SALEM—Representative Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, recently introduced House Bill 2981, which honors the late Army Specialist Mabry Anders, a Baker City native, by dedicating to him and his family an Oregon Highway Fallen Hero memorial.

By Chris Collins

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If, as Baker City Police Chief Wyn Lohner, expects, Turbo, the city’s drug detection dog is forced into retirement on July 1, the chief says he’s ready to put together a plan to secure funding for another dog.

By Chris Collins

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Baker City Police are continuing to urge residents living on the west side of Highway 7 on the south end of town to be alert to the possible presence of a cougar.

Only a slight chill the last week kept February from setting a record as the warmest on record

Kathy Orr / Baker City Herald New snow dusted the tops of the Elkhorn Mountains Saturday morning, the final day of February. That was a rare scene during the month, which ranks as the fourth-warmest on record at the Baker City Airport.

By Jayson Jacoby

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February in its final week finally started acting like, well, February.

Until then it felt rather more like April.

The late spell of seasonably chilly weather kept the month from setting a record as the mildest February since at least 1943 in Baker City.