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Baldwin City

Mostly Sunny
Temperature: 37.9 °F

Humidity: 53 %
Wind Speed: 16 mph NW
Pressure: 30.01 "

Dew Point: 22 °F
Gusts: 30 mph NNW
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Crews responding to hazmat spill
  

  Emergency crews are on the scene tonight of a hazardous materials spill at the Midland Historic Railroad yard, authorities said.

• KU seeks hosts families for 2008 Thanksgiving homestay program
  

  The University of Kansas is seeking area families to serve as hosts for international students interested in experiencing in the uniquely American holiday: Thanksgiving.

• Columbus superintendent announces plan to retire
  

  COLUMBUS, Kan. - Columbus School District Superintendent Ken Jones will retire at the end of the school year.

• Overbrook man injured in US-56 accident
  

  An Overbrook man was injured this morning in a two-vehicle accident on US-56 highway about two miles west of Baldwin City.

• Freshman GOP State Senator Loses Re-election Race
  

  Tom Holland, a Baldwin City Democrat. The initial count in the 3rd District showed Holland winning by fewer than 900 votes out of 38,000 cast.

• Baldwin City voters asked to decide school bond issue
  

  Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 2--BALDWIN CITY -- Baldwin School District voters will decide Tuesday whether a $22.9 million bond issue should be approved.

• On ballots: Sales tax increase
  

  The cities of Wellsville and Pomona will ask their residents to increase the citiesa sales taxes Nov.

• Officials expecting high voter turnout
  

  This yeara s election likely will see a heavy turnout, County Clerk Shari Perry said.

• Get out and play: Maple Leaf Festival
  

  With everything from the Miss Maple Leaf pageant to a full carnival, Baldwin City's Maple Leaf Festival should have plenty of ways to please the crowds next weekend.

• U.S. 59: Man who fought for highway watches as it becomes reality
  

  Therea s a bit of satisfaction on Ralph Tannera s part that the new U.S. 59 soon will be reality.

• Comic Relief - Comic book artist comes to Johnson County Museum
  

  Artist and writer Ande Parks feels pretty lucky that he gets to make comic books for a living.

• Charity by the Bushel
  

  Photo by Elliot J. Sutherland/The Ottawa Herald Caleb Powelson, 12, rural Baldwin City, recently started the Bushels of Love Foundation.

• Wall Street Affecting KC-Area Main Streets
  

  What happens on Wall Street is affecting what happens on Main Street even as far away as Baldwin City, but on Tuesday, residents there were no closer to an agreement on what needs to be done than they were in ...

• Boy grows foundation to help others
  

  ' Caleb Powelson, 12, believes his faith can change the world - ' one bushel at a time.

• OU not among schools trying trayless lunch
  

  Some universities across the country are ditching their cafeteria trays for the sake of the environment.

• Wichita School Bond Not Alone in Kansas
  

  Besides the proposed school bond issue in Wichita, several other communities are planning elections for their own bond issues.

• Memorable Part Of Kan. Church Stolen
  

  Thieves took off with a memorable part of a Kansas church, and church leaders are praying someone will bring it back.

• Standoff south of Baldwin City continues into evening September 22
  

  Law enforcement continues to maintain a perimeter around a house southeast of Baldwin City.

• KU announces 27 public administration interns at sites nationwide
  

  Gaining insights and skills through onsite, on-the-job training, 27 students in the Edwin O. Stene Master of Public Administration Program at the University of Kansas are working as public management interns ...

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• Purse Party Discontinued Sample Sale! Sat 11/22/08 @ Holiday Shopping Bazaar
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City Description

Baldwin City is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States about 12 miles south of Lawrence and 15 miles west of Gardner. It is part of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,400 at the 2000 census. The city is home to Baker University, the oldest four-year university in the state. It is the only town with its name in the United States. Baldwin City originally began as a trail stop on the Santa Fe Trail named Palmyra. The small town consisted of a harness shop, blacksmith, hotel, lawyer, drug store, post office, two doctors and a tavern. In 1858, a group of Methodist ministers gathered at Kibbee Cabin and founded Baker University. The town of Palmyra bought land to the south for the university and surrounding city. A main benefactor was John Baldwin and the town was named in his honor. Baldwin built a saw mill which was located at present-day Fifth and Indiana Streets. Baldwin City unwittingly found themselves surrounded by the events that led up to the Civil War. Three miles east of Baldwin was the town site of Black Jack where the Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856. The night before John Brown stayed in Prairie City and

City Contained By:

• Douglas County
• Kansas

City Contains:

• Baker University

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 5.69797384274 km squared

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