Hospital Shuffling
Construction starting today will change access to the emergency department at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City. In the project’s third … Read more
By Lisa Britton
, For the Baker City Herald
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Granite Gulch fire becoming more active with dry weather, estimated at 2,000 acres
The Granite Gulch fire, burning in the Eagle Cap Wilderness for the past month, has … Read more
Skeeter scourge leads to fogging
Vector Control sprayed parts of west Baker City Thursday night
An infestation of mosquitoes prompted the Baker Valley Vector Control District to bring in what … Read more
From the Baker City Herald's historical files
50YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 17, 1969 William R. Brown, Pacific Northwest Bell’s Eastern … Read more
Progressing on the pipeline
Baker City’s long-term project to replace the nearly century-old, leak-prone concrete pipe that carries drinking … Read more
News of Record for Aug. 16, 2019
FUNERAL PENDING Daniel Keister: Memorial service, noon, Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Haines Baptist Church, … Read more
A Decade On Stage
Lexie Flanagan will don a costume Friday night and put her all into bringing her … Read more
News of Record for Aug. 14, 2019
Deaths Gerald “Gerry” Teixeira: 78, of Baker City, died Aug. 7, 2019, at his home. … Read more
From the Baker City Herald's historical files
50YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 15, 1969 A portion of Baker County, formerly in … Read more
Fire suppression strategies evolving on Wallowa-Whitman
Officials explore new ways to allow flames to perform historic role
Fire officials from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest have pulled a new tool from their belts … Read more
Bending Fenders
Megan Langan always wanted to compete in a demolition derby. Saturday night at the Baker … Read more
Forest Service close to containing second lightning fire in Eagle Cap Wilderness
Agency using different strategy on this fire than on another burning deeper in the wilderness
Fire crews expect to contain a lightning-sparked fire burning near the edge of the Eagle … Read more
Blue-green algae advisory for Hells Canyon Reservoir
Southwest District Health (SWDH) and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have issued a … Read more
From the Baker City Herald's historical files
50YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 12, 1969 Sumpter children are faced with another 10-hour … Read more
Baker City man sentenced to prison in toddler son's accidental death
Peter Mankins pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in the 2018 death of his 2-year-old son
A Baker City man whose two-year-old son fatally shot himself in November 2018 has pleaded … Read more
Ready for the Ring
Abby Graven sits quietly, awaiting her turn to show her steer, Rambo, at the Baker … Read more
News of Record for Aug. 9, 2019
Deaths Derrick Austin Coates: 32, of Baker City, died Aug. 5, 2019, near Baker City. … Read more
From the Baker City Herald's historical files
50YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 9, 1969 Bow and arrow hunting of the Elkhorn … Read more
Lightning sparks 3 fires in Baker City watershed
Crews are working on the largest of the blazes, estimated at 3 acres
A potent thunderstorm that swept across the Elkhorn Mountains and Baker Valley Wednesday night spawned … Read more
Baker man charged with possessing sexual images involving child
A Baker City man is charged with a felony for possessing electronic images of sexually … Read more
Crews make 'significant progress' on Pole fire north of Huntington
The 469-acre Pole fire about 10 miles north of Huntington has not grown in the … Read more
News of Record for Aug. 7, 2019
Deaths Daniel Dale Keister: 55, of Wichita, Kansas, and a former Baker City resident, died … Read more
From the Baker City Herald's historical files
50YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 8, 1969 Sue Thomas of Baker City received the … Read more
Fire north of Huntington crosses control lines
BLM calling in more resources to work on lightning-sparked fire
A lightning-sparked wildfire north of Huntington crossed control lines Monday night and has burned an … Read more
Helicopter drops water on Eagle Cap Wilderness fire
Officials aren't trying to extinguish the lightning-sparked blaze, but rather to limit its spread
Forest Service fire managers ordered a helicopter to drop water along the western and southern … Read more
Trees and Teaching
Drew Terteling walked by the poster half a dozen times before one word caught his … Read more
Baking Business
Sweet Wife Baking plans to move from its current location at 2080 Resort St. to … Read more
Body of missing Baker City man found
Sheriff Travis Ash confirms the body was that of Derrick Austin Coates
The body of Derrick Austin Coates, a 32-year-old Baker City man missing since July 26, … Read more
Fire near Huntington jumps control lines
Pole fire, started by lightning, has burned more than 130 acres
A lightning-sparked wildfire north of Huntington crossed control lines Monday night and has burned more … Read more
Eagle Cap fire grows
A fire sparked by lightning last month in the Eagle Cap Wilderness has grown to … Read more
From the Baker City Herald's historical files
50YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 5, 1969 Sumpter’s Duane Defrees, an all-star on the … Read more
Search turns up no sign of Coates
Baker City man was last seen July 26
Trained tracking dogs joined a cadre of human searchers Sunday but the day-long effort failed … Read more
News of Record for August 5, 2019
Deaths Angela “Angie” Kirby: 43, of Haines, died Aug. 2, 2019, at Grande Ronde Hospital … Read more
From the Baker City Herald's historical files
50YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald August 2, 1969 Circuit Court Judge Lyle R. Wolff announced … Read more
