🌱 How new county maps could change planning for Baldwin City properties

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In today's newsletter:

• How new county maps could change planning for Baldwin City properties

Also on today's calendar: Blackjack Ducks Unlimited Banquet (Baldwin City).

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 99, low: 77.
• Monday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 100 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Douglas County GIS powers maps, planning and emergency response (prismnews.com) — Douglas County’s GIS tools now give Baldwin City property and business owners an easier way to check parcels, nearby development, and potential flood risks before problems arise. Through the county’s Geoportal and Property Viewer, residents can explore maps that support tax questions, road projects, emergency response, and land-use planning across Baldwin City and neighboring communities.
   

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📸 Around Baldwin City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Baldwin City

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• 2026 Summer Concert Series →
  Legacy Square, 125 S Walnut St, Ottawa
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22

• Blackjack Ducks Unlimited Banquet (Baldwin City) →
  Brooklyn Hall at Enright Gardens, 2351 N 400 Rd, Edgerton
  5:30 pm

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📣 Baldwin City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• The Lawrence Farmers Market
  Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 824 New Hampshire St. Lawrence, KS. 66044
  7:30 am
• Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea
  Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center 635 SW Gage Topeka, KS 66606
  9:00 am
• Cut Flower Arranging Workshop — Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce →
  Vinland Valley Nursery, 1606 N 600 Rd, Baldwin City
  10:00 am
• Paper Plains Zine Club →
  Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St, Lawrence
  1:00 pm
• Pitch Your Friend Night →
  KC Wine Co, 13875 S Gardner Rd #1, Olathe
  4:30 pm
• Heather Shaw →
  The Comedy Club of Lawrence, 811 New Hampshire St, Lawrence
  6:00 pm
• Polynesian Performance with Island Style Productions! →
  KC Wine Co, 13875 S Gardner Rd #1, Olathe
  6:30 pm
• Grungefest with Seven Circle Sunrise →
  The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St, Lawrence
  7:00 pm

Sunday July 26

• Chess At The Library →
  Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St, Lawrence
  1:00 pm
• Healing Sound Bath Journey — Cindy Novelo →
  Bluestem Yoga, next to Harmony Chiropractic, 3727 W 6th St Ste E, Lawrence
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wagner Logistics posted a job opening for Quality Inspection Specialist in Edgerton. Apply here.
• Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Material Handler Employee Jobs in Ottawa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baldwin City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ottawa

• WTC Group Orders Kalmar Ottawa T2 EV Terminal Tractors (theevreport.com)

Lawrence

• City of Lawrence should weave sustainability in at every level, public commenters tell advisory board (lawrencekstimes.com)
• Bobbie Jo Horocofsky v. City of Lawrence, Kansas, et al. (morelaw.com)
• Lawrence school board members to consider renewing contract for wearable panic alert system (ljworld.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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