The Lions Club Carnival fireworks have gone high-tech.
For the previous 72 years, the annual pyrotechnic events have been initiated with punks, then flares to ignite the sky-rocketing displays.

For 73 years, the Lions Club Carnival has been a midsummer institution in Rolla, and one person who has been a part of many of those years is Bill Peeler.
Peeler, 57, is what Lions Club President Ted Haas calls an integral part of the success of the annual fundraiser.

The 25th Judicial Circuit Family Court contracted with Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., on Thursday to oversee court-ordered, supervised visitation and monitored child custody exchanges.

As things heat up for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Rolla Fire Chief Robert Williams and Fire Marshal Larry Seest remind residents of the dangers of fireworks.
“I would just like to remind people that these are explosive devices, regulated by the Department of Transportation,” Chief Williams said.

To ask Laury and Cindy West why they would open a new car dealership in times when other businesses are struggling, the couple will tell you these are good times for Kia.

This week, the Rolla Board of Public Works opted against planning for a utility-rate increase in the Rolla Municipal Utilities 2009 budget, but hinted it will “revisit” both  electrical- and water-rate increases once the budget is in place.