There is an element of debate that spurs doubts in competitors, says Lawrence High School senior Vera Petrovic. “An activity like debate can give you so many special skills for the rest of your life,” she said. “But it can also make you feel incredibly doubtful sometimes, because you are going intellectually head to head with somebody. That can make you feel extremely insecure about your intellect or ...
The Baldwin City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to hire Michael Pattrick, a veteran of the Lawrence Police Department, as its new chief of police. Pattrick, 53, has served as interim police chief the last two months following the abrupt resignation of Baldwin City Police Chief Greg Neis. “I toyed with the idea when I retired from the Lawrence Police Department that if I was to go on to be a police ...
Vehicles, floats, horses and even marchers will be decked out in strings of holiday lights on Dec. 1 for Baldwin City’s annual Festival of Lights. The parade starts at 6 p.m. on Eighth Street along the west side of the Baker University campus and then turns east on High Street. Jeannette Blackmar, executive director of the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce, said Santa Claus will ride with the parade to the ...
The Baker University Music and Theater Department will present a historical, musical Christmas revue for its 88th annual Christmas Candlelight Vespers, said Ryan Olsen, the Baker vocal music director. The annual Vespers performances are scheduled for 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in Rice Auditorium on Baker’s Baldwin City campus. Performing will be the Baker treble choir, concert choir and chamber singers ...
With some financial maneuvering, Douglas County could use bonds to finance improvements at the county jail, Assistant County Administrator Sarah Plinsky told Douglas County commissioners Wednesday. In the 2019 budget, the Douglas County Commission has allocated $2.9 million from the general fund for jail improvements. However, Plinsky said, general fund dollars can't be used to retire debt without approval from ...
Barb McGoyne, of Topeka, made a confession Tuesday as she lifted her 7-year-old niece, Sophia Hoppas, so the girl cold sign the tarp of a semitrailer flatbed parked in front of Perry-Lecompton High School. “We played hooky to come here,” she said. “It looked like fun.” McGoyne and her niece were among the about 1,000 people crowding around the semitrailer at the high school. The draw was the cargo that ...