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Outstanding Farmers - District Soil Conservation Awards were presented Monday to these five outstanding farmers of the county. The awards were presented at the annual business and banquet meeting. They are (left to right) Mr. and Mrs. James Edmonds,…

Another View of Rossville - This northeast corner of Rossville got a soaking as muddy Cross Creek filled yards and basements in the area.

Purina Tour
Back row, left to right: Leo Ronnse, Bernard Peterson, [ ] Slough, [ ] Seeley, Ed Brennan, Harry Hershey, Unknown, Alex Johnson, Laird French, Roy Florence, [unknown] Purina official

Middle row, left to right: Joe Straub, Matt…

FEBRUARY 17, 1966, 8 PAGES
ROSSVILLE, KANSAS







Conservation Awards Presented At Annual District Meeting
Outstanding conservation awards were presented to five Shawnee County farm families at the Annual Soil Conservation meeting held…

MR. AND MRS. JOE CAMPBELL, ROSSVILLE
MR. AND MRS. JIM REZAC, ROSSVILLE
Soil awards given
Five farmers in Shawnee County received the Kansas Bankers Association awards for soil conservation work at the annual meeting of the district held Monday…

At 81 and still farms the old way

Tom Williams is a farmer of the old-fashioned variety, but a hard worker for his community. Besides taking care of the small farming jobs around Willard, he was Marshal of the town in 1959.

Tom Williams, an 81…

The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
March 15, 1962, Page 15

Shawnee County Beef Tour Scheduled

Beef cattle in Shawnee County have a value of approximately four million dollars. Anyone would agree that this is a sizable industry. …

SHAWNEE COUNTY REPORTER
Thursday, April 2, 1959, Page 9


Fighter Jess Willard’s retirement


Jess Willard who was born in St. Clere, Kansas, and is remembered by some of the old-timers here as a horse-trader and livery stable operator at…

It's harvest time again--corn harvest began this week and Ralph Page of Rossville was one of the first farmers into the field. Mr. Page remarked that he hadn't had such a weedy field for years. He said he was only able to work his field twice because…

DECEMBER 1913
Rossville Main Street will be graveled, according to a decision by the city council. The portion to be graveled will start at the south end near the railroad and run- to the north end of the block and west on Pottawatomie to the city…