Baseball Team Loses Two

    The RHS baseball team finished Mid-East League competition Tuesday evening against Rock Creek losing two games by scores of 14-2 and 9-1.  The Dawgs finished 1-9 in the MEL and 3-15 overall and will now prepare for the playoffs.

Softball Team Notches Two More Wins

     The RHS softball team finished their Mid-East League play with a 9-0 record,  and 17-0 overall with two lop-sided victories over Rock Creek Tuesday evening.  The scores were 11-0 and 19-1

Riley County Inv. Track & Field

Overall team results  not available.
Rossville athletes scoring points and their events were:

400 M      Taylor Bittner       3rd
                 Kylee Badura      5th

800 M      Taylor Bittner       3rd

1600 M    Kaytlin Dohrman  3rd

3200 M    Kaytlin Dohrman  4th

100 M Hur  Danielle Mason  6th

Shot put   Mary Shults          5th

Discus      Mary Shults          4th

Javelin      Maura Buhler       6th

4 x800 Relay                         First Place
    (Hutley, Dohrman, Huston, Bittner)

Taylor Kirk (15) Makes All Region First Team

Taylor Kirk,  third baseman for the Johnson County Community College softball team, was selected to the NJCAA Region VI  Division II All District D First Team.       To see the other players selected for this All Star team,  go to:

http://kjccc.org/sports/sball/2016-17/2017_ALL_REGION_D2_DIST_D_SELECTIONS.htm

JoAnn Nitsch Passes Away

    JoAnn Nitsch, 79,  of Delia,  passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at a Topeka Hospital.
    She was born June 2, 1937 at Beloit, the daughter of Gail and Delila Colby Hyman.  She grew up in the Beloit community and lived there many years before moving to Topeka and then Delia in 1972.
    JoAnn was the bookkeeper for Nitsch Trash Service for many years.  She also had been a cook at the Rossville Senior Center.  JoAnn was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church and the Delia Pride Committee.
    On January 29, 1971 she was united in marriage to John I. Nitsch at Lincoln, Kansas.  He preceded her in death on November 26, 2002.  She was also preceded in death by her siblings Bob, Ronnie, Gail and Dale Hyman; a daughter, Kim Creipe, on September 3, 2011; a son, Joe Caraway, January 6, 2014 and a grand-daughter, Kayla Caraway.
    Survivors include four sons, Jim, Rick and Tom Caraway and John E. "Dink" Nitsch; five brothers, Darrel "Heavy"Hyman, Edwin  "Whitney"Hyman, Morris Hyman, Wayne Hyman and Raymond Hyman; a sister, Mary Mallory; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
    Memorial visitation will be on Sunday, May 14, 2017 from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Inurnment will be in the Delia Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Pride Committee and sent in care of the funeral home

Perry-Lecompton Invitational Golf

    The team standings at the Perry-Lecompton Invitational golf tournament at the Lake Perry Golf Club on May 4 were:

1.    Jeff West     349
2.    Baldwin       363
3.    Rossville      378
4.    Immaculata  383
5.    Atchison       394
6.    Maur Hill      402
7.    St. Marys     445

Cory Hadsall was 9th with an 89.  Andrew Hudson was right behind with a 90 good for 10th place.

Taylor Kirk (15) is All Conference At JCCC

    Taylor Kirk,  a freshman at Johnson County Community College, plays third base on their softball team and was selected First Team on the All Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.  

    The other people selected from the conference can be seen at:

http://kjccc.org/sports/sball/2016-17/2017_ALL_KJCCC_D2_SELECTIONS.htm

7th -12th Grade Pops Concert May 12th

The 7th-12th Pops Concert is this Friday, May 12th at 7:00 PM. It will feature some great music, including some highlights from Bohemian Rhapsody, Pentatonix, Les Miserables, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and much more!

The Senior High Band, joined with by some special guests, will close the concert with a piece called "Tribute and Celebration," which was commissioned in 2003 to honor Cole Arnold, son of Mr. & Mrs. McCullough, who passed away in a car accident in June of 2003. This is a beautiful and moving piece, you will not want to miss it!

Latest Willard Bridge Photos

Donald Kincaid Passes Away

Donald Kincaid Passed away May 8, 2017.  To leave condolences or read his obituary,  go to:
http://piperfuneralhome.com/obituaries/donald-d-kincaid/

Rey Morford Passes Away

Rey E. Morford, 91, passed away Sunday May 7, 2017 at his home in St. Marys.

He was born May 5, 1926 at rural Delia, the son of Arthur and Josie Clouse Morford.  Rey grew up on the family farm and graduated from Emmett High School in 1944.  He served in the United States Army during WWII and received the Victory medal.

Rey had lived on the farm many years and moved to St. Marys in 2007.  When asked why he moved to town Rey said “seventy years of mud was enough”.  Rey had a verity of occupations including, working at Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka, Firestone Tires in Topeka, the Rossville Dehydrator, Jeffrey Energy Center and he retired from Jackson County Road and Bridge Department.  Rey was also a farmer and rancher.  He was a member of Assumption Chapel in St. Marys. Rey had been a member of the American Legion in Holton, the Emmett Lions Club, had served on the Adrian Township Board and Cemetery Board along with being a member of the Delia School Board.  He had served as a committeeman for the Jackson County Republican Party.

On September 11, 1948 he was united in marriage to Patricia A. Cassity at Westmoreland.  She preceded him in death on May 27, 2004; he was also preceded in death by a son, David Morford on August 29, 2005; a grand-daughter Kristin Morford, July 4, 2010; a step-grandson, Shawn Perry;  his siblings, Lynn, Arthur and Larry Morford, Alice Pitney and Edith Davison.

Survivors include two sons, Arthur Morford, Topeka, William “Bill” (Nancy) Morford, St. Marys; three daughters, Diana (Bob) Dolezilek, Holton, Deborah (Richard) Beasterfeld, Belvue and Jean Holt, Holton; a sister, Louise Sedlacek, Frankfort, 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Mr. Morford will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  A rosary will be recited at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 12, 2017 at the funeral home. Interment with Military Honors will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Emmett.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, the Emmett Alumni Association or Great Lakes Hospice and sent in care of the funeral home.

Baseball Team Gets Win On Friday

    The RHS baseball team split with Leavenworth on Friday,  winning the first game 5-4 but losing the second 13-0.    The Dawgs are 3-13 for the season.

Volunteers Needed For Book Sale

Friends of the Rossville Community Library is needing volunteers to help with the Book Sale.
Wednesday, May 10th starting at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 12 starting at 6:15 p.m. 

Meet at 410 Main Street across the street from the library to help unload and set up books on Wednesday.
On Friday, we will need help boxing up any remaining books after the sale.
Volunteers on Wednesday night will be allowed to shop while unpacking. ($5.00/bag except for signed books)
Text Ann Foster at 785-207-5938 with questions.

Book Sale information:
Friends of the Rossville Community Library Annual Book Sale
Thursday, May 11 - 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 12 - 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Car Hits Silo In Rossville

From the Capital-Jouirnal:

A 36-year-old Topeka man was taken to Stormont Vail with unknown injuries after a crash Saturday afternoon in Rossville.

Kansas Highway Patrol officials said the crash occurred at around 2:10 p.m. on eastbound US-24 highway at Main Street in the northwest Shawnee County town.

The 1994 Toyota passenger car was traveling eastbound on US-24 when for unknown reasons, the car left the roadway to the north and struck a grain silo.

David A Rivera, the driver of the vehicle, was taken to Stormont. He wasn’t wearing his seat belt, KHP officials said.