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Also from August 28

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1:00 a.m.
Real road closure
By Jeff Myrick
August 27, 2008
After a month of practice, it’s game time. Sixth Street south of High Street is closed until further notice. For about a month, there have been signs warning motorists along Sixth Street about “road closed ahead” and “detour ahead.”
4:41 p.m.
Bulldogs ready for scrimmages
By Jimmy Gillispie
August 28, 2008
A pair of scrimmages will give Baldwin High School sports’ fans their first glimpse at two of the 2008 fall teams.

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Douglas County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m.
August 28, 2008
Douglas County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m. Thursday.
Attorney requests suspect in shooting of Baker student be tried as juvenile
By George Diepenbrock
August 28, 2008
During a Thursday morning hearing, the attorney for a 17-year-old accused of killing a Baker University student during a June 7 botched robbery said his client fired the fatal shots.
Baker University reports record first day enrollment
August 28, 2008
Baker University had a record turnout for the first day of classes Wednesday at its campuses with a total of 3,728. That included 952 students at the Baldwin City campus.
District aims to educate voters on bond issue
By Jimmy Gillispie
August 28, 2008
With election day just two months away and a bond issue vote looming, Baldwin City’s Amy Cleavinger has stepped to lead the steering committee for the “yes” vote. Cleavinger, a school district patron and Baldwin City Council president, is heading the Vote Kids First committee.
Move-in day successful at Baker University
By Jimmy Gillispie
August 28, 2008
A pair of Baker University and Baldwin City icons spent Saturday morning helping incoming students and their families at Irwin Hall. It’s a tradition that dates back nearly a decade.
BC police stay busy again
Theworldco.info Reports
August 28, 2008
Baldwin City police arrested one man and cited a young woman for offenses involving alcohol and drugs in the past weeks.
Vineyard takes shape north of Baldwin City
By David Oakes
August 28, 2008
The identity of many states is tied to what is grown there. Florida is known for oranges, Nebraska for corn, Georgia for peaches and many associate wheat with Kansas. That didn’t stop Pep Solberg from starting the Bluejacket Crossing Vineyard and Winery.
Clearfield Church to celebrate 150th
By David Oakes
August 28, 2008
The Clearfield United Methodist Church building is an unassuming white chapel set out amongst the farms of rural Douglas County.
Rockhold makes history
By Jimmy Gillispie
August 28, 2008
Nick Rockhold accomplished a feat no other Baldwin High School wrestler has ever been able to do. He may not have won a state championship or earned the most victories in Kansas history, but his accomplishment was a first.
First fall contest set for soccer field
By Jimmy Gillispie
August 28, 2008
Pardon the pun, but the Baldwin High School soccer team will be kicking off the 2008 fall season Friday afternoon. During the next week, several of the BHS teams will begin their highly anticipated seasons.
Olympics mesmerize world-wide audience
By Jimmy Gillispie
August 28, 2008
It was ignited in style. It ended with spirit. We were left wanting more. Yet we have to wait until 2012 for its next appearance.
Bulldogs ready for scrimmages
By Jimmy Gillispie
August 28, 2008
A pair of scrimmages will give Baldwin High School sports’ fans their first glimpse at two of the 2008 fall teams.