Rodney Alan Paxman
Rodney Alan Paxman, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at his home in Marion, Kansas. He was born on July 22, 1961, to Donald and Joan Donovan Paxman in Tribune.
He lived most of his life and worked as a mechanic, and was the tire guy. When he wasn’t working, you could find him pulling crappies from the Broken Bridge or giving his time to family, especially his grandchildren.
On July 31, 1992, Rodney married Sharon (Giacobbi) in Leoti. She survives.
Rodney is survived by his wife, Sharon, his children - Michael Giacobbi, Lisa and Bret Stultz of Marion, James Paxman of Tribune, his siblings - Verbin and Tonya Paxman of Tribune, Tonya and Chris Pollart of Kendall, eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Rodney is preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Joan Paxman, and his sister, Shawna Glazier.
Graveside services will be held at the Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. (MT) with Pastor Steve Payne presiding.
Memorials may be written to “The Rodney Paxman Memorial” in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home, PO Box 161, Leoti, Kansas, 67861.
OBITUARIES
Memorial services for Mary Ann Krebs
Mary Ann Krebs, age 78, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 19, 2025, in Tribune. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the Price and Sons Funeral Home, 322 2nd St., Tribune, Kansas at 10:30 a.m. (Mountain). Inurnment will follow at the Greeley... [More]
Amy Dawn Kessler
Amy Dawn Kessler, 53, of Hope, Kansas passed away on September 24, 2025, in Olathe. She was born on June 23, 1972, in Tribune to Hugh and Elaine Beedy. Amy dedicated much of her life to caring for others, working as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the health care industry.... [More]
Jacqueline “Jackie” Marie Hutchins
Jacqueline “Jackie” Marie Hutchins, age 92, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Hope Springs Care Center in Sharon Springs She was born on January 8, 1933, in Mountain View, Missouri, the daughter of Jack Tranbarger and Olive (Gibson) Fecht. Jackie moved... [More]
Richard Marion Martin
Richard Marion Martin, age 77, passed away August 16, 2025, at his home in Tribune. He was born May 15, 1948, in Ashley County, Arkansas to Omer C. and Lena Mae (Linder) Lewis. The family moved to Tribune in his childhood years where he attended Greeley County Schools.... [More]
Joan Ray Smith
Joan Ray Smith, age 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Hope Springs Nursing Home in Sharon Springs. She was born on March 28, 1929, in Doon, Iowa, to Ralph and Alice Kloek Ray. Joan graduated in 1947 from Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,... [More]
Don Henry Stephenson
Don Henry Stephenson, 79, of Oakley passed away August 15, 2025 at The Kansas City Hospice House after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Don was born August 26, 1945 in Syracuse. He always liked to say he waited for WWII to be over before he would make his appearance.... [More]
Betty Marie (Chilson) Osborn
Betty Marie (Chilson) Osborn passed away August 7, 2025 at the Greeley County Long Term Care, in Tribune. She was the daughter of William Francis Chilson and Anna Kathleen (Herr) Chilson. She was born on September 17, 1936 in Horace. Betty grew up in Horace and... [More]
Paul Julius Fankhauser
Paul Julius Fankhauser passed away on July 18, 2025 in Boise, Idaho surrounded by his family. He was 88. Born and raised in Kansas, it was in high school in Tribune where he met Venita, his wife of nearly 70 years. They married on July 31, 1955 and went on to have four... [More]
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SPORTS
Lady Jackrabbits finish regular season with wins over Deerfield, Western Plains
Photo caption: Sophomore Charlize Shafer served at the home game against Dighton on Tuesday, October 14. She had three aces during the games at Western Plains. Last Tuesday, October 14, the High School Lady Jackrabbits traveled to Ransom to take on Deerfield and Western Plains... [More]
Cross Country runners compete in Hoxie
Photo caption: Braxon Mangan, wearing bib number 169, competed at the meet in Lakin on Saturday, October 11. He placed 43rd in Lakin and 34th at Hoxie. The High School Running Rabbits traveled to Hoxie on Thursday, October 16, to attend the Hoxie Invitational Cross Country... [More]
Jackrabbits fall to Wheatland/Grinnell, 8-34
Photo caption: Senior Peyton Jenkins wrapped up a Buffalo player during the September 12 game against Rawlins County. The Jackrabbits traveled to Grainfield last Friday night, October 17, to take on Wheatland/Grinnell in what should have been a pretty-evenly matched game.... [More]
Junior High Volleyball teams finish regular season play with home wins
Photo caption: Brielle Harkness serves during last Thursday’s A game against the St. Francis Indians. Monday, October 13, we traveled to Ness City to play in a triangular with Ness City and Wichita County! The B team played first with a 25-minute running clock.... [More]
GC Recreation Flag Football
Fifth and sixth grade boys playing flag football this year were front row, left to right, Journey Langdon, Gabe Harkness, Kale Harkness (holding his little brother Crewe), Antonio Rascon; middle row, left to right, Brantley Cavenee, Myles Hahn, Grady Sebastian; and back row (coaches)... [More]
Jackrabbit Tennis team falls short at Regionals
Photo caption: Shaydan Howell, along with her partner Anna Marquardt, played #2 Doubles. They were defeated in a super-tie breaker match against Phillipsburg. The tennis team traveled to WaKeeney for the two-day regional tournament on Friday, October 10th. This is a 1-2-3/55%... [More]
Brandl claims first at Quinter, Lakin; runners continue to compete well
Photo caption: Jailyn Brandl took first place at both the NWKL Meet in Quinter and the Lakin Invitational last week. She is currently ranked seventh in Division 1A runners. The Junior High and High School Jackrabbit Cross Country teams competed in Quinter and Lakin last... [More]
Lady Jackrabbits defeat Sharon Springs, fall to Dighton, split with Atwood, Quinter
Photo caption: The Lady Jackrabbits celebrated a hard-fought win over Quinter on Tuesday, October 7. From left to right are Tylee Cavenee, Charlize Shafer, Addy Kennedy, Jeryn Stewart, Jadence Stewart, and Yosselin Vazquez. The Greeley County Lady Jackrabbits hosted a... [More]
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NEWS
Pumpkin Patch returns in its 11th season, Fall Festival Saturday morning
Photo caption: Fourth grader Stryker Hobson bowls at the Greeley County Library’s Pumpkin Patch on Wednesday, October 15, as his classmates Rhett Reynolds and Eduar Garcia-Perez cheer him on. After weeks of work in preparation, the lot south of the Greeley County Library... [More]
Household Hazardous Waste pickup this Saturday
The Northwest Kansas Small Solid Waste Landfill Authority Member counties will conduct a fall cleanup of Household Hazardous waste as follows: Greeley County-Morning of October 25, 2025, 8:00 am to 11 am at the Recycling Center, Tribune, Kansas At the cleanup, Greeley County... [More]
Hunter Safety Education Class
A Hunter Safety Education Course will be offered in Greeley County on the following dates: Monday, October 27; Tuesday, October 28; Wednesday, October 29; and Thursday, October 30, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. MT each evening. Class will be held in the Ocie Room located... [More]
Museum restoration begins
Restorative work was started on the Horace Greeley Museum this past Tuesday, October 14. Pete Maas started in what was once the women’s jail by removing the damaged areas of the east wall on the inside. When the removal started, an ash dump from the fireplace... [More]
Soup supper next Wednesday
The community is invited to attend a Soup Supper on Wednesday, October 29, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. This event is a free will donation. The soup menu includes chicken & noodles, chili, ham & beans, potato, vegetarian vegetable,... [More]
Rain falls, harvest continues
Photo caption: Farmers had only done a test cut on this particular field of milo south of Tribune as of Saturday, October 18. On and off rain showers fell Thursday throughout the day before heavy rain fell overnight, bringing the year-to-date total rainfall received to... [More]
Jackrabbits finish season with loss to Indians
The Junior High Jackrabbits hosted the St. Francis Indians last Thursday, October 16, for their final game of the season. From the start of the game, the Indians were more physical and more aggressive than the young Jackrabbits, who only had two eighth graders playing... [More]
Unapproved minutes of the regular meeting of USD #200 Board of Education
October 13, 2025, 6 p.m. Board members present: Sheryl Crotinger, Shea Stewart, Shanon Schneider, Scott Clevenger, Aaron Myers, Kenton Mangan, and Jessica Alexander. Superintendent John Niehues, JH/HS Principal Dale Wolgram, and Clerk Katie Zerr were present. From... [More]
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- Fall Cards Class at the Greeley County Library
- Hunter Safety Education Class
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- Board of Supervisors meeting notes
- Soup Supper scheduled for Wednesday, October 29
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OPINIONS
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