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Notice of Road Closure for Asphalt Patching
September 29, 2025

One block of Washington Street closed to through traffic Tuesday, September 30 for asphalt patching.

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Notice of Sewer Line Repair and Upgrade Work
September 29, 2025

Sewer line repair and replacement upgrade scheduled for October 6-11 in the alley between Fremont, Grove, 9th, and 10th Streets.

Current & Relevant

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September 19, 2025
Road Closure September 19th for Third Friday Market

Downtown is closed to parking and traffic from 6-9pm.

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September 18, 2025
New 4-way stop at 9th and Elm Street

New stop signs added at the intersection of 9th and Elm Streets

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September 4, 2025
Baldwin City Library Seeking New Board Member

Interested? Email a cover letter and resume to apackard@baldwincity.gov.

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September 2, 2025
TRAFFIC ALERT: Heartstone gets an early start on the intersection of 8th and High

The intersection is now closed through the duration of the project, expected to take about 3 weeks.

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August 27, 2025
ROAD CLOSURE: Intersection of 8th and High to close on Wednesday, September 3rd for renovation

Heartstone, Inc., will be in town to begin renovation of the intersection on September 3rd. This project is expected to take approximately 3 weeks.

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August 22, 2025
Electric Utility Rate Statement

A summary of recent changes to the electric utility rates approved by City Council.

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All City Offices Closed on January 20th for MLK Day
January 16, 2025

All City offices are closed on Monday, January 20th, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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How are the roads: In town update
January 6, 2025

Our Public Works crew has been working all weekend to keep the roads as clear as possible.

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Trash Pickup Delay for the Week of January 6th
January 6, 2025

The winter weather has caused delays in trash pickup for the week of January 6th. Here's the adjusted schedule.

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Winter Weather Closures & Schedule Changes
January 5, 2025

City offices are closed and trash pick up will not occur on Monday, January 6.

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Closings and Services Schedules for the Holidays
December 18, 2024

All City offices are closed December 23rd at noon; December 24 & 25 all day; and January 1.

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Temporary Water Outage Planned for Some Residents on Tuesday, December 17th
December 16, 2024

UPDATE: This water work has been cancelled until after Christmas. A contractor will be making the water line connection for the Trail View Subdivision installation.

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Memorial Day Closures and Updates
May 23, 2025

City offices closed; Trash pickup is NORMAL; Opening day at the pool.

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Severe Weather Information for 5/19/2025
May 19, 2025

Important information pertaining to severe weather on May 19, 2025.

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Downtown Closed for Thunder on the Bricks Event May 10th
May 9, 2025

Downtown is closed for the Rec Commission's Thunder on the Bricks car show event on Saturday, May 10th.

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Power Update for May 7th, 2025
May 7, 2025

Internal power generation used for over three hours during power outage.

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Power & Light Update: Tree on Main Line Into Town
April 29, 2025

A tree fell on the main power feed into town, necessitating removal from the external grid in order to safely cut the tree off of the line. Power was maintained for citizens via internal generation from the City powerplant.

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City Lake Maintenance Work
April 15, 2025

Culverts under the road allowing access to the east side of the City Lake collapsed in March, necessitating culvert replacement.

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Police Department Closed July 4th
July 2, 2024

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No VIN inspections or fingerprinting services the afternoon of May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024

Not found.

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Help us make Baldwin City safer
February 23, 2024

Want to help make Baldwin City safer? Here's how you can.

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No VIN Inspections for Thursday afternoon, March 27th

Baldwin City Police Department will perform VIN Inspections from 9am-noon ONLY on March 27th.

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Burn Ban for Friday, March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025

Red Flag Warning issued for Friday, March 14th.

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