Rossville Man Fatally Shot (Updated)

Update 12:48 PM:  Authorities said Levi W. Bishop, 24, of Rossville, was the man who was found dead of a gunshot wound inside a vehicle that was driven  into the St. Marys Police Department parking lot Wed morning.   Pablo Gonzalez, age 21, of St. Marys who was the driver of the car is being held in the Pott. Co. Jail with bond set at $1 million. 

http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Death-Reported-In-Pottawatomie-County-238354661.html

From the Capital Journal:

A 24-year-old Rossville man was found shot to death inside a car Wednesday morning and Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office officials have taken one of the car's other occupants into custody as a suspect.

The victim hasn’t been identified, but the man in custody is Pablo Alberto Gonzalez, 21, of St. Marys. A statement from Sheriff Greg Riat said Gonzalez is being held at the Pottawatomie County Jail after being arrested in connection with second-degree murder.

A Topeka Capital-Journal reporter observed five law enforcement vehicles at a house located at 512 W. Mission St. in St. Marys, but no information was provided about the residence's connection to the investigation.

Riat’s statement said that at 4:43 a.m. a vehicle pulled up to the St. Marys Police Department, where one of its occupants flagged down an officer to tell him a passenger in the car had been shot.

About the same time, the sheriff's office responded to a 911 call from another occupant of the car.

The St. Marys Police Office, Pottawatomie County EMS and Pottawatomie County sheriff’s deputies were all on scene and found the victim dead inside the car.

Riat’s statement said “a suspect was quickly developed and detained early in the incident” and that after investigating throughout the day, law enforcement officers arrested Gonzalez.

Another version of the event is at:
http://www.kansasfirstnews.com/news/st-marys-police-investigate-homicide

Morelli and Zabala Marriage

    Shawnee County granted a marriage license to Wesley D. Morelli, age 34, of Rossville, and, Talia A. Zabala, age 31, also of Rossville, on Oct. 25,2013.

Kaw Valley Duals Wrestling (updated)

   The Dawgs competed in the Kaw Valley Duals at St. Marys on Dec. 20 against St. Marys, Onaga, Herington and Chase County.   RHS did not have wrestlers in every weight class,  so some classes were lost by forfeits, others won by forfeits.   Below are the overall results of those wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller               First
126        Trevor Balch                First
132        Jacob Gentry               First 
138        Alex Bird                     Third 
145        Derek Gentry               Second
152        Lee Hester                   Not in top 3
160        Caleb Lovejoy               Not in top 3
182        Isaac Luellen                First
195        Zach Jenson                 Third


   The Dawgs lost to St. Marys at the Kaw Valley Duals held in St. Marys on Dec. 20 by a score of 41-30.      Below are the results of those RHS wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller won by fall
126        Trevor Balch won by forfeit
132        Jacob Gentry won by fall
138        Alex Bird lost by fall
145        Derek Gentry lost by technical fall
152        Lee Hester lost by fall
160        Caleb Lovejoy lost by fall
182        Isaac Luellen won by fall
195        Zach Jenson won by fall

   The Dawgs lost to Onaga  at the Kaw Valley Duals held in St. Marys on Dec. 20 by a score of 42-28.   Below are the results of those RHS wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller won by fall
126        Trevor Balch won by forfeit
132        Jacob Gentry won by major decision
138        Alex Bird lost by fall
145        Derek Gentry won by fall
152        Lee Hester lost by fall
160        Caleb Lovejoy lost by fall
182        Isaac Luellen won by fall
195        Zach Jenson lost by fall

   The Dawgs beat Herington at the Kaw Valley Duals held in St. Marys on Dec. 20 by a score of 48-12.     Below are the results of those RHS wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller won by forfeit
126        Trevor Balch won by fall
132        Jacob Gentry won by forfeit
138        Alex Bird won by fall
145        Derek Gentry won by forfeit
152        Lee Hester won by forfeit
160        Caleb Lovejoy lost by fall
182        Isaac Luellen won by fall
195        Zach Jenson won by forfeit

   The Dawgs beat Chase County at the Kaw Valley Duals held in St. Marys on Dec. 20 by a score of 42-31.      Below are the results of those wrestlers competing.

106        Bryce Gfeller won by forfeit
126        Trevor Balch won by fall
132        Jacob Gentry won by fall
138        Alex Bird won by forfeit
145        Derek Gentry lost
152        Lee Hester lost by decision
160        Caleb Lovejoy lost by major decision
182        Isaac Luellen won by fall
195        Zach Jenson won byforfeit

Maxine (Sutherland) Strimple (47) Passes Away

     Maxine Sutherland Strimple, 85, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the home.
     She was born November 17, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to Grover and Ona Sutherland. Her parents, a brother Claude and a granddaughter, Emily Rust preceded her in death. She is survived by husband Clyde Strimple (47), their daughters Marcilyn (Bill) Rust, Jerri (Steve) Sitek, Cassie (Gary) Sturgeon, six grandchildren, Shannon and Bethany Rust, Andrea and Brian Sitek and Vincent and Caitlin Sturgeon. Also surviving are sisters-in-law, Donna Sutherland and Leanna Carter, nephew Mark Sutherland, nieces Diana Owens and Joyce Basinger. Maxine and Clyde were married November 25, 1950.
     After graduation from Rossville High School, Maxine worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company until moving to Waterville, KS in 1952. She also lived in Anthony, KS and Kansas City, KS. Maxine worked for the Kansas City, KS Public Schools as a cafeteria manager for 20 years retiring in 1992. She served as treasurer of Job's daughters Bethel #2 for many years. She loved to travel in the travel trailer traveling in Canada and all the states except Hawaii. She was a member of Trinity Community United Methodist Church and was a member of Martha's Circle. She was sponsor of the Methodist Youth group while living in Waterville. Maxine taught church school when she was a member of Quail Methodist Church.        
     Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 31 at Trinity Community United Methodist Church, 51st & Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KS where friends may call from 10-11 a.m. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, KS. Donations may be made to the in Maxine's name. Condolences may be expressed at: www.porterfuneralhome.com Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home & Crematory, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS (913) 621-6400.

Graves and Holthaus Have a Boy

Derek Graves of  Rossville  and Donna Holthaus of  Mayetta are the proud parents of a baby  boy born  Dec. 26 at Stormont-Vail.

Darrin and Kristen Henry Have a Girl

Darrin and Kristen Henry of Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born  Dec. 20, 2013.

Dawgs Lose to Salina-Sacred Heart

 The RHS boys basketball team losst to Salina-Sacred Heart in the Fighting Irish Classic at Chapman on Saturday,  Dec. 14, by a 51-37 score.

Sacred Heart            11     17     12     11     =     51

Rossville                   8     13        8       8     =     37

Rossville  scoring:
Jenkins                        2 (1)        0-0      5
Cabral-Martens             1              0-0      2
Th.  Horak                    0             1-2      1
C. Horak                      0              3-4      3
Tu. Horak                     2 (1)        5-8    10
Woodcock                   1              0-1      2
Hurtig                           0             0-0      0
Sowers                        3             2-2      8
Roduner                       1             0-0      2
Justice                        1             0-0     2
Schultz-Pruner             1             0-1     2    
       
                Totals         12 (2)     11-18  37.

El Dorado Destroys Dawgs in Boys BB

 The RHS boys  basketball team lost to El-Dorado in the Fighting Irish Classic at Chapman on Friday,  Dec. 13, by a 69-39 score.

El Dorado        21      25       14      9     =     69

Rossville         15        3       14      7     =     39

Rossville  scoring:

Jenkins                0         0-2       0
Cabral-Martens     0         0-0       0
Th. Horak             9 (5)    0-0     23
C. Horak              0         1-2       1
Hammer              0          0-0       0
Tu. Horak            3          0-4       6
Woodcock          0          1-2       1
Sowers               0          1-2       1
Roduner              0          0-0       0
Davoren              0          0-0       0
Schultz-Pruner    2 (1)     2-3       7  

     Totals           14 (6)    5-15    39

Evelyn Hill Passes Away

    Surrounded by family and friends Evelyn Hill went to be with the Lord on December 14, 2013.    

   Margaret (Evelyn) Hill Age 86 was born in Denver Colorado August 3, 1927 to Orris E. & Margaret Elizabeth (Hughes) Baer the 5^th of 7 children.  In her early years she lived in Brunswick Missouri, Denver Colorado, Murfreesboro Tennessee, Travis AFB California and then resided in Rossville Kansas.   

    She Married Walter R. Guyle on November 16, 1947 then later married William (Bill) Hill. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, brothers Irvin Baer, Elvin Baer, Riley L. Baer, sisters Nigel B. (Baer) Orr and Lyndall Imogene (Baer) Lewis.    She is survived by a brother James (Paula) Baer Aurora Co., sons Steven (Debbie) Guyle, Rossville, Phillip (Sheilah) Guyle, Ottawa, David (Sheila) Guyle, Topeka and Daniel (Brenda) Guyle, Carbondale, Daughters Janice Deiter, Rossville and Margaret Peggy (Darrel) Manning Lyndon.  She is also survived by sister-in-laws Mary Lou Fair Abilene and Billie Jo Rivera and brother-in-law Jose Rivera Junction City, also 24 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews.  

     Evelyn cultured many relationships everywhere she lived and maintained those relationships throughout the years.  She will be missed by all those who knew her.     She was a member of Family of God Church Topeka Kansas   

    Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Rossville Christian Church.  Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.  Mrs. Hill will lie-in-state after 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M.  Memorial contributions may be made to Global Missions P.O. Box 26, Topeka, Kansas 66601.  Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

RHS Girls Sweep Tournament

The RHS girls won all three games in the Fighting Irish Classic Basketball tournament this past week.   The final victory on Dec. 14 was a  30-26 "come from behind"  victory after trailing Sacred Heart of Salina 17-8 at the half. 

Rossville             4     4     8     14    =     30
Sacred Heart    11    6     4       5     =     26

Rossville scoring:
Hill                                5 (1)      1-2     12
Nitsch                           3 (1)      1-2       8
Kirk                               0            2-2      2
Steckel                          0            2-3      2
Little                              0            2-2      2
Shinn                            0            2-4      2
VanderPutten                 0            1-2      1
Shinn                            0            1-2      1          

         Totals                  8 (2)    12-19  30

Mid-East All League Football Team

The folloiwing RHS football players were selected as All Mide-East League:

Offense

QB:    Tucker Horak, sophomore
RB:    Nick Reesor,  junior
WR:   Corbin Horak, junior
          Christian Roduner, sophomore
Line:   Marcus Catorn, senior

Honorable Mention:

Line:    Davis Warton, senior


Defense

Line:  Davis Warton, senior
End:  Marcus Catron, senior
LB:   Tagen Lambotte, senior
         Nick Reesor, junior
Sec:  Thather Horak, junior

Honorable Mention:

LB    Devon Morris, senior        

Eudora Tournament of Champions Wrestling

Team scores: Lansing 239.5, Mill Valley 238, Overland Park St. Thomas Aquinas 226.5, Prairie View 220, Baldwin 191, Spring Hill 184, Effingham 163, Maize South 148, Buhler 121.5, KC Sumner 181, Paola 113.5, SM South 109, Blue Valley 100.5, Ottawa 92, Fort Scott 90, Rossville 88.5, St. James 88, Lawrence High 67.5. Louisburg 56, De Soto 50.5, Wellsville 48, KC Piper 36, Eudora 31.5

Individual RHS Results:

Class    Name                                Record                 Placed      

106       Bryce Gfeller                      8-3                        7th
132       Jake Gentry                        8-3                        7th
138       Alex Bird                             3-6                       24th
145       Derek Gentry                      5-4                      24th
152       Tagen Lambotte                11-1                       2nd
170       Isaac Luellen                     10-3                        6th  

The complete results for RHS wrestlers can be read at:
http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjshs/athletics/wrestling/13-14/13_eudora.pdf

Henry John Smatla Passes Away

   Henry John Smatla, 93, Meriden, died Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Linnwood Park, Meriden. He was born June 6, 1920, at Maple Hill, Kansas, the son of Thomas and Marie Smatla.
    Mr. Smatla was a member of the Community Church which was located North of Rossville, The Rossville Presbyterian Church and the ZCBJ Lodge. Mr. Smatla served in the C.C.C. in 1938, and enlisted and served in the Navy from 1941 to 1945. He served sea duty for 18 months in the European Theater, for which he received 2 battle stars, and served 26 months in the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, Fleet Air Wing 17, for which he received 3 battle stars. During that time, he traveled 10 oceans and seas. Mr. Smatla was an AVA Machinist. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1945.
    Mr. Smatla married Alice Laura Hillix, October 19, 1949, in Topeka. She preceded him in death on April 12, 1995. Surviving are a son: Larry Lee Smatla (Linda) of Oskaloosa, a daughter: Marcia Lynn Reiter (Ron) of Topeka; three grandchildren: Laura Marie Smatla Turner (Jim), Travis Lee Reiter (Cait), and Luke Edward Smatla (Heather); great-grandchildren: Garrett and Lydia Turner; and sisters: Lydia Carl and Marie DeVeney.
     Mr. Smatla first farmed north of Silver Lake, Kansas and north of Rossville, Kansas. He moved to a farm north of Meriden in 1954, where grain and cattle were his pride. He was a member of the Meriden United Methodist Church; Topeka North Post # 400 of the American Legion; V.F.W.; D.A.V.; and Moose Lodge # 555. He served as a Board Member of the Meriden Co-op; the Meriden United Methodist Church; and served on the F.H.A. Board for 12 years.
    Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, Monday, December 16, 2013, at the Meriden United Methodist Church. Military honors will be conducted at Czech-Morovian Cemetery, Delia. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 PM, Sunday, at the Meriden United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Hospice, 3715 SW 29th Street, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66614 or the Meriden United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 520, Meriden, KS 66512. Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel is in charge of arrangements. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.

RHS Girls BB Team Whips El Dorado

    The RHS girls basketball team beat El- Dorado in the Fighting Irish Classic at Chapman on Friday,  Dec. 13, by a 41-36 score.  Down 20-14 at the half,  they made a huge 3rd quarter charge to take the lead and eventual win.  They have now won both of their games at this tournament and will face Sacred Heart on Dec. 14.

El Dorado       8       12      6     10     =     36
Rossville          4      10     14     13     =     41

Rossville  scoring:
Nitsch                          3 (2)       3-11      11
Steckel                         2 (2)       3-4         9
Kirk                              2            4-7         8
Hill                                2            0-1         4
VanderPutten                1            1-2         3
Shinn                             1 (1)      0-2         3
Hill                                1            0-0         2
Shinn                             0            1-2         1 

Totals                           12 (5)   12-30      41