Lois Dikeman
Lois Irene Dikeman
Overland Park, KS - Lois Irene Dikeman passed away at a retirement home in Overland Park, Kansas on November 27, 2019. She was born to Vern Riley and Talitha Beulah McNaught in Pratt, Kansas. She married Darrel Gene Dikeman on October 31, 1948, who preceded her in death. Survivors: daughter, Sandra Annette Parkins; sons, William Cary Dikeman and Darrel Gene Dikeman II; seven grandkids and 13 great-grandkids. Private Family Services were held at the Syracuse, Kansas Cemetery
OBITUARIES
Francis Andrew Younger
Francis Andrew Younger, 79, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Clear Creek Care Center in Westminster, Co. He was a longtime resident of Syracuse, KS. To friends and family, he was known as Frank. He was born October 18, 1941 in Victoria, Kansas,... [More]
Wanda May Finkenbinder Stallings
Wanda May Finkenbinder Stallings, recently of Dodge City, Kansas, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Born April 9, 1935 to Albert and Lola (Baldwin) Findenbinder, she grew up as a farm kid during the Great Depression,... [More]
Kelley Snyder and Deborah Roberts
Kelley Snyder and Deborah Roberts A combined celebration of life memorial service for Kelley Snyder and Deborah Roberts will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery.... [More]
Sheryl Ann Rudy Carter
Sheryl Ann Rudy was born July 21, 1949 in Syracuse, Kansas, to Helen and H. Milton Rudy. She was welcomed home by two older brothers, Nelson and Royce. She died of complications from coronavirus on Oct. 6 in Olathe at the age of 71 -- and was once again welcomed home by... [More]
Lois Evelyn Whaler
Lois Evelyn Whaler, 80, died Wednesday October 7, 2020 at her home in Garden City. She was born August 23, 1940 in Horrace, Kansas the daughter of Leonard and Marie (LeMaster) Wallace. She attended school in Tribune until she met her husband Levi. They were married July 15,... [More]
Jack B. Scott
Jack B. Scott (1962-2020) If you judge a life by the love of family and friends, then Jack’s was a life well-lived. Jack Scott, 58, passed away from Glioblastoma brain cancer on September 25, 2020 surrounded by his family. We were so blessed... [More]
Rev. Dr. Earl Hoffman Estill
Rev. Dr. Earl Hoffman Estill 84, of Lewisville, Texas, formerly of Sterling, Kansas, passed away September 27, 2020 at his home. He was born December 18, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Earl H. Estill became the son of Thelma A. and Earl H. Estill. He lived in Philly and... [More]
Henry Melgosa
Mass of Christian Burial for Henry Melgosa will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, and Rosary at 9:30 a.m. at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00... [More]
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- James Harper
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- Mary Nielsen
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- Melvin Huser
SPORTS
Junior High Girls Volleyball "A" Team High Plains League Champions
On Monday, the Junior High Girls Volleyball team traveled to Lakin for the High Plains League Tournament in Lakin and the “A” team came away as the HPL champions. Game 1 was against the Trojans. Syracuse wins set I, 25-15, loses set II 21-25,... [More]
Lampe Statebound
SHS Senior Hannah Jo Lampe is headed to State Golf. On Monday afternoon at Regionals, Hannah shot 101, placing her tenth. Lampe heads to the two day tournament in Cheney on October 20th. She will compete against 9 teams and 63 golfers, all from 3A to 1A schools. ... [More]
Lady Bulldogs Volleyball
The Lady Bulldogs volleyball team traveled to Goodland Saturday, October 3 for the high school tournament. The event was originally scheduled at Oakley but was moved because of COVID. The ladies started the day by dominating Triplains Brewster, winning in two; 25-14 and... [More]
LAMPE TAKES SECOND
Hannah Lampe took second in the Varsity Girls Golf Tournament in Syracuse on Tuesday. She shot a 96. There were 37 girls from eight schools. Lampe said, “It feels great.” Varsity golfer Charity Maune did not place. JV plays on Thursday here in Syracuse and Varsity... [More]
VARSITY BULLDOGS UNDEFEATED
In case you haven’t heard, the Syracuse High School Bulldogs football team is 3-0, having defeated the Stanton County Trojans 27-0 on Friday night. It’s the first time the Bulldogs have been undefeated since 1999 with coach Mickey Sharon. Some of the highlights... [More]
JH Volleyball
The Syracuse jr high volleyball team faced Elkhart on Thursday, September 10. Then they traveled to Lakin Saturday, September 12 for their first tournament of the season. According to head coach, Rhoni Gould, the girls showed great improvements. “They are getting... [More]
Syracuse Bulldogs beat Sublette Larks
The SHS Bulldog football team faced the Sublette Larks at Sublette on Friday, September 4 for their season opener. The Bulldogs held the Larks for a final score of 25-0. The Bulldogs are coached by Jordan Irsik, assisted by Jordan Wahlmeier, Casey Finlay and John Le. ... [More]
SHS/JH SPORTS SEASON BEGINS
Syracuse High School and Junior High School football teams held their scrimmages last Friday. SHS Head coach Jordan Irsik said, “I thought our players did a great job on Friday night. They played with good energy and executed really well. I think it is important... [More]
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NEWS
FIRE ENGULFS DAVIS MOTORS - Full Story
Worn and weary firefighters battled a blaze throughout Sunday night as Davis Motors burned to the ground. At 11:03 pm on Sunday, the Syracuse Fire Department was paged. A worker at Eagle saw the flames and called it in. “The whole north side of the shop was... [More]
Fire Engulfs Davis Motors
At 11:03 pm the Syracuse Fire Department was paged. Davis Motors was in flames. “The whole north side of the shop was already engulfed,” said Fire Chief David Stimatze. Hamilton County Fire Department was called for assistance as well as Stanton county, Greeley county... [More]
Theatre Opens To Down East Boys
While the Northrup Theatre has been dark since March, it came to life Monday, October 12 with a performance from the Down East Boys gospel music quartet from Reidsville, NC. With much dusting, mopping, and scrubbing from manager Craig Norton and his brother-in-law Keith Roberts,... [More]
Last Day to Register to Vote
Today, October 13th is the last day to register to vote for the November election in Hamilton County! Registration cards are available at the Clerk’s office, 219 N Main St or you can register on the website wwww.ksvotes.org
LOCALS COMPETE AT KANSAS JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW
LOCALS COMPETE AT KANSAS JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW (HUTCHINSON) – Winning exhibitors at the 88th Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS) earned premiums, while others were presented scholarships for excelling academically, in community service and in 4-H/FFA. The largest... [More]
COMMUNITY RALLIES AROUND MATHIAS
Throughout several weeks you may have seen the sports page with Team Tori signs at volleyball games, track meets, on t shirts, and anywhere they can to show the community’s support for Tori Mathias battling for her life with cancer. Social media posts asked for prayer from... [More]
Sobriety Checkpoint October 9-11
The Kansas Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint sometime during the weekend of October 9, 2020 through October 11, 2020. The sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on roadways and/or highway(s) throughout Hamilton County during this time period. The... [More]
4-H Food Drive
The 4-H youth of Hamilton County is doing a needs drive for the Hamilton County Food Pantry. We will be doing porch/church pick-up on Sunday, October 11th starting at 4 pm. Text (preferred) or call, Katie Dinkel to schedule for your items to be picked up at 620-384-9549.... [More]
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OPINIONS
Broken?
I wrote out my column last weekend with fury at the divisiveness of our country and our community regarding the election. How we seem to have forgotten our brothers and sisters simply have different perspectives on how to handle crisis and politics. Then on Sunday night, a... [More]
Sometimes You Win Sometimes You Learn
Sometimes you win sometimes you learn. I love this saying. It says if you lose there is a purpose to it. Easy to say, hard to do. I am not the best at being wrong. For many years I blamed, deflected, argued. I see it today on social media too. I see a lot of “Well they... [More]
Do you “have to” or do you “get to”?
Do you “have to” or do you “get to”? My daughter and I are listening to the audio book, Little House on the Prairie, as we drive here and there. Ma Ingalls was outside washing the clothes in a tub or by the river? I was busy trying to find where I was... [More]
The American Dream
The stories in this week’s paper inspire me. Throughout you can read how people in our small town have lived and are living what I believe the United States is and should be about. On the front page there are several stories, each describing a different aspect of the... [More]
How's Your Communication Skills?
My family has an interesting communication style. We just stop talking. My grandfather and his brother stopped talking for 25 years because of a card game. My father just stopped talking to me for weeks at a time and I would have to guess why. It ended up being years before... [More]
Walking the Line
I have really been battling this week with standing up for what I believe in and still loving my brother or sister. What a hard line to walk. I don’t imagine I am the only one. I work hard to try to be loving and kind and understand that everyone I run into is doing their... [More]
Who's Doing The Dishes?
Isn’t it easy to see what others are doing wrong? Don’t you just want to go tell them how to do it better? Joyce Meyer is a pragmatic preacher I have followed for many years. One saying she has is “you can’t help someone else if you have a sink full... [More]
Judgments
A guy called yesterday about my google ranking. I don’t put much energy into my internet search engine ranking because the newspaper is local and not looking to be famous. I just need people to be able to find the Syracuse Journal if they are looking for it. But... [More]
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