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Baker City Police chief believes 3-lane ‘road diet’ on Main Street would improve safety
Baker City Police Chief Ty Duby believes a proposal the city council is considering to restripe Main Street ...
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Mild November has Anthony Lakes ski area just waiting on snow
BAKER CITY — An early October storm that brought several inches of snow enticed skiers hoping for an ...
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Oregon Rep. Bentz prepares for reelection campaign
With the federal government back in action, representatives are preparing for the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, including Cliff ...
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Baker City church preps Thanksgiving food boxes for Baker, Union counties
The Baker City Seventh-day Adventist Church is prepping 355 Thanksgiving food boxes to deliver in Baker and Union ...
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‘Little Women’ opens Dec. 5 in Baker City
Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy — the four sisters of “Little Women” fame — come to life on ...
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Durkee Travel Plaza, along I-84 east of Baker City, nearing completion
DURKEE — A gas station and convenience store in Durkee is nearing completion. Neither service has been available ...
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Terri Axness unveils new art show Dec. 13
After two years of creating eight large-scale ceramic sculptures, Terri Axness opens “Wagon Dreams and Wild Things” Dec. ...
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Baker students honored by the Kiwanis Club
The Baker City Kiwanis Club recognized two Baker High School seniors during an assembly on Nov. 13 at ...
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Baker City man charged with meth sales arrested, jailed for violating release agreement
William Donald Hansen one of three Baker City residents charged in police investigation BAKER CITY — A Baker ...
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Snow geese make themselves known in Baker Valley
BAKER CITY — Baker Valley hasn’t seen any snow this fall, but there’s been plenty of snow geese ...
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Judge sentences Robert Conklin of Baker City to 6 months in jail for violating probation on sex crime convictions
BAKER CITY — A 77-year-old Baker City man who pleaded guilty in January 2025 to trying to lure ...
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BTI/OTEC electric worker training school in Baker City has a name: APEX Elite Line Academy
BAKER CITY — The new school being built in Baker City to train electric line workers is called ...
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Baker City’s community Christmas tree is in place, and pumpkins are grateful
BAKER CITY — Workers are hauling away the fine Douglas-fir from Terry Galyen’s yard but he feels as ...
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OUT AND ABOUT: Cabin contemplations in the Greenhorn Mountains
My romantic vision of staying in a mountain cabin favors the crackle of the well-kindled fire over the ...
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Western wear for women: Krystal Haak opening Western Junkie Co. Nov. 21 in Baker City
BAKER CITY — For Krystal Haak it all started with Highland cattle. The famously fuzzy animals, so distinct ...
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Baker City man seeking Republican nomination in 2026 for Democrat Jeff Merkley’s U.S. Senate seat
BAKER CITY — A Baker City man who is a former candidate for Baker County Commission chairman and ...
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Baker County residents join effort to give voters a say on $4 billion increase in taxes, fees for road projects
BAKER CITY — Julie Mespelt was eager to sign a petition seeking to give Oregon voters a chance ...
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Organizer hopes to set new attendance record for teenage New Year’s Eve party in Baker City
BAKER CITY — Andy Micka wants to welcome 2026 with a record-setting New Year’s Eve party for Baker ...
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2 Oregon men cited for allegedly using deceased relatives’ identities to apply for big game hunting tags
Two Oregon men were cited for identity theft and other charges in Baker County on Oct. 28 for ...
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District attorney’s office to make settlement offer to suspect in Aug. 7 arson fire in Baker City
BAKER CITY — The Baker County District Attorney’s office will make a settlement offer to the Baker City ...
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Forest Service investigating rash of fires on Malheur National Forest
JOHN DAY — U.S. Forest Service officials are investigating a rash of six wildfires reported over a four-day ...
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Baker City Council tables proposal to change Main Street downtown from 4 lanes to 3
The Baker City Council on Monday night, Nov. 17, tabled a recommendation from city staff to change the ...
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Pine Eagle teacher receives $2,500 award for innovative teaching
HALFWAY — BoDean Tayer’s second grade classroom at Pine Eagle Charter School is going to look quite different ...
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Baker City Fire Chief excited about starting cadet program for ages 14-19
BAKER CITY — Baker City Fire Chief Michael Carlson envisions a future when many, if not most, of ...
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Pet food drive underway for Best Friends of Baker
Baker County residents have multiple ways to help pets during the holiday season. Wheatland Insurance and Katherine Bailey, ...