Phelps County News

06/04/2026

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05/29/2026

If you are traveling towards Springfield this weekend, fill up on gas west of Lebanon, Missouri, where it is $.30 a gallon cheaper.

05/21/2026

If you are traveling, gas is cheaper in Cuba and Phililpsburg MO.

05/09/2026

This girl was found today on Spencer Street. Please contact the shelter at 573-364-6995

05/08/2026

The liberals in charge of the Phelps County assessor’s office will be out checking on you make sure you have your papers.

05/06/2026

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05/04/2026

Rolla’s Saladin’s win The Oak Meadow 3 person scramble.

05/02/2026

04/25/2026

The civil lawsuit filed by former Rolla Middle School principal Monica Davis remains unresolved, now moving through Pulaski County after a change of venue. The case stems from a 2022 incident involving a student that allegedly left an administrator seriously injured.. an outcome many in the community see as the culmination of a situation that had been building for years.

At the center of the case are Adam Bloch and Tracey Bloch, the student’s parents, with the lawsuit alleging a known pattern of escalating behavioral issues. Critics point out that earlier efforts to address discipline, including actions taken by school leadership like those involving former principal Matt Fridley, became flashpoints rather than solutions, leaving schools with fewer options as problems intensified.

Complicating matters further, the same family previously reached a settlement with Rolla Public Schools that involved taxpayer funds. To many observers, that raises uncomfortable questions about whether the system not only failed to resolve the underlying issues, but may have unintentionally limited the district’s ability to act decisively moving forward.

While the courts have not formally tied every piece together, the broader picture is hard to ignore: attempted interventions, legal battles, and ultimately a serious injury to a school administrator. As this case continues, it underscores a larger concern: What happens when a situation is recognized early, but the system can’t, or won’t, bring it under control before something goes very wrong.

A lawsuit filed into Phelps County Circuit Court centers on injuries allegedly suffered by a Rolla Public School principal at the hand of a student, according to documents filed last