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Rocheport, Missouri

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Good Wednesday evening. Mostly Clear and 85 — a good one for wandering Central Street. The Rocheport Winery at Mount Nebo Inn and Stockton Mercantile are both open today. In town today: Community Coffee at Rocheport Christian Church. A couple of road notes: delays on I-70 for paving, and delays on I-70 for bridge work — see the roads page for the full picture.

The Daily Rundown

  • The Daily Rundown — Wednesday, September 16, 2026

    Wednesday morning, here’s what’s worth knowing around Rocheport, New Franklin, and the counties. Around the Counties The map fight isn’t over. Missouri’s Supreme Court this week ordered Secretary of State…

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  • The $2.2 Million Donation That Started Right Here in Rocheport

    If you’ve ever pedaled out of Rocheport onto the Katy Trail, you’ve started your ride on the same stretch of gravel where the whole 240-mile trail began. It’s easy to miss walking or biking through, but this town was ground zero for what became the…

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Missouri Republicans ask federal court to revive gerrymandered map, block referendum

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent · Sep 16, 2026

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to remove a congressional redistricting referendum from the Missouri ballot and order the state to hold the November election under the gerrymandered map Republicans muscled through the Legislature last year. In a filing Tuesday afternoon, state Solicitor General Lou Capozzi, writing on […]

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Missouri Supreme Court decisions put two questions back where they belong: with voters

By Daniel R. Schramm, Missouri Independent · Sep 16, 2026

In a pair of unanimous decisions, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected the reasons given by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins for his refusal to approve two petitions. First, the court ordered Hoskins to certify a petition on whether voters want to accept or reject the legislature’s redistricting plan. Then the court ordered him to certify […]

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Missouri education board declines to seek $300 million increase in school aid

By Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent · Sep 15, 2026

The Missouri State Board of Education declined Tuesday to seek the roughly $300 million increase needed to fully fund the state’s public school funding formula next year, opting instead to request lawmakers allocate the same amount schools are receiving this year. The decision came after board members deadlocked over the Department of Elementary and Secondary […]

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The world’s longest river race runs past our bluffs each July. Every year’s standings — and watch the field run all 340 miles on the replay map.

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Today’s Weather
Rocheport, MO
Temp 78°F
Sky Mostly Clear
Wind ESE 5 mph
78°F

Updated 11 minutes ago

River Gauge Boonville, MO
Stage 7.25 ft
Flow 43.2 kcfs
Flood Stage 21 ft
Trend Falling · -0.4 ft in 24 hr
No Flood
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Tonight’s Moon

Waxing crescent, 28% lit — full moon Saturday, September 26.

Phase Waxing Crescent
Illumination 28%
Next full moon Saturday, September 26
Next new moon Sunday, October 11

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About Rocheport

Rocheport, MO — a historic river town of ~200 on the Missouri River bluffs. Home to Katy Trail trailhead, award-winning wineries, and a strong sense of community.

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