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In the April 2021 municipal elections, five city council members were voted out of office because they had supported a mask mandate in response to the [[coronavirus]] pandemic.<ref>[https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-04-19/rolla-voters-oust-five-city-council-incumbents-over-mask-mandate Rolla Voters Oust Five City Council Incumbents Over Mask Mandate]</ref>
In the April 2021 municipal elections, five city council members were voted out of office because they had supported a mask mandate in response to the [[coronavirus]] pandemic.<ref>[https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-04-19/rolla-voters-oust-five-city-council-incumbents-over-mask-mandate Rolla Voters Oust Five City Council Incumbents Over Mask Mandate]</ref>
==Economy==
Given its location, almost equidistant between two major urban areas, as well as the intersection of several highways, Rolla is a natural economic hub for much of south-central Missouri. Numerous chain stores and restaurants are located in or near the city, and retail trade and the service industry make up a major part of its employment. Missouri S&T is another major employer and source of income. There are also several manufacturing plants in Rolla, including Royal Canin, a maker of dog and cat food; Hartmann U.S., Inc., a major producer of packaging, and Brewer Science, which manufactures semiconductors.
Health-care service is also a major component of the Rolla economy. Mercy Hospital is one of the city's single largest employers.<ref>https://business.rollachamber.org/list/</ref>
==Education==
The Rolla community has possessed a school system since 1871, originally sharing some of its buildings with the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. Today, the city and the surrounding regions are served by the Rolla School District 31, a PK-12 public institution with a total enrollment of about 4,250 students, which are split between three PK-3 elementary schools (Colonel John B. Wyman, Harry S. Truman, and Mark Twain Elementary Schools), Rolla Middle School (4-6), Rolla Junior High School (7-8), and Rolla High School (9-12).<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/rolla/rolla-31-school-district/</ref> Its mascot is the Bulldogs, and the school colors are maroon and silver.<ref>https://www.rolla31.org/</ref>
The city is also home to three private schools: Immanuel Lutheran School (K-6), operated by the [[Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod]]; Rolla Seventh-Day Adventist School (K-7), operated by the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]]; and St. Patrick Elementary School (PK-8), operated by the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. In addition, there is an alternative K-12 school, B. W. Robinson State School, and two vocational/technical centers for high school students.
Rolla is well-known as the home of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, one of the state's leading institutions of higher education in engineering. Other local institutions at the university/college level include satellite campuses of Columbia College, Drury University, and East Central College.
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