Alaska is a big place, and the home of many different Inuit and Indian nations, but there are three things that unify the diverse peoples, said Susan Hawkins, a Haskell Indian Nations University junior.
“I would say our food, songs and dances,” she said.
Unifying the Haskell students from the state is the school’s Alaska Club. As they do every year, Alaska Club members shared their cultural heritage at ...
There is agreement among Baldwin City Council members that the city needs to raise water rates, but how much is a matter of debate.
In August, the City Council discussed the need to pass on to water customers any cost increases the city of Lawrence charges Baldwin City for water and to adjust the rates annually to account for inflation. However, City Councilmen David Simmons and Tony Brown insisted further rate ...
On sunny days, Baldwin City will soon be using electricity generated from a solar panel array in its public works yard.
The solar power array, which Westar Energy built on a gently sloping southward hill near the city’s electrical power generating plant, is set to come online within days, said Rob Culley, Baldwin City's electrical production director. The city and Westar will mark the occasion with a ribbon ...
With the county, cities and school districts approving 2020 budget earlier this month, it appears homeowners in Baldwin City and Eudora won’t have to set aside more to pay property taxes in the coming year, assuming their homes didn’t jump in value.
Baldwin City residents will see a slight decrease in the overall mill levy represented by the city government, the Baldwin City school district and Douglas ...
Construction will start next month on a new park in Baldwin City that local leaders hope will stimulate more development downtown.
Earlier this month, the Baldwin City Council approved the design for the so-called Lotatorium, as well as a construction contract not to exceed $670,000. The project will add sidewalks, a stage, a big-screen TV, a splash deck water feature and restrooms to the now-empty lot in the ...
A recent opening of a new business coupled with the imminent opening of another has filled all the storefronts available in downtown Baldwin City.
Sandy Chapman and Lora Rimmer opened the doors to their Om Grown Yoga Collective at 707 Eighth St. in June, and Niki Manbeck plans to open The Nook at 703 Eighth St. next month.
Chapman and Manbeck said they spent a year looking for a location before finding a ...
