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Baker County cattle ranchers bullish on record-setting beef prices
Dean Defrees has been raising cattle for several decades, his family has been in the beef business longer ...
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Baker City Council endorses ordinance paving way for pharmacy to open downtown
BAKER CITY — The Baker City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 14 to change the city’s zoning rules ...
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Cattle mutilation documentary centers on Eastern Oregon lifestyle
Rural Oregonians aren’t often represented on the silver screen, but a documentary about cattle mutilations might be changing ...
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Get creepy and kooky with ‘The Addams Family’ in Pendleton
The Pendleton Theater Company presents “The Addams Family” musical Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at the Vert ...
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Proposed wetlands project along Eagle Creek near Richland prompts concerns from city, others
RICHLAND — A proposal to create wetlands on private property along Eagle Creek about 5 miles north of ...
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Thousands of Oregonians expected to attend ‘No Kings’ protests Oct. 18
Amid international attention and the prospect of federal troops being deployed into the state, demonstrators in Oregon say ...
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Baker County commissioners suggest program designed to curb juvenile crime
The program would seek to get juveniles into drug and alcohol treatment Baker County Commissioners are interested in ...
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Judge denies defendant’s request to delay trial in 2024 stabbing in Baker City
A judge has denied an attorney’s motion to delay the trial of a Baker City Man accused of ...
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Oregon Book Awards authors tour into Eastern Oregon
The Oregon Book Awards Authors Tour will make stops Oct. 16-18, 2025, in Pendleton, Enterprise and Baker City.
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Baker City Council approves rate hike resulting from curbside recycling
BAKER CITY — The Baker City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday evening, Oct. 14, to approve a rate increase ...
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16 receive awards at HONORS event Oct. 13 in Baker City
Sixteen residents from the restaurant business to retail to health care received an HONORS award on Monday, Oct. ...
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Baker County commissioners to consider repealing ordinance allowing mining in dredge trailings
BAKER CITY — The Baker County Board of Commissioners might cancel an 8-year-old ordinance that allows people or ...
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The West’s power grid could be stitched together — if red and blue states buy in
A regional electricity market could provide benefits, but state leaders say the details matter. For years, Western ...
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ODFW urges residents to take precautions to avoid attracting black bears
Bears are especially enticed by any food source during the fall as they prepare for winter The Oregon ...
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Grant money for local park, recreation projects open to Oregon cities, counties until Nov. 17
Local governments in Oregon have until Nov. 17 to apply for grants that can help pay for park ...
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Izek Cleveland set to go to trial Jan. 12 in 2024 crash that injured six
BAKER CITY — A 19-year-old Baker City man, accused of several felony charges in a Dec. 23, 2024, ...
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Edgar Allan Poe brings chills to the stage
Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre presents "Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe" Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 24-26 in Baker City.
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Halfway man pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges
BAKER CITY — A Halfway man accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old this summer pleaded not guilty during ...
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Drive-thru flu clinic planned for Oct. 17 in Baker City
The Baker County Health Department is offering a drive-thru flu clinic on Friday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. ...
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Eastern Oregon nursery among small businesses caught in the fray of government shutdown
Plant nursery owners fear delayed federal payments could force their 30-year business in Eastern Oregon to close Richard ...
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Helicopter surveys in parts of Baker, Malheur, Wallowa counties will yield better geologic maps
Maps will help geologists understand earthquake risks, potentially find minerals and groundwater sources BAKER CITY — A helicopter ...
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Oregon abandons Medicaid expansion for people leaving prison, months after delaying launch
State officials cited onerous work to implement federal Medicaid eligibility changes and other shifting policies Oregon Health Authority ...
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Veterans Day parade planned for Nov. 8 in Baker City
Baker School District staff and students are organizing a Veterans Day parade for Saturday, Nov. 8, in downtown ...
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Oregon Department of Forestry ending fire season in NE Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 11
LA GRANDE — Fire season will officially end at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, on lands protected ...
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Baker County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate apparent pipe bomb
The Baker County Sheriff’s Office is still trying to find out how an apparent pipe bomb ended up ...