Preschool Playgroup at The Speckled Frog Toys and Books
Monday, July 13, 2026
10:30 AM
Preschool activities will be available for our pre-K friends! We will have crafts and activities that reinforce their independence and…
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The Daily Rundown — Friday, July 10, 2026
Here’s the Rundown for Friday, July 10 — a road-work week ahead, some shoulder work up in Howard County, and a new state law that just landed a decision on…
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River Relief Turns 25 by Cleaning Our Stretch of the Missouri — Glasgow and Boonville Dates Set
Missouri River Relief is turning 25 this year, and the group is marking it the way you’d hope: with the biggest cleanup effort it has…
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Worth the Drive: Jason Boland & The Stragglers at The Blue Note
If Red Dirt country is your thing — or you’ve never heard the term and want to find out why it has such a following…
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MDC’s New 2026 Hunting Booklets Are Out, and the Antler-Point Rule Is Gone
If you hunt deer, turkey, or waterfowl anywhere near Rocheport, it’s worth a few minutes this weekend to look at the new regulations. The Missouri Department of Conservation released two updated guides on July 10: the 2026 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information…
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D.C. Rogers Recreation Area reopens in Fayette; Peters Lake still shut
D.C. Rogers Recreation Area in Fayette is back open, the City of Fayette said in a social media post Thursday, closing out…
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SEMA sets briefings for local governments hit by April storms — Howard County included
Howard County is one of ten counties covered by the federal disaster declaration for the April 23–28 storms, and SEMA is holding…
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Family Sues Fayette Group Home Over Brother’s Death in January Fire
A lawsuit filed Tuesday, July 7, over a fatal fire at a Fayette group home alleges the building lacked basic fire safety protections that could…
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Heritage Days Filled Downtown Boonville Again This Summer
Boonville’s Heritage Days festival ran its usual fourth-weekend-of-June slot this year, June 25–27. The festival has been a Boonville Area Chamber of Commerce tradition since…
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Amendment 4 puts rural Missouri at center of fight over ballot power
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent Supporters of Amendment 4 say it would give rural Missouri a stronger voice. Antwann Rhodes says it would take one away. Rhodes lives in Waynesville, a Pulaski County town of about 5,600 just outside Fort Leonard Wood, where he settled…
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Halal, Arabic and French among the skills Kansas town honed to be good hosts to the Algerians
By Emma Noble, Missouri Independent LAWRENCE — Bidding for a spot as a host city seemed nearly impossible. Until it wasn’t. The University…
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Missouri’s ‘gray market’ gambling fight was never as gray as advertised
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent Every good hustle needs a snappy name, and for a long time Missouri had a beauty: gray…
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Missouri homebuilders report dwindling business amid national housing slump
By Misbahul Haque, Missouri Independent The housing industry saw a sharp drop in construction starts nationwide in May, both compared with the previous month and…
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Democrats fight for attention in crowded Missouri Senate primary in St. Louis County
By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Four Democrats are running to succeed state Sen. Brian Williams in North St. Louis County — and struggling to get…
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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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Rocheport’s History Museum Is Closed for Renovation — Here’s What’s Still Open
If you were planning to swing by the Rocheport history museum this summer, hold off — it’s closed for renovation. Friends of Rocheport, the nonprofit…
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Live Music on the Bluff: Rocheport’s Summer Music Series Rolls On
If you haven’t been up to the A-Frame Winegarden on a Friday evening this summer, you’re missing the best two hours of the week in…
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How Rocheport’s April Elections Work
Rocheport elects its mayor and aldermen every April. Here’s when this year’s vote falls, what’s on the ballot, where in Columbia you actually cast it,…
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Fall in Rocheport: Leaf-Peeping on the Katy Trail and Harvest at Les Bourgeois
Come in October, when the bluffs turn gold, the Katy Trail runs cool through the tunnel, and Les Bourgeois is deep in harvest season. Here’s…