When Niki Manbeck opens her new sports bar this summer in the old downtown Baldwin City police station, she plans to serve up a taste of Kauffman Stadium and other major-league ballparks. Manbeck, who owns The Nook — a combination bookstore, coffee shop and bar at 703 Eighth St. in Baldwin City — said she is working on remodeling the old police station into the Bullpen sports bar. She said she expected it ...
As a founding member of Cans for the Community, Linda Klinker knows that aluminum cans can add up to big cash. The Lawrence group, which collects aluminum cans, recycles them and donates the proceeds from the recycling to local nonprofits, celebrated its 16th anniversary in May. It also reached another milestone recently: It's now donated more than $250,000 to local nonprofits. Klinker said Cans for the ...
Baldwin City and Eudora are each slated to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal COVID-19 aid soon, and leaders in both cities want to spend some of the money on improvements to their water and wastewater systems. On Wednesday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced that more than 600 Kansas municipalities with populations of less than 50,000 would receive federal funds from the American Rescue Plan ...
Just Food has raised about $7,000 of the $25,000 it needs to replace a pickup that was stolen and ruined late last month. Ryan Bowersox, outreach director for Just Food, said that as of Monday morning a fund drive for a replacement pickup had raised $6,694. Those wishing to donate can visit Just Food's Facebook page or its website at justfoodks.org. The stolen 1992 Dodge pickup was recovered and returned to ...
Baldwin City is developing procedures to guide the sale or leasing of city-owned properties on coveted sites along its main thoroughfare and near downtown. On June 1, the Baldwin City Council gave first-round approval to a set of guidelines for real estate deals involving city-owned properties. The measure will be considered for final approval at the council’s June 15 meeting. Under the new policy, if the ...
Voters will have a lot of decisions to make as a flurry of filings in the last week for city government and school board positions set up competitive races in Baldwin City and Eudora, including a top of the ticket race in Baldwin City. Current Baldwin City Councilman Brian Cramer filed Thursday to run for mayor, setting up a contest with incumbent Mayor Casey Simoneau, who filed in April for another four-year ...