Louis ...
Old town Rolla was located along Main Street near the Courthouse. The business district moved to Pine Street in the late 19th century. Following the Union defeat at Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861, the Union Army fell back to Rolla and began building an earthen fort on a hill alongside present Highway 63 about a mile from the Courthouse.
Grant's Farm is a historic farm, and long-standing landmark in Grantwood Village, Missouri, built by Ulysses S. Grant on land given to him and his wife by his father in law Frederick Fayette Dent shortly after they became married in 1848.
KZNN 105.3 FM is a radio station licensed to Rolla, Missouri. The station broadcasts a country music format and is owned by KTTR-KZNN, Inc. [2] KZNN is the local affiliate for The Big Time with Whitney Allen show. They also feature local radio personalities & feature local traffic/news/weather in partnership with Results Radio. [3]
Among the high school's predecessor buildings was the Rolla Building that opened in 1871. It was shared with the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in its first year of existence. The college bought the building for $25,000 in 1875 and it remains in use as the school's mathematics library after being extensively renovated.
The Rolla Daily News and the St. James weekly have since closed as well. The content of the now-closed weekly Fort Leonard Wood Guidon was previously produced under the auspices of Army Public Affairs at Fort Leonard Wood but printed under contract by the Springfield News-Leader , a Gannett-owned newspaper which produced and sold advertisements ...