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Rite Aid building Baker City sells for $1.7 million
The former Rite Aid store in Baker City, which closed in early June, has been sold through a ...
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Indian cuisine now available at Sunridge Bar & Grill
New offerings started May 1 in Baker City BAKER CITY — India’s popular dishes are now on the ...
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Firefighters quickly douse several lightning fires
Firefighters had a busy weekend in and around Baker County as they doused several small blazes sparked by ...
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GO-STEM brings the moon and stars to Earth
Students studied the stars and moon at the GO-STEM Starlab planetarium at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive ...
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Baker City Council votes 6-0 to deny homeowner’s appeal to building official’s order to tear down unsafe home
The Baker City Council voted 6-0 on Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, to deem the home at 650 Valley ...
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Cool, damp weather prompts BLM to end fire restrictions on Vale District starting Sept. 20
Cooler weather and widespread rain over the past week has prompted the BLM’s Vale District to lift fire ...
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John Nilsen heads east to play Baker City
Concert is Sept. 18 at the United Methodist Church BAKER CITY — John Nilsen last played in Baker ...
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Halfway man accused of sexually abusing children seeks release from Baker County Jail
The attorney representing Zachariah Scott Peer, the Halfway man accused of multiple felony sexual crimes against children, is ...
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Nominations are open for the HONORS awards
The Baker County Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the HONORS event, with winners announced Oct. 13.
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Fish and Wildlife Commission approves changes to mule deer hunt areas starting in 2026
There is no effect on this year’s hunts Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved a major change ...
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Suspect in March 20 fatal shooting in Baker City to enter plea Dec. 8
The plea hearing, originally set for Sept. 12, was rescheduled Caleb James Mansuetti, the Baker City man charged ...
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Second batch of mosquitoes trapped near Keating test positive for West Nile virus
No human cases have been reported of the virus that mosquitoes can spread to people West Nile virus, ...
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Baker City Police arrest 3rd teenager in car thefts, tire slashings over Labor Day weekend
Baker City Police have arrested a third male juvenile suspect in a series of car thefts and tire ...
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Ontario archery hunter found safe after going missing in southern Baker County
An Ontario man who went missing during a severe thunderstorm while he was on an archery hunting trip ...
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Want to try making pickles? Head to the library
Canners, dehydrators and other tools are the newest addition to the Library of Things at the Baker County ...
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Storms bring lightning, heavy rain to Baker County
Storms that spawned dozens of lightning strikes in and near Baker County Wednesday night, Sept. 10, also dropped ...
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Baker County sage grouse team will apply for second 6-year state grant
The current grant, for $6.1 million, ends in 2025; the plan is to apply for $13 million in ...
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Baker City Council hires Portland firm to design tourism marketing campaign
The Baker City Council has hired a Portland firm to design a tourism marketing campaign for the city. ...
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Baker City denies couple’s request for permit to keep 8 cats
A city ordinance requires a permit to keep more than 4 cats or dogs on one property The ...
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Damaged fiber optic line causes widespread internet outage for Spectrum, Century Link customers
A damaged fiber optic line has cut internet service for some Spectrum customers in Baker City, an outage ...
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Baker County man, found naked in stolen pickup, charged with DUII, disorderly conduct
A Baker County man faces charges for driving under the influence of intoxicants and disorderly conduct after a ...
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New Oregon study examines relationship between wildfires, landslides
Geologist Josh Roering doesn’t dispute that places scorched by wildfires can be more susceptible to landslides during especially ...
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Baker County officials ponder paths, other amenities on county property in Sumpter Valley dredge tailings
County owns 972 acres between Highway 7 and the Sumpter Valley Railroad depot SUMPTER — The stacks of ...
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Regional theater presents farce set in Rome
Take a trip to ancient Rome, where slaves and pirates and ladies of the night weave a web ...
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Baker County voters to decide in May 2026 whether to reduce commission chairman duties
Baker County voters will decide in May 2026 whether to reduce the duties for the chairman of the ...