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February 11, 2010
- When we heard about the effort underway to name the sports complex at Baldwin High School after legendary BHS football coach Merle Venable, we were thrilled. What a great idea and something that is certainly fitting for one of Baldwin City’s true icons.
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February 4, 2010
- We listened with interest Monday as the Baldwin City Council was given a presentation on the Parks Master Plan, which outlines recreational improvement suggestions for the next 25 years.
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By Jeff Myrick
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January 29, 2010
- If you haven’t heard by now, yes, longtime Signal columnist June Jewett fell and broke her hip last Wednesday. She was moved to the Good Samaritan rehab facility Monday after spending several days in Olathe Medical Center for surgery on the hip.
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November 5, 2009
- We saw democracy in action Tuesday and we liked what we saw.
A majority of Baldwin City voters said yes to a pair of sales tax questions.
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01:00 a.m., September 3, 2009 Updated 02:23 p.m.
- We’ve heard references to the “Baker University vote” over the years, but not quite like this past year when Baldwin City voters approved the $22.9 million bond issue for the Baldwin School District.
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June 4, 2009
- We were thrilled when we heard Baldwin City Police Cpl. Kim Springer had been chosen by the Douglas County Crime Stoppers as its first-ever winner of the Distinguished Service Award.
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By Jeff Myrick
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May 7, 2009
- By now, we’re all used to the mantra of “do more with less” during these tough economic times. It’s a fact of life.
We’ve seen all too well here in Baldwin City the same problems that are occurring nationwide — layoffs, bankruptcies and foreclosures. We’re not immune.
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April 9, 2009
- Baldwin City voters checked in with their choices Tuesday in the election for Baldwin City’s mayor, city council and school board. We liked what we saw.
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April 2, 2009
- It’s finally almost show time. On Tuesday, Baldwin City voters will go to the polls to choose a mayor and two Baldwin City council members. They’ll be joined by rural voters to give the nod for three Baldwin School Board members.
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By Jeff Myrick
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March 5, 2009
- Join with us this morning in singing happy birthday to the Baldwin City Signal. The Signal is 10 years old today.
The first issue was printed on March 3, 1999. That was after four months as a special section of the Lawrence Journal-World called the “Baldwin Report.”
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By Jeff Myrick
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February 5, 2009
- Welcome to the new and improved Baldwin City Signal. We hope you like it. We do.
As you’ve already seen and will continue to as you flip through the tall tab’s inaugural 24-page issue, there are a host of new features, as well as old standbys. While it’s new, it still contains what you’ve come to expect from the Signal over the last 10 years.
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January 29, 2009
- It came down to the wire, but the Baldwin City community has enough candidates for city council and school board once again. Thank you for those who filed for the April 7 election.
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January 8, 2009
- Once again, the Baldwin City community finds itself faced with a changing of the guard on two governing bodies and the pressing need for candidates to step forward to fill positions.
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By Jeff Myrick
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December 24, 2008
- Yes, I was one of those 40,000 or so idiots in the Arrowhead icebox Sunday. So were my sons. The acorn truly doesn’t fall far from the tree.
They were born and raised Kansas City fans, both the Chiefs and the Royals. Now in their mid-20s, they hold true to those teams despite their lack of recent success.
