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One-room schoolhouse near Baldwin City joins national historic register
By Sara Shepherd
January 24, 2014
A rural Douglas County schoolhouse built in 1900, with roots going back to the 1850s, is one of the newest additions to the National Register of Historic Places. est additions to the National Register of Historic Places. The Kansas State Historical Society announced this week that Clearfield School at 2162 N. 600 Road, northeast of Baldwin City in Palmyra Township, is now one of 1,350 Kansas properties on the national register.

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Kansas: Progressives protest GOP rule at statehouse
The Associated Press
January 25, 2014
Progressive and labor union activists are promising sustained protests against Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and multiple policies pursued by him and other Republicans.
Kobach urges passage of bill that would exclude Lesser Prairie Chicken protections
By Scott Rothschild
January 25, 2014
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Thursday urged legislators to approve a bill that would exclude the Lesser Prairie Chicken from federal protection.
Five questions; Happy birthday, Kansas!
January 25, 2014
Kansas turns 153 on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Baldwin boys sharp in semi-final BIT victory
By Elvyn Jones
January 25, 2014
On the Baldwin boys’ first offensive possession in Friday’s semi-final Baldwin Invitation Tournament game against Bonner Springs, point guard Cornell Brown treaded a pass down the lane to center Quinn Twombly, who quickly posted up the game’s first two points. The play was a sign of things to come. Baldwin picked apart the Braves defense with pin-point passing throughout the night on its was to an easy 72-60 victory.