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1 week ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
Friday, April 25, Greg and Lisa Story will open the season for the Historic Lyric Live Theater performing as their musical duo “Just Us” at the theater at 117 First St. in downtown Newburg. “We’re really excited about it,” Greg Story said of the upcoming season. “You know, we really try to have a variety of entertainment. We have two plays on the schedule, both comedies, ‘Fame in Thirds,’ and ‘The Ghost Cat.’” Both scripts are written by Story.
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2 weeks ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
Redbuds are in bloom giving a glimpse of spring, but recent heavy rains, flood alerts and freeze warnings made it feel as if winter still has hold. Overnight temperatures have been dipping down to the low 30s.
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1 month ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
Kim Nisbett of Fine Linen Theatre is the director of the upcoming musical “Annie” with performances March 28 - April 5 at Leach Theatre, Castleman Hall, in Rolla. Nisbett said there are 57 performers in the show hailing from Phelps, Pulaski, Maries, Crawford and Dent counties. For more information on show times and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.finelinentheatre.com/annie.html; email [email protected]; or call/text 800-806-1915.
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1 month ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
It was a full house of local business owners to hear guest speaker Rolla Police Chief Sean Fagan during the Rolla Downtown Business Association luncheon meeting Wednesday, March 5, at a local restaurant, Di Trapani’s, 400 E. Sixth St.Fagan discussed at length the issue of homeless individuals in the downtown area. The chief also offered some potential ways to prevent trespassing at businesses, including adding more outside lighting around buildings, and simply displaying “no trespassing” signs.
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1 month ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
Brandon Williams, fire chief of Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District, with headquarters at 251 Bauman St. in Doolittle, reports the district is on a quest to help fulfill some “bucket list” wishes and needs for Matt Bramel, who has dedicated over three decades to serving the local community as a firefighter and former chief, and has been diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma cancer in his lungs.
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1 month ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
Articles Images Videos Commented Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. A team of Missouri University of Science and Technology mining and metallurgical engineering students recently won the Metallic Student Design Competition at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Annual Conference and Exhibition for the second consecutive year.
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2 months ago | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
The 39th annual Cancer Gala “Ciao Italia, Mi Amore” is Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T Campus. The event remains dedicated to raising awareness and local support for cancer care and research. This year, as in the past, 100% of the proceeds from this celebration will stay within the community, aiding residents undergoing cancer treatments, according to information by event organizers. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7. Black tie optional.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Andrew Sheeley |R.D. Hohenfeldt |Dave Roberts |Allison Skinner
After years of blockbuster stories and viral moments for Phelps County, things quieted down a little in 2024, as evidenced by our Top 10 stories viewed at phelpscountyfocus.com. True, there were some big stories this year. Some heartache. Some controversy. Some growth. Some heroes. Outside of an array of crime stories that always make headlines, here are 10 stories you poured over in 2024.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
The bodies of two Dixon men have been discovered deceased, according to a Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department press release Nov. 11. The department received a missing person report on Nov. 7 by the wife of Robert Rousan. “Reporting party stated that her husband, Mr. Robert Rousan and Mr. Robert DeClue, both from Dixon, had left early that morning to travel to Springfield, for a doctor’s appointment, she hasn’t heard from Mr. Rousan since, and is unable to make contact with him,” the release said.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
phelpscountyfocus.com | Allison Skinner
“It was a day of healing,” Earl Burns said as he reflected on a recent journey with his bother-in-law Richard Hoffman to visit the war memorials in Washington D.C.The two Vietnam veterans made the trip Oct. 30 as part of the Central Missouri Honor Flight (CMHF), an organization which has over the past 15 years flown more than 5,500 Missouri Vietnam, Koren War and World War II veterans to visit our nation’s capital.
