A little more than a year after the Baker County Board of Commissioners was slated to award a contract to run a visitor center in Baker City, the matter remain unresolved.
Another eight crimes related to the sexual abuse of a Baker County child have been added to a list of 30 others a Baker City man originally was charged with in December 2019.
A Reedsport man who came to Baker City last summer quickly found himself in trouble with the law and has been in jail since Sept. 16, 2020, on 13 criminal charges ranging from burglary and rob…
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A nonprofit promoting a proposal to add 18 Oregon counties to Idaho, including Baker County, gathered enough signatures to put a related measure on the county’s May 18 special election ballot.
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Terry McQuisten will welcome moviegoers back to the Eltrym Theater on March 5 — the 13th anniversary of when she and her husband, Dan, purchased the business.
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The Baker City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to leave in place an agreement with Baker County under which the county administers the tax paid by guests at motels and other lodging businesses…
The Baker City Police Department is alerting residents of a scam involving traffic violation tickets that claim to have been emailed from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
A move by the Baker School Board to eliminate the 5J District’s pay-to-participate activity fees, which have been in place for the past 10 years, is expected to open opportunities for students…
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SALEM — Opponents of a 300-mile transmission line in Eastern Oregon claim the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s approval of the route across its property violated federal laws.
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Kevin Multop is standing in the garage behind his Baker City home, peering into a cauldron in which an aromatic liquid is bubbling.
Superintendent Mark Witty announced Friday, Feb. 19, that the Baker School District will undergo an administrative musical chairs of sorts later this year.
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Baker County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Baker County men on charges related to two separate fights with family members Saturday night — one at Haines and one at Huntington.
At Mayor Kerry McQuisten’s request, the Baker City Council when it meets Tuesday, Feb. 23 will discuss the possibility of ending a nearly 15-year-old agreement with Baker County regarding coll…
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A group effort is underway to help a colony of feral cats in Richland.
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Man suspected of stealing gold plates, other items from St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Baker City
A 31-year-old man arrested Thursday, Feb. 18 for allegedly stealing items from several cars in Baker City is also a suspect in the theft of gold plates and other items from St. Francis de Sale…
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After months of planning and discussing whether to seek voter approval of a $4 million bond measure, and working to secure a matching grant to go with it, the Baker School Board agreed Thursda…
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Behind the glass of beer, with its photogenic bubbles and foamy white head, there are Tom Hutchison and his bags of Eastern Oregon barley.
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Baker County Commissioners decided Wednesday, Feb. 17 to reschedule a public hearing for proposed changes to the county’s zoning ordinance to their next regular meeting, March 3.
The Baker City Council created a draft list of its goals during a work session Tuesday evening, Feb. 16.
A Union County couple have filed a $26 million lawsuit against former Baker City surgeon Dr. Eric Sandefur, and St. Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City.
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) will resume normal collection activity, including disconnecting service and imposing late fees for unpaid utilities, starting March 17.
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Police are continuing to follow every lead that comes to them in an attempt to determine what happened to a Baker City woman who went missing from the community in March 2019.
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Baker Technical Institute has received final approval and licensure from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to operate as a post-secondary institution.
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Baker City’s snowplowing fleet has awakened from its winter hibernation.
Vaccinating the county’s older citizens against COVID-19 is foremost on the minds of most Baker County residents these days.
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Lori Brock figures she’s given about 125 COVID-19 vaccinations, but the arm she’s preparing to pierce is like no other.
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Police arrested a Baker City woman on charges that she stole more than $60,000 from a 98-year-old woman who is a memory care patient at Settler’s Park.
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Buell Gonzales Jr. already knew that volleyball, soccer and cross-country teams at Baker High School could start practicing Feb. 22 to prepare for a five-week season that could include competi…
The Baker School District is gearing up for a 2021 spring driver education course.
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Crossroads Carnegie Art Center has received $3,020 from the Oregon Arts Commission’s 2021 Operating Support Program.
A proposal from a Baker City couple calling for the City Council to pass a resolution stating that local business owners should set their own COVID-19 protocols brought the largest audience to…
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Theresa Ball hated to type the words announcing that her Baker City business, Chill’z frozen yogurt, would no longer be serving sweet treats.
The Baker City Rotary Club has donated $1,000 to the Baker City Backpack Program, which supplies food to Baker students during weekends.
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said on Friday, Feb. 5 that he’s working on plans to benefit Eastern Oregon farmers and ranchers, and to improve access to high-speed broadband internet in rural areas.
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Monday, Feb. 1 marked a new day for Oregon to stand in the national spotlight.
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