Jeff Myrick
Recent stories
- In this battle, Baker beats Ottawa
- September 2, 2010
- A trio of Ottawa men got more than they bargained for early Sunday morning from a pair of Baker University fraternity members.
- Expect delays on Douglas County roads
- September 2, 2010
- Starting Tuesday, motorists who travel between Lawrence and Baldwin City on County Roads 1055, 458 and 460 will have to get used to construction delays.
- What brought the Methodists to Baldwin City?
- August 26, 2010
- It’s easy to see that Baldwin City is a Methodist stronghold, but why is that? All one has to do is look at the numerous churches to see it. First United Methodist Church. Ives Chapel Methodist Church. Vinland United Methodist Church. Worden United Methodist Church. Clearfield United Methodist Church.
- Brown wins national award as director
- August 19, 2010
- This year, Sue Brown took it to another level. The Vintage Park Assisted Living director went from the state’s best to the nation’s best. Brown was named the winner of the National Centers for Assisted Living Director of the Year award and will be recognized at the national convention in October in California. Last year, Brown won the state version of the director of the year award.
- Weather doesn’t shine on Vinland Fair
- August 19, 2010
- Mother Nature didn’t exactly shine on the 103rd Vinland Fair last week, but it still ended up being its annual success. “I think we had a pretty good fair,” said Mike Craig, co-president of the fair board with his wife, Julie.
- Moore reflects on Vinland Fair tractor pull
- August 12, 2010
- When it comes to the Vinland Fair’s tractor-pull competition, no one can hold a candle to Max Moore. Moore, who is 92 years old and still actively farms his 300 acres just north and west of Baldwin City, was on the fair board when the idea was hatched to have a tractor pull back in the early 1960s.
- Baldwin City mill levy to rise 1.895 mills
- August 5, 2010
- It came as no surprise that the mill levy for Baldwin City took a jump this year by 1.895 mills. Last year, the mill levy used to raise taxes went down slightly to 30.538 mills. This year it went up to 32.433.
- Baker named one of Midwest’s best colleges
- August 5, 2010
- Baker University has been named one of the top 152 colleges in the Midwest by The Princeton Review. The news came Monday on the its website, PrincetonReview.com.
- Election blog: Gregory defeats Barnhart
- 09:08 a.m., August 3, 2010 Updated 11:26 a.m.
- As expected, TerriLois Gregory of Baldwin City defeated Scott Barnhart of Ottawa in the primary election Tuesday for the Republican nomination for the 10th District House of Representative’s seat.
- Mock’s ‘different’ Camaro catches Hot Rod Magazine
- July 29, 2010
- Yes, that’s Scott Mock’s 1969 Camaro in this month’s issue of Hot Rod Magazine. It’s a dream come true for the Vinland resident. “Hot Rod is kind of the premier magazine for gear heads,” said Mock. “Everyone wants to be a magazine car. It’s kind of like a model getting in Playboy or Vogue or one of those magazines.”
Recent photos
Larry Craig, left, a member of the Vinland Fair board, presents Max Moore with a hat and a placard to commemorate him winning the first-ever tractor pull back in the mid 1960s.
Max Moore, who is 92 years old and still farms, was on hand for the antique tractor pull at the Vinland Fair. Prior to the start of the event, he used his 1950 Ferguson to pull the sled that was used back when the event was started in the mid 1960s. Moore won the first-ever tractor pull and earned 50 silver dollars.
Baldwin City’s long history with the Methodist Church dates back to before the town was founded and before Baker University was established in 1858. When the original church back then burned to the ground, it was replaced with the current First United Methodist Church, which stands next to the university in downtown Baldwin City to this day.
There was a good turnout Tuesday night for the Baldwin Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization's first-ever back to school picnic. The gathering was at the Baldwin Elementary School Intermediate Center and featured the Baldwin High School band playing, as well as other groups and activities.
The summer song from the cicadas is at full tilt right now, as the cicadas are in different stages. This cicada had just emerged from its shell on Friday near downtown Baldwin City.
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