Rattlers Victorious Over Midwest Bruins

    The Rattlers took advantage of Midwest Bruin pitching mistakes to belt out a 9-1 victory on Tuesday night at Joe Campbell Stadium.  The Bruin pitchers allowed a number of walks and Head provided the firepower with four RBIs to put the Rattlers ahead early in the game.  

    Zach Nitsch, an RHS graduate, drew a walk in the bottom of the third to force in the only run for the Bruins.
    For a complete description of the game,  go to:
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-07-02/rattlers-take-advantage-bruins-pitching-woes

Adrian Barber Obituary

    Adrian C. Barber, 21, of Rossville died Saturday, June 29th in Topeka, due to injuries sustained in an ATV accident.
     He was born October 16, 1991 in Topeka, KS the son of Dwayne Barber and Charlene Wilson. He graduated from Rossville High School and had previously lived in Delia.
    He is survived by: his parents, Dwayne Barber and Charlene Wilson of Rossville, KS; his grandmother, Helen Wilson of Topeka, KS; his sister, Brooklyn Gama of Rossville, KS and his brothers, Cody Wilson, Aaron Barber and Lance Buskirk all of Rossville, KS.
    A memorial service will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 5th 2013 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Memorials are suggested to the Adrian Barber Memorial Fund and may be left in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270 Holton, 66436. To leave a special message for the family, visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com

Grace Miller (59) Passes Away

Grace E. Miller, 76, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Plaza West Care Center in Topeka.

She was born November 22, 1936 at Perry the daughter of Clarence Isaiah and Pearl Opal Best Dick.   She grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School.

Mrs. Miller helped on the family farm and later helped with custom harvesting for nearly 10 years.   Grace was a school bus driver and a cook at the Rossville schools.    She also was a seamstress and had worked for Luce Press Clippings in Topeka.  She was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary and had been a past member of the Eastern Star.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 8, 2013 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys  with interment  in the Rossville Cemetery.  Grace will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Sunday, July 7, 2013 at the funeral home

To read her complete obituary, leave condolences, or contribute to her memorial, go to: 
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/grace-e-miller/

Rattlers Lose to Clarinda A's

The Rossville Rattlers lost 10-3 to the Clarinda A’s on Sunday at home. The A’s led 3-1 after five and put the game away with four runs in the sixth. Rossville’s Alex Head went 2 for 3 at the plate.

Dale Mahan Passes Away

Dale Paul Mahan, age 76, Rossville, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

He was born February 13, 1937 at Holcomb, MO, the son of Byron and Amy Borer Mahan. and graduated from Parker High School in 1955.

Dale had worked for the State of Kansas for 45 years retiring in 2000.  He worked for the Highway Commission and later for the Kansas State Board of Agricultural Division of Resource as the Water Commissioner.  He  lived in the Rossville community for many years and was very community minded and was instrumental in the early years of the Tall Corn Festival.    He was a past member of the Lions Club, coached youth softball, baseball and basketball and was an avid fisherman, hunter and golfer

Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at the Rossville United Methodist Church.  Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.
To read his complete obituary, or to leave condolences or a memorial,  go to:   http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/dale-p-mahan/

Former Rattler Signed by Tigers

Former Rattler pitcher  Joe Flattery signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Tigers following the 2013 K-State season and has been assigned to the GCL Tigers of the Rookie Gulf Coast League.
See Flattery’s page on MiLB.com
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=644637

Rattlers Lose to Brigade on Sat. Night

    The Rattlers lost  3-1  Saturday night against their nemesis the  Junction City Brigade.
    Sunday night at 7:00 pm,   the Rattlers take on the Clarinda A's at Joe Campbell Stadium.

    Here is video of the Rattlers beating the Golden Giants 6-3 on June 25
http://www.kansasfirstnews.com/category/sports/page/2/

Adrian Barber Killed in ATV Accident

From CJOnline:
    Adrian C. Barber, a 21-year-old Rossville man, was killed Saturday in an all-terrain-vehicle accident north of Delia, according to a news release from Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse.
    The Jackson County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene near 134th and E. Road north of Delia about 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Barber was transported by Potawatomi Tribal ambulance to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center, where he was pronounced dead.
    Barber was believed to have been southbound on E. Road north of 134th Road when the accident occurred, the release said.
    The accident remains under investigation, according to the release. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County EMS and the Hoyt and Mayetta fire departments responded to the scene.

Rossville Reporter article from 1935

    Here is an interesting article from the Rossville Reporter back in 1935 discussing meetings about proposed buildings, a proposed lake and other community activities.

http://history.nekls.org/rossville/images/show/1026-community-club-activities-1935-rossville-kansas

Rattlers Win Streak to Five

    The Rattlers picked up their 5th straight win with a 3-2 victory over the Joplin Outlaws.  For a complete description of the game,  go to:

http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-06-28/rossville-rattlers-win-3-2-bases-loaded-walk

Rattlers Knock Off Golden Giants

    KSU's Matt MaVorhis pitched 6 innings in Tuesday Nights clash with the Golden Giants  allowing only 3 hits and no walks.  Brian Wilkes finished the game with an additional three scoreless innings as the Rattlers took care of business to the tune of a 6-3 victory.
    There is a nice detailed description of the game at:
http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-06-25/rattlers-start-strong-topple-golden-giants

Video of Tractor Trailer Damage

    Here is video of the tractor-trailer  that overturned west of Rossville last Tuesday spreading corn over the pavement and shoulders of highway 24.  

http://www.wibw.com/home/localnews/headlines/Overturned-Semi-Spills-Corn-Blocks-Highway-211980451.html

Rattler Update

 If recent history is any indication, Tuesday's match up between the Rossville Rattlers and the Topeka Golden Giants should be a barn burner.

 

In their previous two meetings this season, Rossville built leads in each game, only to have the Golden Giants climb their way back and win both contests. Topeka won the first meeting held in Rossville, 10-9, on a 9th inning home run. Last Tuesday, the Golden Giants came back in the 6th inning and won 9-7 at Jerry Robertson Field.

 

The two will meet at Jerry Robertson Field in Topeka Tuesday night at 7:00 PM. This will be the final regular season meeting before the two teams face each other in the Summer Classic in July.

 

Rossville has improved their record to 7-10 on the season, while the Golden Giants have have continued their winning ways of late earning a 20-9 record so far this season.

 

The Shawnee County Showdown should be a good one and we encourage fans of both team to make their way out Tuesday night to Lake Shawnee. Tickets are $5 for Adults, $4 for Seniors and $1 for Youth.

Dale Channel 3rd in 5K Run

    Dale Channel of Rossville was 3rd in the 60 years and up age class at the Jazz in the Park 5K run on June 23 at Gage Park.