EO Media Group, the parent company of the Baker City Herald, The Observer in La Grande, and 11 other newspapers across Oregon, announced Wednesday that it is reducing its workforce by 47 employees, according to a press release.
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Governor Kate Brown’s March 23 executive order has closed many businesses but golf courses are an exception, and Baker City’s Quail Ridge Golf Course remains open.
Baker School District Superintendent Mark Witty has taken to Facebook to communicate with families during the statewide school closures implemented because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brian Ratliff is investigating a medical mystery that threatens the future of Baker County’s biggest herd of bighorn sheep.
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Brian Ratliff is investigating a medical mystery that threatens the future of Baker County’s biggest herd of bighorn sheep.
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The Baker School Board, which was scheduled to meet in special session today to talk about graduation requirements, has postponed the meeting until March 31 because information from the Oregon…
Gasoline prices are plummeting across the country but fuel in Oregon, as well as other western states, is much more expensive than the national average.
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Baker City churches are doing their part to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Traffic volumes have dropped as many people stay home during the coronavirus crisis, but law enforcement is an exception.
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Joint statement from Saint Alphonsus-Baker City and St. Luke’s Eastern Oregon Medical Associates:
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Based on requirements in the executive order that Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued this week, Baker City has blocked access to playground equipment in city parks, including Geiser-Pollman Park, t…
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Baker County offices are closed to the public due to the coronavirus, but many are still accessible by phone and email.
One word keeps coming up when Ginger Savage talks about Crossroads Carnegie Art Center:
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Matt Reidy has two checks in his hand but he’s not quite ready to hand them to Patsy Hoelscher and spoil the surprise.
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Sheriff Travis Ash has implemented changes in the way prisoners are lodged at the Baker County Jail because of the coronavirus pandemic taking place throughout the state and the nation.
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With schools, libraries, the YMCA, and other places closed due to the coronavirus, Baker County parents are striving to find ways to keep their children safe and entertained.
For a couple of hours Wednesday evening, during a week of unprecedented upheavals for the restaurant and bar industry, Tyler Brown was again doing what he loves to do.
Mark Witty did something Thursday that he hadn’t done for the past three weeks.
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Due to production issues at our printing partner in Pendleton, the Thursday edition of the Baker City Herald did not make it to the local post office in time for today’s delivery.
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Even before Gov. Kate Brown’s Tuesday announcement extending public school closures through April 28, the Baker School District had decided to withdraw its $7.5 million school bond measure fro…
Michelle Owen is worried about what Baker City residents might be tossing into their toilets.
The Baker County Commission on Wednesday approved a local emergency declaration due to the coronavirus.
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The Baker School District 5J Board of Directors is postponing its request for a $7.5 million bond measure in the May election and will resubmit the measure at a later date.
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The French toast was ready Monday morning, tucked into insulated pouches and waiting to be claimed on the sidewalk in front of Brooklyn Primary School.
Baker County Commissioners met in a special session Monday afternoon to discuss the county’s efforts to help curb the possible effects of coronavirus on county residents and the local economy.
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Cody Miller is holding a 16-ounce can of Rockstar energy drink at 8:30 on Sunday morning, which explains perhaps as explicitly as any words what it’s been like to run a grocery store at the da…
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The Baker County Board of Commissioners will have a special meeting Monday at 2 p.m. to discuss the coronavirus. The meeting will be at the Courthouse, 1995 Third St.
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Coronavirus hadn’t arrived in Baker County as of Friday, but its effects were widespread.
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SALEM – Turning to a “last resort” she hoped to avoid, Gov. Kate Brown Thursday night ordered all Oregon schools closed for at least two weeks to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus,…
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The Baker girls basketball team won't defend its Class 4A state championship this week at Forest Grove, as the Oregon School Activities Association announced today that it is canceling remaini…
The Baker girls basketball team will try to win their second straight state title without their usual contingent of Bulldog supporters in the stands at Forest Grove High School.
PORTLAND — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced four new presumptive case of the novel coronavirus today, bringing the state’s total to 19.
Baker City Mayor Loran Joseph is running for a part-time job as county commissioner just as his leadership role with the city is ending.
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State wildlife biologists confirmed that wolves attacked and injured a newborn calf on a private, fenced pasture near Richland last week.
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The Baker City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to appoint Jason Spriet to fill the lone vacancy on the seven-member Council.
The time and energy Baker High School’s Mock Trial Team devoted to this year’s competition paid off in top-notch performances at the state contest March 6-7 in Portland, team adviser Kris Pepe…
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Whispers and giggles disappear as soon as the children take their seats.
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