Rossville DMV Office Opens

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)- Rossville residents have an easier road to the DMV now.

After a year of planning the Rossville annex of the Shawnee County Department of Motor Vehicles opened up this week. On Monday the first live transactions were processed.

Now the annex will be open for business on Monday’s starting April 13. The annex at the Rossville City Hall will feature renewals, refunds and disability placards.

Shawnee County Treasurer Larry Mah says that other DMV transaction could be offered at the annex at a later time, but they are hoping to do the simple things first.

“Enthusiasm at the coffee shop doesn't necessarily equate to customer demand,” said Mah. “So we’ll let our performance and the customer’s demand determine where we go with the service.”

The annex will also be able to complete second half tax payments in May.

On Monday, April 13 the annex will be open from 8 a.m. until noon. Then will be open only on Monday’s from 8 a.m. till 3 p.m. 

Aileen (Allen) Anderson Passes Away

Aileen Anderson, 90, was born February 25, 1925 in St. Mary's, KS to George and Dora Allen. She died on April 9, 2015 at Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines.

Aileen had lived in Rossville, KS and Topeka, KS before moving to Des Moines. She graduated in 1943 from Topeka, KS high school. She met Bill, the future love of her life, while working at the 'five and ten cent' store when he was going through Naval orientation. Aileen worked in the home offices for Santa Fe Railroad and was a bookkeeper for many years at Office Supplies, Inc. until her retirement.

She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and PEO Chapter, HX. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, playing cards, traveling and most of all, she cherished time with her family. 

She will be missed by her husband of 68 years, William (Bill); sons, Peter, Robert "Scoop" (Lucy) and James; daughter, Nancy Hall; 6 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; brothers, Archie (Ivajean) Allen and Dale (Charlotte) Allen and her sister, Doris (Eldon) Roberson. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Vincent and George and her sister, Laura. 

Visitation will be held on Monday, April 13, 2015, from 5-7 p.m. at Iles Funeral Homes, Dunn's Chapel. Private graveside services will be held at Masonic Cemetery in Des Moines. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Good Life Fund at Scottish Rite Park or Westminster Presbyterian Church. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?n=Aileen-Allen-Anderson&pid=174611863#sthash.4WELSYPH.dpuf

Lawrencer Schumaker Passes Away

Lawrence W. "Larry" Schumaker, 83, died Friday, April 10, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.

He was born November 1, 1931 at St. Marys, the son of Lawrence N. and Cecilia M. Hesse Schumaker. Larry was a lifelong St. Marys resident graduating high school in 1950.

Mr. Schumaker retired in 1991 with 42 years of service having served in the U.S. Army and the Kansas Army National Guard. He served in the Korean War and also Desert Storm. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and a life member
of Knights of Columbus Council N0. 657 both in St. Marys. He was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion in Rossville.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Kathy M. Brinkman on October 21, 1991; brothers, William, Eugene and James Schumaker; sisters, Lucille Connell and Elizabeth Michaelis.

On July 24, 1954 he was united in marriage to Mary Martinek at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include three daughters, Teresa (Paul) McClure and Mary Beth (Pat) Rafferty all of St. Marys and Jeanette (Ken) Scribner, Kansas City, MO; three brothers, Lorain Schumaker, Topeka, Raymond Schumaker, Fullerton, CA. and Robert Schumaker. Topeka; two sisters, Mary Wehner, Colorado Springs, CO. and Catherine Wilson, East Jordan, MI; seven grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren with two on the way.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.

Mr. Schumaker will lie in state after 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Piper Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until the Rosary at 7:00P.M.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Church Step Project and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

Rossville To Get DMV Branch Office

    Shawnee County Treasurer Larry Mah  plans to open a motor vehicle annex in Rossville. The annex in the Rossville City Hall building at 438 Main will be open from 8 a.m. to noon this coming Monday, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays after that.   Mah said the annex will handle renewals, refunds and disability placards, as well as second-half property tax payments that are due May 10.

Lady Dawgs Score 16 Against Chargers

    The Lady Dawgs continued to pound the Wabaunsee Chargers in the nite-cap  on April 10 coming up with a 16-5 victory behind the pitching of Amanda Hill.  She had six strike-outs and 22 first pitch strikes in her six innings on the mound.
    Heidi Nitsch, Britnee Zemek and Breanna Hill each had 3 hits and Britnee let the team with four RBIs.
               Scoring                         R   H   E
Waba     1    0    1    0    0    3      5    5    3
Ross      2    3    3    1    0    7     16   12   3

RHS Beats Wabaunsee In Five Innings

    The lady Dawgs and Wabaunsee each had five hits in their first game of the April 10 double header on the home field,  but Rossville added in some walks and made the hits count to prevail with a 10-0 win.
    Taylor Brecheisen and Heidi Nitsch each had two walks with Taylor getting on base three times.  Britnee Zemek had two RBIs to lead the category..
    Taylor Kirk pitched five innings of  shut-out softball allowing five hits and getting three strike-outs and had 10 first pitch strikes.

              Scoring                   R   H   E
Waba    0    0    0    0    0      0    5    1
Ross      3    3    2    0    2     10   5    o

David Warton At William Jewell

    Davis Warton is a freshman at William Jewell College and played football for them this past fall.  His bio can be read at:
http://jewellcardinals.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1941&path=football

Lauryn Catron To Play at CCCC

    RHS senior Lauryn Catron has signed a national letter of intent to play softball next year with Cloud County Community College.

Cole Breceisen at Pittsburg State

    Cole Brecheisen  is a sophomore at Pittsburg State U. and plays baseball for the Gorillas.  The son of   Curt and Cardy Brecheisen is majoring   in physical education.  His bio can be read at:  http://www.pittstategorillas.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2236&path=basball

Booster Club Garage Sale

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Honest Abe RGS Video

    Below is a link to a video starring the RGS first graders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_XHt-nYL-o&feature=em-subs_digest

Softball Team Drubs Riley County Twice

    The softball team overpowered  Riley County twice,  getting an 11-1 win in each game.
    In the first game,  Taylor Kirk led the batters with 3 hits, but Britnee Zemek led the team in RBIs with 3.
    Taylor Kirk pitched all six innings allowing just one run.  She had 15 first pitch strikes and 6 strikeouts.

Riley    0   1   0   0   0   0      1     5   2
Ross     0   3   3   1   2   2    11   12   1

    In game two,    Taylor Kirk and Britnee Zemek led the batters with 3 hits, but Britnee Zemek led the team in RBIs with 3.
    Amanda Hill  pitched all six innings allowing just one run.  She had 27 first pitch strikes and 7 strikeouts.

Riley  0   0   0   1   0   0     1     1     4
Ross   2   4   2   2   0   1    11   15    1

Baseball Team Gets Two Wins

    The RHS baseball team won their first two games by defeating Riley County twice on April 6.    The first game was a rout by the Dawgs by an 11-1 score.  But the second game was low scoring and the Dawgs prevailed 3-2 after eight innings.  

Track Team At Silver Lake Invit.

    Rossville track and field team competed in the Silver Lake Invitational on March 2..    Rossville's small team did not compete in all events. The women finished sixth out of eight teams,  and the men finished sixth out of nine teams.
    Some of the better performances by team members included Taylor Bittner, third 1600 M. run, Rachel Day, fifth in the 100M dash,  Vanessa Vormweg, fourth long jump,  Laura Gillum, fifth discus,