History of Buttermilk Station

    The oldest building in the Rossville area is the former Pearl home on the south side of US 24 about 3 miles west of Rossville.  This home was built about 1860 as a stage coach stop and hotel.  The original name was the NEDDO HOTEL.  Later it became known as Buttermilk Station and was a stopping point for passing trains.
    In 1991, Jack Pearl,  who had lived on the farm much of his life wrote a small book with photos  about the home's history.    You can read that history at:
https://rossvilleksphotos.blogspot.com/2018/10/buttermilk-station.html

Note that you will need to view the book on a computer screen and not a mobile phone.

MEL Football Standings

MID-EAST League Football Standings

Team;       League;Overall

   Silver Lake             3-0;   6-0
   Riley County          2-1;    5-1
   Rossville                 2-2;   4-2
   St. Marys                1-2;    2-4
   Rock Creek            0-3;    0-6-
   Wabaunsee            0-0;    0-6

Bohemian Hall Dance Oct. 20

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Edna Wyatt Passes Away

Edna Marie Wyatt, 89 passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Home in Lyons.

She was born January 4, 1929 in Norman, NE, the daughter of J. Elmer and Hilda Johnson Bent.

Edna was married to Robert C. Wyatt on October 14, 1950 at Waterloo, IA.  They lived in Norman before moving to the Topeka area and then to Delia in 1965.  She later lived in the Paxico community before moving to the Good Samaritan Home in 2011.  Mrs. Wyatt was a cook.

Edna was preceded in death by her husband, and her son, Ronald.

Survivors include sons, Robert (Linda), Michael (JoEtta), Patrick (Edith) and David (Tracie); 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

The sons attended Delia and Rossville schools and graduated from Rossville High.

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys.  Inurnment will be in the Delia Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Cross Country At Sabetha

    The RHS cross country team competed in the Sabetha Invitational on Oct. 2.  Top finishers among the 86 girls competing were Julia Streit (25th), Meagan Huston (28th) and Alexis Zabala (45th).  Zach Archer was the top finisher among the boys coming in at 30th of  90 runners.

Capital-Journal 2A Football Rankings

    Team (prev);  record

1. Conway Springs (1);6-0
2. Silver Lake          (2);6-0
3. Phillipsburg        (3);6-0
4. Chaparral            (4);6-0
5. Humboldt            (5);6-0

Others — Cimarron 5-1, Garden Plain 4-2, Hoisington 5-1, Hutchinson Trinity 5-1, Lakin 6-0, Maur Hill 5-1, Nemaha Central 4-2, Osage City 6-0, Riley County 5-1, Rossville 4-2, Southeast-Saline 5-1.
Note:  The only difference from last week was the deletion of Mission Valley from "Others."

Whitney and Donny Freel Have A Boy

    Whitney and Donny Freel of Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby boy born Oct. 7, 2018 at Stormont-Vail in Topeka.

Rossville Invitational Golf

    The RHS girls golf team competed in the Rossville Invitational on Oct. 4 at the Great Life Golf Course and finished 6th of the 7 teams.
    Jenna Rodehorst came in 5th with a 43 and Kayla Davis tied for 10th with a 46.

1.    Silver Lake    177
2.    Jeff W.            180
3.    Osage City     184
4.    Council Gr.     190
5.    St. Marys        191
6.    Rossville         197
7.    Clay Center     226

District 4 Standings

District 4 Standings as of Oct. 6

                                   Dist.  All 
 Riley County        ... 3-0 ...5-1  
 Southeast-Saline ... 2-1 ... 5-1   
 Rossville                ... 2-1 ... 4-2   
 Mission Valley      ... 1-2 ... 4-2 
 St. Marys                ... 1-2 ... 2-4  
 Council Grove       ... 0-3 ... 1-5     

Dawgs Pick Up District Win At St. Marys

  The Dawgs held off a Bear 2nd half rally to win 35-18.  The Dawgs were up 28-6 at the half,  but  the Bears came back and dominated the third period scoring two TDs while Rossville looked helpless.  The Dawgs stiffened their D in the fourth and added a  TD to put the game out of reach as they controlled the 4th quarter. 

Rossville     14  14    0   7  —  35
St. Marys      0    6  12   0  —  18

   Rossville scoring— Johnson 32 run; Carver 7 run, 8 run; Reeves 16 run; Sowers 64 run. PAT — Lovisi 5 kicks.      
  St. Marys scoring— King 3 run; Ch. Hurla 3 run; Cruz 38 pass from Ca. Hurla.

KSNT video of the game begins at 3:29: https://www.ksnt.com/sports/football-frenzy-10518/1502110726

Other district scores include:

Riley Co.  63    Council Grove   18
SE Saline 48     Mission Valley   20

Garrett Carver Rushing, Passing Stats

    Through five games,  Rossville QB Garrett Carver presently has 80 carries for 548 yards for an average of 109.6 yards per game.  He completed 52 of 93 passes (56%) for  864 yards for an average of 172. yards per game.

Volleyball Team Loses To Bears

    The RHS Volleyball team lost two matches to St. Marys on Oct. 2.  The scores were 19-25, 17-25 and 19-25, 13-25

Laura Gillum At KSU

Laura Gillum,  daughter of Scott and Colleen Gillum, is a freshman at KSU and is on their rowing team.  Her bio can be read at:
https://www.kstatesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6123

Carver Up For Athlete Of Week

    Rossville quarterback Garrett Carver  was one of the nominees for the Capital-Journal Area Athlete Of The Week.  Garrett led Rossville to a 32-6 win over previously undefeated Southeast-Saline at Rossville's homecoming on Sept. 28, throwing for 194 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 90 yards and another score.