Details Of Stephen Snyder (99) Murder

From the Topeka Capital-Journal

In seeking evidence of contact between slaying victim Stephen Matthew Snyder and defendant Anthony N. Darcy, police said they were seeking call logs from his cellphone to show phone traffic between the two men before Snyder was fatally shot May 1 outside Darcy’s southwest Topeka home, a case affidavit says. 

A Shawnee County District Court judge made the affidavit public Tuesday.

Besides call logs, a Topeka police officer sought photos, video, text messages, a contact list and other data from the flip phone owned by Anthony N. Darcy, according to the affidavit application seeking a search warrant.

Darcy, 81, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated endangering of a child younger than 18, according to court records.

During a homicide trial or hearing, a police officer specializing in gleaning evidence from cellphones often testifies about whether messages were recorded, who placed and received a call, the time the call was placed, and where the defendant was when he placed the call. Sometimes the number of calls made between a defendant and victim also may be important.

Snyder, 36, was shot May 1 outside Darcy’s house at 3031 S.W. 33rd.

On the day Snyder was shot, Darcy called Snyder saying it was OK for him to come over to the house about 6 p.m., according to the affidavit. Snyder had left a message a day earlier on Darcy’s phone saying he would like to drop by the house to look at it and take some measurements for changes.

The shooting of Snyder was reported by Darcy to a law enforcement dispatcher at 6:08 p.m. As Snyder and his 8-year-old son approached the house, the affidavit said, they were confronted by Darcy, who had a gun. Witnesses said they saw a man running from the residence, heard loud noises and saw him fall.

The caller told the dispatcher he had just shot someone because “he was tired of his (expletive,)” the affidavit said.

Darcy told the dispatcher the unloaded firearm was on a counter in the house. Snyder suffered multiple gunshot wounds, a statement issued by District Attorney Mike Kagay said.

Snyder and an unidentified person had closed April 27 on Darcy’s house, but Snyder had allowed Darcy to continue living in the house for two weeks with a move-out date by May 10. During that time, the buyers were to have access to the house as long as they contacted Darcy first.

On the day before the sale, Darcy presented a lease without the language allowing the buyers to visit the house. The buyers didn’t sign that lease, and Darcy, who wasn’t “happy about them wanting to paint some rooms in the house,” indicated he might back out of the deal, the affidavit said.

But during the sale, Darcy “had not complained” about the buyers visiting the house, the affidavit said.

“Mr. Darcy was not upset about those terms until after the sale,” the affidavit said, and Darcy told someone after the sale “that he was not going to let anyone in his house.”

On Wednesday, Darcy remained in Shawnee County Jail in lieu of $1 million cash or professional surety bond, a jail official said. Darcy’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 23.

At Darcy’s first appearance, a judge appointed the public defender’s officer to represent him after he said Social Security payments were his sole source of income.

Contact reporter Steve Fry at (785) 295-1206 or @TCJCourtsNCrime on Twitter.

Brett Cowdin Into SCBHOF

    Among the 2017 Shawnee County Baseball Hall Of Fame  inductees  is former Rossville High coach Brett Cowdin.  Cowdin coached at five Shawnee County high schools and also launched two college-age summer baseball programs before his death in 2013. He coached at Highland Park, Hayden, Topeka West, Rossville and Washburn Rural, and was the Scots’ first coach in the early 1990s. Cowdin also founded the Topeka Golden Giants and Rossville Rattlers summer semi-pro teams. Cowdin’s No. 14 was retired by both the Rattlers and Golden Giants. Cowdin, a graduate of Topeka West and Washburn, coached 29 players drafted by major-league franchises.

    For details about the complete 2017 SCBHOF class of inductees, go to:  http://cjonline.com/sports/washburnzone/highschools/2017-05-17/1994-t-birds-brett-cowdin-among-inductees-2017-class

   There ;is video of his son, Tobi Cowden being interviewed, and a couple shots of baseball being played at Rossville.  Go to:  http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Shawnee-County-Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-announces-2017-class-422894634.html

Summer Activities At Rossville Library

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3A State Softball

The Lady Dawgs play in the 3A state softball tournament May 25 – 26, 2017, at the Twin Oaks Sports Complex, 901 Twin Oaks Drive, Manhattan, KS 66503,

Rossville Wins Softball Regional

    The Lady Dawgs soundly beat the Silver Lake Eagles in the championship game of the 3A Regional.  Silver Lake had an 18-1 record going into the game.  Their only loss was to Rossville.  But the Lady Dawgs sent a message to the rest of the state that they are for real with a 12-3 win over the Eagles.

MEL Track and Field Meet

  The final standings at the Mid-East Track and Field meet were as follows.

Boys
1.  Silver Lake
2.  St. Marys
3.  Riley Co.
4.  Rock Creek
5.  Wabaunsee
6.  Rossville

Girls
1.  St. Marys
2.  Silver Lake
3.  Rock Creek
4.  Rossville
5.  Wabaunsee
6.  Riley Co.

Softball 3A Regional

    The RHS softball team was seeded #1 and given a first round bye in the 3A Regional at Hoyt.  They then played Osage City in the quarter-final and won that game 10-0 to move into the championship game against Silver Lake who defeated St. Marys in the other semi-final game.  The championship game is to be played Tue. evening,  May 16.

Baseball Team Loses In Regional

    The baseball team lost in the first round of the 3A Regional at Riley Co. to Riley Co. by a score of 9-3.

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Final Softball Season Stats

HITTING

Average

Patterson, McLouth, .697; Parnell, Atchison County, .673; McCurdy, West Franklin, .642; Gray, Tonganoxie, .641; Messer, McLouth, .641; Beam, Royal Valley, .634; Downard, Marysville, .623; VanAusdall, Holton, .614; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, .600; Lundin, Rossville, .600; Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, .597; O’Connor, Perry-Lecompton, .594; Serna, Osage City, .586; Kearney, Valley Falls, .577; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, .574; Bassett, Oskaloosa, .571; Seichepine, Perry-Lecompton, .571; Carlson, Council Grove, .562; Cobb, Silver Lake, .561; Swift, Chase County, .557; Kilburn, Lawrence, .552; Orender, Osage City, .547; Dailey, McLouth, .541; Scott, McLouth, .538; Tucking, Atchison County, .538; G. Appel, Atchison County, .535; Phillips, Holton, .531; Hammes, Nemaha Central, .520; Courter, OskaloosA, .519; Stringfield, Wellsville, .519; Pacha, Marysville, .515; Schuetz, Royal Valley, .511; Migliorini, Rossville, .509; Pope, McLouth, .509; Bond, Holton, .508; A. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, .508; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, .507; Hettinger, Central Heights, .500; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, .500; Ogden, Royal Valley, .500; Schraad, Nemaha Central, .500; Brintle, Council Grove, .493; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, .492; C. Miller, Silver Lake, .492; Sloyer, Burlington, .490; Meyers, Hiawatha, .489; Harrison, St. Marys, .483; Hefty, Wamego, .481; Shyrock, Tonganoxie, .479; Willson, Tonganoxie, .479; Anderson, Rossville, .478; G. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, .478; Lowe, Oskaloosa, .473; Booth, Holton, .469; Soyez, Chase County, .468; Pressgrove, Silver Lake, .464; Wright, Jefferson West, .463; Porras, Holton, .462; Peterson, Chase County, .460; Lee, Tonganoxie, .458; L. Shinn, Rossville, .458; Becker, Jefferson West, .457; R. Hess, Burlington, .455; Nordhus, Nemaha Central, .450; Klamm, Wellsville, .449; Crawford, Chase County, .448; Degenhardt, Holton, .447; Mefford, Burlington, .446; McDaniel, Wellsville, .444; Morgan, Riverside, .444; J. Miller, Council Grove, .442; D. Hess, Burlington, .439; Albright, Royal Valley, .436; Biltoft, Jefferson West, .436; Burkhardt, Silver Lake, .434; Higgs, Chase County, .433; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, .431; Kippes, Rossville, .431; Griffin, Chase County, .429; M. Miller, Oskaloosa, .429; Spielman, Sabetha, .429; K. Crome, Marysville, .424; New, Royal Valley, .424; Pendleton, Central Heights, .423; DeLong, Valley Falls, .422; Hootman, Tonganoxie, .422; Young, Burlington, .421; Jones, Marysville, .418; S. Murray, Rossville, .418; Gilman, Burlington, .414; Lafferty, Royal Valley, .413; Oliver, Wabaunsee, .412; Buss, Jefferson West, .409; Hildebrand, Wamego, .408; Pridey, Silver Lake, .406; Beien, Atchsion County, .405; Hawkins, Riverside, .404; Rogers, Wamego, .404; Burns, Valley Falls, .403.

Home runs

Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, 15; Beam, Royal Valley, 14; Downard, Marysville, 14; D. Hess, Burlington, 10; S. Shinn, Rossville, 10; Lundin, Rossville, 9; Stringfield, Wellsville, 8; Swift, Chase County, 8; Klamm, Wellsville, 7; Orender, Osage City, 7; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 6; Harrison, St. Marys, 6; Meyers, Hiawatha, 6; Migliorini, Rossville, 6; Oliver, Wabaunsee, 6; Patterson, McLouth, 6; Dailey, McLouth, 5; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 5; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 5; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 5; J. Miller, Council Grove, 5; Newell, Silver Lake, 5; Thorp, Burlington, 5; Carson, Clay Center, 4; Elliott, Chapman, 4; R. Hess, Burlington, 4; Lamprecht, Silver Lake, 4; T. Lee, Tonganoxie, 4; Lowe, Oskaloosa, 4; Morgan, Riverside, 4; Pacha, Marysville, 4; Van Ausdall, Holton, 4; Wright, Jefferson West, 4; K. Crome, Marysville, 3; Gillen, Silver Lake, 3; Griffin, Chase County, 3; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, 3; Larson, Marysville, 3; McCurdy, West Franklin, 3; Pridey, Silver Lake, 3; Rogers, Wamego, 3; L. Shinn, Rossville, 3; Sloyer, Burlington, 3; Weers, Rock Creek, 3; Allen, Council Grove, 2; Brecheisen, Rossville, 2; Butts, Riverside, 2; Cobb, Silver Lake, 2; T. Crome, Marysville, 2; Gray, Tonganoxie, 2; Hammett, Rock Creek, 2; Harjo, Lawrence, 2; Honas, Council Grove, 2; L. Hurla, St. Marys, 2; P. Johnson, Santa Fe Trail, 2; Kippes, Rossville, 2; O. Lee, Rock Creek, 2; Link, Burlington, 2; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, 2; B. Murray, Abilene, 2; Petty, Rock Creek, 2; Phillips, Holton, 2; Risley, Emporia, 2; Roberts, Marysville, 2; Schuetz, Royal Valley, 2; Vandegrift, Chase County, 2; Willson, Tonganoxie, 2.

RBI

Robertson, Perry-Lecompton, 63; Beam, Royal Valley, 53; Swift, Chase Conty, 47; Orender, Osage City, 43; Lundin, Rossville, 41; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 39; R. Hess, Burlington, 37; Stringfield, Wellsville, 37; Wright, Jefferson West, 36; Honas, Council Grove, 35; S. Shinn, Rossville, 35; Downard, Marysville, 33; Bond, Holton, 32; A. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, 32; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 31; D. Hess, Burlington, 31; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, 30; O’Connor, Perry-Lecompton, 30; C. Miller, Silver Lake, 29; J. Miller, Council Grove, 29; Klamm, Wellsville, 28; Van Ausdall, Holton, 28; Crawford, Chase County, 27; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 27; Dailey, McLouth, 26; Carlson, Council Grove, 26; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 26; Lowe, Oskaloosa, 25; Migliorini, Rossville, 25; Oliver, Wabaunsee, 25; Harrison, St. Marys, 23; Morgan, Riverside, 23; Brintle, Council Grove, 22; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 22; New, Royal Valley, 22; Patterson, McLouth, 22; L. Shinn, Rossville, 22; Anderson, Rossville, 21; Barnhardt, Oskaloosa, 21; Cobb, Silver Lake, 21; Higgs, Chase County, 21; Kearney, Valley Falls, 21; T. Metzger, Jefferson West, 21; B. Murray, Abilene, 21; Phillips, Holton, 21; Roberts, Marysville, 21; Soyez, Chase County, 21; Allen, Council Grove, 20; P. Davis, Jefferson West, 20; Fluderer, Wellsville, 20; G. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, 20; Messer, McLouth, 20; Weers, Rock Creek, 20; Bryan, Royal Valley, 19; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 19; Pacha, Marysville, 19; Porras, Holton, 19; Serna, Osage City, 19; Butler, Council Grove, 18; Falk, Wabaunsee, 18; Gray, Tonganoxie, 18; Griffin, Chase County, 18; Hodges, Council Grove, 18; S. Murray, Rossville, 18; Rogers, Wamego, 18; Sage, Osage City, 18; Thorp, Burlington, 18; Young, Burlington, 18; Burns, Valley Falls, 17; K. Crome, Marysville, 17; Gilman, Burlington, 17; A. Miller, Tonganoxie, 17; Moore, Holton, 17; Rhodd, Holton, 17; Roth, Abilene, 17; Bolyard, Osage City, 16; Booth, Holton, 16; M. Davis, Central Heights, 16; Mefford, Burlington, 16; M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 16; Pope, McLouth, 16; Sample, Tonganoxie, 16; Schuele, Atchison County, 16; Schuetz, Royal Valley, 16; Vandegrift, Chase County, 16; Becker, Jefferson West, 15; Buss, Jefferson West, 15; Cotter, Central Heights, 15; Elliott, Chapman, 15; Fisher, Lebo-Waverly, 15; Hultgren, Osage City, 15; Kunkel, Rock Creek, 15; O. Lee, Rock Creek, 15; McCurdy, West Franklin, 15; Mitchell, Lebo-Waverly, 15; Oswald, Lebo-Waverly, 15; Parnell, Atchison County, 15; Pendleton, Central Heights, 15; A. Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 15; Showalter, Wellsville, 15; Shyrock, Tonganoxie, 15; Wildeman, Valley Falls, 15; Willson, Tonganoxie, 15; G. Appel, Atchison County, 14; Courter, Oskaloosa, 14; Erickson, Perry-Lecompton, 14; Filkin, Council Grove, 14; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 14; Hammett, Rock Creek, 14; Hefty, Wamego, 14; Heiserman, Osage City, 14; Janes, Perry-Lecompton, 14; Lutz, Holton, 14; Pryor, Oskaloosa, 14; Scott, McLouth, 14; Swenson, Wabaunsee, 14; Albright, Royal Valley, 13; Baker, Royal Valley, 13; Biltoft, Jefferson West, 13; Brown, Central Heights, 13; Koranda, Riverside, 13; Lee, Tonganoxie, 13; Lohmeyer, Wabaunsee, 13; McDaniel, Wellsville, 13; Meyers, Hiawatha, 13; Pemberton, Wellsville, 13; Peterson, Chase County, 13; H. Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 13; Beien, Atchison County, 12; Bledsoe, Chapman, 12; Delgado, Wellsville, 12; Hafenstein, Wabaunsee, 12; Hettinger, Central Heights, 12; Hildebrand, Wamego, 12; P. Johnson, Santa Fe Trail, 12; Kippes, Rossville, 12; Larson, Marysville, 12; See, Wellsville, 12; Stevens, Osage City, 12; Argabright, Sabetha, 10; Brecheisen, Rossville, 11; Butts, Riverside, 11; DeLong, Valley Falls, 11; Dwyer, Wellsville, 11; Krebs, Sabetha, 11; S. Metzger, Sabetha, 11; Risley, Emporia, 11; Sloyer, Burlington, 11; Tackitt, Lebo-Waverly, 11; Cavanaugh, Chapman, 10; Duer, Chapman, 10; Hawk, Valley Falls, 10; Hickmam, Oskaloosa, 10; Link, Burlington, 10; Long, Valley Falls, 10; Montgomery, Santa Fe Trail, 10; Moylan, St. Marys, 10; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 10; Ogden, Royal Valley, 10; Overstreet, Jefferson West, 10; Parks, Royal Valley, 10; Springer, Santa Fe Trail, 10; Stuewe, Wabaunsee, 10.

Stolen bases

Orender, Osage City, 21; Peterson, Chase County, 21; Dillon, Rock Creek, 19; Higgs, Chase County, 19; Stevens, Osage City, 17; Parnell, Atchison County, 16; Carlson, Council Grove, 15; Degenhardt, Holton, 15; McDaniel, Wellsville, 15; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, 15; Hettinger, Central Heights, 14; Kearney, Valley Falls, 13; New, Royal Valley, 13; Ogden, Royal Valley, 13; Overstreet, Jefferson West, 13; Schrater, Chase County, 13; A. Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 13; Serna, Osage City, 13; M. Miller, Oskaloosa, 12; Pacha, Marysville, 12; Ricklefts, Riverside, 12; Hickman, Oskaloosa, 11; Hultgren, Osage City, 11; R. Johnson, Wabaunsee, 11; J. Miller, Council Grove, 11; Burson, Central Heights, 10; McCurdy, West Franklin, 10; Myers, Holton, 10; Parks, Holton, 10; Soyez, Council Grove, 10; Tucking, Atchison County, 10; Albright, Royal Valley, 9; Booth, Holton, 9; Hootman, Tonganoxie, 9; M. Nordhus, Nemaha Central, 9; Pryor, Oskaloosa, 9; Rhodd, Holton, 9; G. Appel, Atchison County, 8; Bolyard, Osage City, 8; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 8; A. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, 8; G. Folks, Perry-Lecompton, 8; Leonard, Nemaha Central, 8; Lutz, Holton, 8; Moore, Lebo-Waverly, 8; Sage, Osage City, 8; Shyrock, Tonganoxie, 8; Tackitt, Lebo-Waverly, 8; Willson, Tonganoxie, 8; Bledsoe, Chapman, 7; Butler, Council Grove, 7; Butts, Riverside, 7; Kippes, Rossville, 7; Marshall, Tonganoxie, 7; Porras, Holton, 7; Schraad, Nemaha Central, 7; Smith, Lebo-Waverly, 7; Van Ausdall, Holton, 7; Whalen, Osage City, 7; Argabright, Sabetha, 6; Beam, Royal Valley, 6; Fisher, Lebo-Waverly, 6; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 6; Hammes, Nemaha Central 6; Heiserman, Osage City, 6; Keller, Riverside, 6; Koranda, Riverside, 6; Kirkwood, Valley Falls, 6; S. Murray, Rossville, 6; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 6; L. Shinn, Rossville, 6; Swift, Chase County, 6; Zemek, Rossville, 6; M. Appel, Atchison County, 5; Beien, Atchison County, 5; Brecheisen, Rossville, 5; Brintle, Council Grove, 5; Deters, Nemaha Central, 5; Faiola, Wamego, 5; Franson, Clay Center, 5; Grother, Oskaloosa, 5; Hefty, Wamego, 5; Kunkel, Rock Creek, 5; T. Metzger, Jefferson West, 5; Moore, Holton, 5; A. Nordhus, Nemaha Central, 5; Oswald, Lebo-Waverly, 5; Pendleton, Central Heights, 5; Sample, Tonganoxie, 5; Sloop, Nemaha Central, 5; Yingst, Holton, 5.

PITCHING

Wins

Crawford, Chase County, 16; Downard, Marysville, 14; Orender, Osage City, 14; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 10; Bond, Holton, 9; Harrison, St. Marys, 9; Hill, Rossville, 9; Pressgrove, Silver Lake, 9; Brewer, Lawrence, 8; Carlson, Council Grove, 8; M. Davis, Central Heights, 8; Erickson, Perry-Lecompton, 8; Hammett, Rock Creek, 8; Pemberton, Wellsville, 8; A. Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 8; Stithem, Royal Valley, 8; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 7; Kippes, Rossville, 7; Allen, Council Grove, 6; P. Davis, Jefferson West, 6; Hildebrand, Wamego, 6; Kearney, Valley Falls, 6; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 6; Lutz, Holton, 6; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 6; Vicory, McLouth, 6; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 5; Becker, Jefferson West, 5; Cobb, Silver Lake, 5; Fluderer, Wellsville, 5; Blake, Clay Center, 4; Burt, Abilene, 4; Dice, McLouth, 4; Duer, Chapman, 4; Mall, Clay Center, 3; Parnell, Atchison County, 3; Roll, Central Heights, 3; Butts, Riverside, 2; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 2; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 2; Hawk, Valley Falls, 2; Higgs, Chase County, 2; Koranda, Riverside, 2; Montgomery, Santa Fe Trail, 2; Phillips, Sabetha, 2; Rowden, Wamego, 2.

Earned run average

Crawford, Chase County, 0.97; Kearney, Valley Falls, 1.63; Hawk, Valley Falls, 1.66; Pressgrove, Silver Lake, 2.02; Stithem, Royal Valley, 2.07; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 2.11; Carlson, Council Gove, 2.26; Downard, Marysville, 2.35; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 2.40; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 2.46; Hill, Rossville, 2.47; Orender, Osage City, 2.50; M. Davis, Central Heights, 2.57; Cobb, Silver Lake, 2.60; Harrison, St. Marys, 2.67; Bond, Holton, 2.68; P. Davis, Jefferson West, 2.70; Kippes, Rossville, 2.78; Erickson, Perry-Lecompton, 2.87; Vicrory, McLouth, 2.90; Allen, Council Grove, 2.91; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 3.05; Dice, McLouth, 3.14; Brewer, Lawrence, 3.25; Duer, Chapman, 3.52; Hildebrand, Wamego, 3.72; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 3.80; Pemberton, Wellsville, 3.86; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 3.95.

Strikeouts

Downard, Marysville, 137; Crawford, Chase County, 124; M. Davis, Central Heights, 107; Hill, Rossville, 94; Hammett, Rock Creek, 79; Pemberton, Wellsville, 79; Brewer, Lawrence, 77; Harrison, St. Marys, 75; Bond, Holton, 72; Fast, Perry-Lecompton, 67; Orender, Osage City, 65; Butts, Riverside, 55; Hamm, Oskaloosa, 55; A. Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 55; Pressgrove, Silver Lake, 54; Duer, Chapman, 53; Neiberger, Valley Falls, 50; Vicory, McLouth, 49; Reynolds, Tonganoxie, 48; Hoelscher, Chapman, 46; Phillips, Sabetha, 43; Harmon, West Franklin, 41; Lafferty, Royal Valley, 41; Hildebrand, Wamego, 39; Cobb, Silver Lake, 38; Carlson, Council Grove, 37; Fenoglio, Tonganoxie, 36; Parnell, Atchison County, 35; Kippes, Rossville, 34; Gallagher, Tonganoxie, 31; Bassett, Oskaloosa, 30; Siebenaler, Lebo-Waverly, 30; Allen, Council Grove, 28; R. Allen, Riley County, 28; Kearney, Valley Falls, 27; Erickson, Perry-Lecompton, 25; Lutz, Holton, 23; Burt, Abilene, 22; P. Davis, Jefferson West, 21; Stithem, Royal Valley, 21; Emmons, Nemaha Central, 20; Koranda, Riverside, 20; Becker, Jefferson West, 19; Blake, Clay Center, 19; Luty, Abilene, 19; Rettele, Nemaha Central, 15; Fluderer, Wellsville, 14; Mead, Santa Fe Trail, 14; Dice, McLouth, 12; Moege, Wabaunsee, 11; Spielman, Sabetha, 11; J. Miller, Council Grove, 10.

Baseball Team Wins At Perry

    The RHS baseball team beat Perry-Lecompton 11-6 on May 11 to finish the regular season 4-15

Rossville Golf Team Qualifies For State

Results of 3A Boys Golf At Marion CC May 15, 2017

Team scores (top three qualify for state)

Southeast-Saline 387, West Franklin 388, Rossville 400, Council Grove 421, Silver Lake 438, Marion 452, St. Marys 469.

Individual medalists

1. Huffaker, SE-Saline 74; 2. Hudson, Rossville, 88; 3. Roth, Minneapolis, 91; 4. Welton, West Franklin, 91; 5. Butler, Council Grove, 92; 6. Lamson, West Franklin, 92; 7. Lewis, West Franklin, 92; 8. DeVries, Council Grove, 95; 9. Cochran, Marion, 98; 10. (tie) Lindstrom, Silver Lake and Soyez, Marion, 99.

Individual state qualifiers

Hudson, Rossville, 88; Roth, Minneapolis, 91; Butler, Council Grove, 92; DeVries, Council Grove, 95; Cochran, Marion, 98.

Kathy Ruth Johnson Obituary

Kathy Ruth Johnson was the mother of Stephen Snyder (99) who was killed recently in Topeka.  

The obituary does not mention it,  but the family lived in Delia and Rossville for a number of years.

Tahlequah, OK - Kathy Ruth Johnson, 57, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 24, 2012.
    
A private graveside service will take place for Kathy Ruth Johnson in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on May 1, 2012, at 11:00am. Arrangements are under the direction of Hart Funeral Home in Tahlequah, OK. 

She was born December 3, 1954, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the daughter of Kermit and Pauline Clark. Kathy was known as a positive, loving woman with a huge heart for her family, those less fortunate, and the many animals she adopted throughout her life. She enjoyed the beauty of the outdoors, cooking for her family, her houseplants, sewing, cross-stitching, and making rag rugs. Her kids and grandchildren were her pride and joy, and she identified herself as Grandma Kathy in her final years. 

Kathy was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Johnson, and by her father, Kermit Clark. Survivors include her children, Jessica A. Anderson and husband Joe, Oskaloosa, KS; Stephen M. Snyder and wife Megan, Topeka, KS; and Jason D. Snyder and fianc Tonya, Kansas City, MO; her beloved grandchildren, Michaela, Kaiden, Landon, Clayton, and Jaylon; and her basset hound, Molly. Also surviving are her mother, Pauline Mathias, Tahlequah, OK; sister Mary Bigler and husband Garth, Beechy, Saskatchewan; brother Tom Clark and wife Carol, Tahlequah, OK; and sister, Shayla Johnsrud and husband Conrad, Topeka, KS; six nephews and a niece; and a special friend and supporter Kathy Collins, Lawrence, KS.

Stephan Snyder (99) Shot And Killed In Topeka

    This article was published by KSNT last week,  so dates of funeral are past as it was Sat.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Visitation and funeral services have been scheduled for a 36-year-old Topeka man killed earlier this week in a shooting in southwest Topeka.

According to Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, visitation for Stephen Snyder will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Christian Church located at 1880 SW Gage Boulevard. Funeral services will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Cremation will follow the service.

hawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay charged Anthony Darcy on Wednesday with murder in the first degree in the death of Snyder. Darcy was also charged with two counts of aggravated assault related to an 8-year-old child that was present during the deadly shooting.

Topeka Police said Darcy shot and killed Snyder Monday evening in the area of SW 33rd and Oakley Avenue. Darcy called and reported the shooting to police where he was then later taken into custody and booked into jail.

At his first court appearance on Tuesday a bond set at $1 million.

According to his obituary, Snyder was born in Kirksville, Missouri and graduated from Rossville High School in 1999. He worked for Winston Brown Construction for five years as a lead carpenter. He currently worked for Kansas Rebuilders LLC and was a member of First Christian Church and a former member of the Shriner’s.

“Stephen loved and adored his son and was a proud father. He loved coaching his son in wrestling, football, baseball, and basketball. Stephen was a loving uncle to his many nieces and nephews. Stephen was a compassionate, loving, respectful individual, whose smile could light up a room. Among other things, he enjoyed smoking meat, spending time with family and friends, and yearly family vacations.”

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