Jan (Strimple) Dannefer Passes Away

     Rossville-Jan Marie “Jamboree” Dannefer, 67, passed away, Monday, January 27, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

     She was born on August 30, 1952, at Topeka, the daughter of Orville and Jacqueline Lloyd Strimple.  Jan grew up in the Rossville community and graduated from Rossville High School in 1970.  She attended Kaw Valley Technical School in Topeka, where she studied Medical Transcription.

     Jan worked in the medical transcription pool at Stormont Vail Hospital.  After the birth of her children, she became a stay at home mom and was a daycare provider.  She was a member of the Rossville Christian Church and the Rossville Community Library Book Club..

     Jan was preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Jackie, three nephews, Baby Boy Nadeau, Jordan Nadeau, and Michael Dannefer. 

    Daryl Dannefer and Jan Strimple were united in marriage on a cold and windy morning on November 17, 1973, at the Dannefer Farm.  He survives of the home.

     Other family members that are left to cherish her memory are her son, Eric (Mel) Dannefer, Abilene; her daughter, Amanda (Krishna) Khemraj, Olathe; sister, Gay (David) Nadeau, Rossville; grandchildren, Maezee and Grandin Khemraj, Naomi, Claira, and Hope Dannefer.

     Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the Rossville Christian Church.  Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery.  Jan will lie in state, and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Friday, January 31, 2020, at the church.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.  To read a full obituary or leave online condolences, please go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

Jefferson North Girls BB Tourney

The Rossville girls will be playing in the Jefferson North Invitational basketball tournament this week with the first round on the tournament on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Games Tuesday — at High school:
 Atchison County vs. Cornerstone, 6 p.m. 
Jefferson North vs. Rossville, 7:30 p.m. 
At Middle school: 
Oskaloosa vs. Pleasant Ridge, 6 p.m. 
Perry-Lecompton vs. Valley Falls, 7:30 p.m. 

Games Friday — High school: 
Perry-Valley Falls winner vs. Oskaloosa-Pleasant Ridge winner, 6 p.m. 
Jefferson North-Rossville winner vs. Atchison County-Cornerstone winner, 7:30 p.m.; 
Middle school: Consolation semifinals, 6 & 7:30 p.m. 

Games Saturday — High school: 
Championship, 4:30 p.m. 
Third place, 3 p.m. 
Fifth place, 1:30 p.m. 
Seventh place, noon.

Boys Defeat Atchison Co.

The Rossville boys basketball team picked up a win Jan. 24 in the Valley Falls tournament.  This was the semi-final round in the consolation bracket.  Rossville will play for 5th place on Jan. 25.

Rossville                4  13  10  15  —  42
Atchison County  5   6    6   10  — 27

Rossville scoring:
Perine         1 (1)      2-2   5
Morelli         2           1-2   5
Reeves        6           1-2 13
Badura        2           1-4   5
Brown         0           1-2   1
Hale            1 (1)      1-2   4
Lierz           1            1-3   3

Holton (Sadowski) Wrestling

Gerald Sadowski Wrestling Tournament at Holton, Jan 24-25

Team Placing

1 Bryan High 220.0
2 Shawnee Heights 205.0
3 Gardner-Edgerton 187.5
4 ElDorado 120.5
5 Holton 117.5
6 Rossville 104.5
7 Ottawa 89.0
8 Andover Central 79.0
9 Burlingame High School 60.0
9 Maur Hill 60.0
11 Sabetha 59.0
12 Wamego 56.0
13 Perry-Lecompton 55.5
14 Chapman 46.5
15 Doniphan West 44.0
16 Oskaloosa 39.0
17 Topeka West 35.0
18  Horton

Individual RHS Results

113    Zach Archer   2nd
120    Colby Hurla   6th
126    Krew Lacock  Unkn
138    Layne Hurla    2nd
145    Sam Twombly 5th
152    Corey Catron   unkn
160    Cody Barker    unkn
220    Kody Davoren 3rd
285    Jacob Carver    5th

Craig Dodds Arrested

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) -- Jackson County Sheriff's deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 75 near 214th Road south of Holton on Saturday night. During the stop, deputies located illegal narcotics.

As a result of the traffic stop, Craig Wayne Dodds, 46, of Rossville, was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended, and no proof of liability insurance.

Dodds is awaiting bond at this time.

Otis Stroup Passes Away

Otis Scott "Scottie" Stroup, 85, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020.

He entered this life on July 9, 1934, the first child of Otis Fuller and Julia Ruth (Burlew) Stroup-Morris in Rossville, KS. On March 12, 1955, Scottie was married to Elinor Louise Baker.

He served 32 years in the U.S. Navy.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years; daughter, Brenda Donaldson; son, Douglas Scott (Patty) Stroup, Sr.; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Stroup.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Dove Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road. Burial will follow at the Rossville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Central Church of Christ, 1250 SW College, Topeka, KS 66604 or , 2200 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66622. To view a full obituary and leave a special message for the family online, visit www.DoveTopeka.com.

Kyle Parr Wins Heptathlon

MAHATTAN, Kan. – Closing the second home meet of the 2020 indoor season, the Kansas State men's and women's track and field teams clinched a multitude of victories and personal bests in the final day of the DeLoss Dodds Invitational. Senior Kyle Parr secured the overall win in the men's heptathlon, scoring 4,962 points to kick of the final day of the invitational.
 
Parr, who came into the latter part of the heptathlon trailing teammate Matas Adamonis, used three straight victories on the second day of the meet to overtake the top of the leaderboard with wins in the men's 60-meter hurdles, pole vault and 1000-meter competitions. Parr ran a time of 2:48.03 in the 1000-meter competition while compiling personal records in the pole vault and 60-meter hurdle events.
 
"Each year we readjust expectations," said Parr. "I was expecting a few PR's, but I got a few more than I thought, which was good. My 60 was a surprise, I am not usually the best the 60 but I got an overall PR, which isn't until conference time I run well, so that was a surprise. Getting the bar in the pole vault, that is one of my weaker events. So, getting up and getting more points, that was awesome."
 
Director of Track and Field Cliff Rovelto had his take on Parr's performance this weekend.
 
"Kyle ran exceptionally well," said Rovelto. "For a young guy and his first race on a 200-meter track, that was pretty special. There have been guys who have made their country's world championship's Olympic teams. When they ran that fast, they were running where we didn't break. To run that kind of time where you break, and you run the second lap in lane one the whole way is pretty good."

You can read Kyle's bio at:    https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/kyle-parr/7089

Taylor Kirk Gets BA From Washburn

Taylor Kirk has graduated from Washburn University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. She will be pursuing her Masters of Arts in Communication and Leadership starting Fall of 2020.

Football Field Getting New Turf

Kaw Valley USD #321 is getting Kansas Turf on both of their football fields. Rossville & St. Mary’s High School are partnering with Mammoth Sports Construction & Kansas Turf to make their dream fields a reality. Kansas Turf is the official partner of Sports in Kansas! #sportsinkansas

Taylor Kirk Now WU Asst Coach

Former Washburn softball player Taylor Kirk was named a full-time assistant coach on the Ichabods’ staff after serving as a student assistant coach during the 2019 fall season.

“Getting to join the WU softball coaching staff to me means gaining experience and having the opportunity to teach others my passion for the game,” Kirk said.

While at Washburn, Kirk played in 106 games in two seasons, starting 105, and earned first-team all-MIAA honors as a senior at shortstop and second-team all-MIAA as a utility player as a junior after transferring from Johnson County Community College. Overall, she finished with a .309 batting average with 26 home runs, 101 hits and 70 runs scored, while driving in 92. At JCCC, she batted .326 and was a first-team all-district and all-conference selection, finishing in the top 15 in the nation in home runs. The Rossville native was a four-year starter and a three-time all-state selection.

There are numerous articles about Taylor on this news site.  You can find them by doing a Search (upper left hand corner of page).

Zach Archer Up For Athlete Of Week

Zach Archer was one of 10 runner's up for the Capital Journal Area Athlete of the Week for this week.   Archer became just the fourth Rossville wrestler to capture a title at the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Invitational. Archer won the 113-pound crown, going 5-0. Now 16-0 on the season, Archer pinned two foes, had a technical fall win and won two major decisions, including a 12-4 win over St. James Academy’s Max Schemmel in the finals.

CJ Wrestling Honor Roll

    The Capital-Journal has published the standings of high school wrestlers in NE Kansas showing win/loss record and number of pins.
  
https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20200123/northeast-kansas-high-school-wrestling-honor-roll-jan-23-2020-update

https://www.dodgeglobe.com/sports/20200123/northeast-kansas-high-school-wrestling-honor-roll-jan-23-2020-update

Shirley Keyser Passes Away

St. Marys—Shirley J. Keyser, 73, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Stoney Brook in Manhattan.

     She was born on February 3, 1946, at Easton, the daughter of Herman and Rita Siebert Brockish. Shirley grew up in the Flush and St. Marys communities.  She graduated from St. Marys High School in 1964.

     Shirley worked for the St. Marys State Bank for years.  After retiring from the bank, she worked at Ray’s Apple Market.  She enjoyed cooking and being on the farm.

     Shirley and Gary L. Keyser were united in marriage on May 21, 1966, at Silver Lake.  He preceded her in death on September 24, 2006.  Shirley was also preceded in death by her parents and a brother Lawrence “Larry” Brockish.

     Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Dale (Bobbie) Keyser, Maple Hill; her brother, Tim Brockish, St. Marys; two sisters, Mary Frances Meyer, North Bend, NE, and Rose Ann Daniels, Columbus, KS; her grandchildren, Katie, Daniel, and Alex.

     A Memorial Visitation will be on Friday, January 31, 2020, from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Piper Funeral Home.  You may stop by the funeral home after 2:00 on Friday to sign the book.  Inurnment will be at a later date in the Greenwood Cemetery, Belvue.  Memorial contributions are suggested to the  St.Marys High School Alumni Association and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536.

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