Amanda and Matt Conner Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born June 4, 2021 at Stormont-Vail.
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Sunday, June 6, 2021
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Jess Adams Passes Away
Jess Adams, 55, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Silver Lake, Kansas. Jess was the son of Harry Adams who graduated from Rossville High in 1964.
Jess was born on January 22, 1966 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Harry and Pat Adams.He graduated from Silver Lake High School and then attended Highland Community College on a baseball scholarship. He later attended Washburn University.
After schooling he started his coaching journey at schools throughout the Mideast League, with coaching various sports. He also was the baseball coach with the American Legion Post 160. He enjoyed being a mentor to kids. Jess loved to spend time with his family, his daughter, and spoiling his grandchildren.
He is survived by his parents; Daughter, Abby (Chayse) Saia, Brothers, Brent (Heather) Adams and Chad (Carla) Adams; Sister, Wendy (Steven) Spreer; and Grandchildren, Jackson Saia and Addison Saia.
Memorial service will be Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 10:30 am at First Baptist Church of Silver Lake, 3439 NW Hoch Rd, Silver Lake, KS 66539
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Midland Hospice Care in Jess's honor.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Evergy Loses $222,000,000 suit
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Texas jury has awarded $222 million to the widow of a Kansas man who died in an accident at Evergy’s Jeffrey Energy Center power plant near St. Marys, Kansas, in 2018.
The jury found that Team Industrial Services, a Texas-based subcontractor to Westar Energy, was 90% responsible for the death of Jesse Henson, of Manhattan, the family’s attorneys said in a news release Tuesday.
Henson and a co-worker, Damien Burchett, of Overbrook, were burned alive when they were investigating a loss of power at the steam plant near St. Marys, Kansas, on June 3, 2018.
Westar, which is now called Evergy, was found to be 10% responsible, The Wichita Eagle reported.
The deaths occurred after Team finished rebuilding parts in three-generation units at the coal-fired plant.
Burchett and Henson went to investigate a loss of steam at one of the three units. When their elevator door opened, they were engulfed in superheated steam that leaked from the defective rebuilt valve, according to the lawsuit.
Team argued Westar and Henson were largely responsible for the accident.
Evergy spokeswoman Gina Penzig said the company would have no immediate comment on the case.
Burchett’s relatives have filed a separate lawsuit for his death.
Copyright 2021 WIBW. All rights reserved.
Golden Giants Baseball
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Golden Giants baseball team is just starting its 2021 season at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium in Rossville.
“The Topeka Golden Giants came into the MidPlains League in 2014,”
Issac Deer said, Golden Giants General Manager. “We’ve been playing at the
Bettis Sports Field in Topeka and just moved to Rossville this summer. Most of
these guys get drafted or play minor league ball somewhere. All of the Golden
Giants players are college players.”
The Topeka
Golden Giants began as an independent club in 2014, with former owner Brett
Cowdin spearheading an effort to establish a collegiate baseball team in
Topeka.
Following
the 2020 season, the Golden Giants were acquired by new ownership and the
Golden Giants return for 2021 with a focus on entertainment and fan
experience.
New this
year is the beer garden at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium in Rossville.
Fans can purchase tickets with an “all you can eat and drink” beer garden
voucher for $20. They are available for every game.
Masks are
not required at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium and the stadium will operate at
full capacity.
Rossville Times Newspaper
The Rossville Times was one of several newspapers in Rossville. It was published 1888-1899. You can read old news articles from that newspaper at:
Rossville Times News Clippings
Christian Roduner Is Hitter Of Week
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Rezac Wins 200 M State Title
From the Capital=Journal:
WICHITA — Only moments before stepping into the blocks for the Class 3A boys 200-meter final on Friday at the State Outdoors, Mid-East League rivals Woodrow Rezac of Rossville and Brogan Renfro of Silver Lake made what some might consider a sacrilegious pact between two presumably heated rivals.
"Right before
the race, we looked at each other and said, 'We're bringing that state title
back to 24,'" Rezac said.
The insinuation
being, that it didn't matter which did it, as long as the mission was
accomplished. Which might seem odd given the intensity the Rossville-Silver
Lake rivalry carries no matter what the sport.
But as Rezac put it,
"We live only 10 miles away from each other, no sense being enemies. We
all get along. Except when it comes to football. With football, it's full War
on 24. That's how Rossville and Silver Lake are."
Rezac admitted that he "really doesn't like the
200," even though he's the school-record holder in the event. But after
coming up just short of getting a title in his favorite event, the 100,
finishing second to Holcomb's Zephyn Mason by .05 seconds in 10.74, the 200 was
his only chance left to get the first state title of his career.
He set the stage for the title with a strong showing in
preliminaries, posting the fastest qualifying time from his spot in lane seven
after an off week at regionals.
"That got my confidence boosted back up," Rezac
said. "I was ranked pretty close to last coming in and I had to step it up
to show what I've got."
Friday, May 28, 2021
Cheri Gamino Passes Away
St. Marys—Cheri L. Gamino, 74, St. Marys, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.
She was born November 23, 1946, in Braymer, MO. the daughter of Lee and Myrtle Beam Phillips.
You can read her full obituary at https://www.piperfuneralhome.com/obituary/Cheri-Gamino
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Bo Reeves (21) In Shrine Bowl June 26
Recent RHS graduate Bo Reeves will be playing in the Shrine Bowl at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson on Sat., June 26 at 7 PM. For more info, go to: https://www.kansasshrinebowl.com/2021-shrine-bowl.html?fbclid=IwAR210gUs55XZMQCGIapRJBIOXIvvh6Zutkwa5p9IJjeiRvDL3dJgXzj-iFQ
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Rossville Junior High Awards
Junior
High Student Award Criteria
· Compassion
·
Respect
·
Integrity
·
Drive
·
Self-awareness
·
Responsibility
·
Pride
Greg and Sheila Marney Award
· Responsibility
John M. Halula Memorial Award
KSHSAA Citizenship Award
Ron Napier Award
Teddy Schmid Memorial Award
. A great willingness to work hard towards goals
. A strong sense of making good decisions
. Respect for others
Moodys Have A Boy
Victoria and Cameron Moody of Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby boy, born May 23 at Stormont-Vail.
Monday, May 24, 2021
Steve Lewis Passes Away
A Celebration of Life for Stephen William ‘Steve’ Lewis, 72, Lawrence, will be held on Monday, May 31st at Worden United Methodist Church, at a time to be announced soon.
He died May 21, 2021, at his home, surrounded by family.
Steve Lewis was a former English Professor at Rossville High during the 1970’s
Steve was a longtime employee of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant.
A full obituary will appear later at Stephen William ‘Steve’ Lewis - Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. .
Potawatomi First Census Book
The Potawatomi census book of 1862 remains a vital foundational document for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation; however, the Tribe does not have possession of it. CPN staff first saw it in 2006 at St. Marys Indian Pay Station Museum in St. Marys, Kansas. The artifact documents the Nation’s beginning, and members and staff of CPN have spent almost 15 years attempting to gain custody from the city’s historical society.
The Treaty of 1861 presented Potawatomi in Kansas the option to either continue living on a communal reservation or accept a small allotment for their families and begin a path to United States citizenship. Those who took individual parcels later became known as Citizen Potawatomi. Part of the treaty also guaranteed a census of those living on the reservation accepting allotments, which the government carried out the following year.
You can rest the rest of this interesting article at: https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/23/efforts-ongoing-cpn-obtain-physical-copy-foundational-document/5187164001/
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Tracey Paine Passes Away
TRACY PAINE OBITUARY