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The restaurant has been closed since March 2020 BAKER CITY — Almost six years after a pandemic halted the model train that made the Sumpter…

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PENDLETON — The Baker boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Pendleton Thursday, Jan. 15, to open Greater Oregon League play against the Buckaroos. In…

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A federal judge in Washington state on Friday, Jan. 9, permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require…

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DURKEE — A gas station and convenience store in Durkee could open later this week. Neither service has been available since March 2013 in the…

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Baker County voters have had, or possibly will have, more chances than usual, in 2025 and 2026, to flex their electoral muscles. But not to…

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‘The place with the train’ — Baker City’s beloved Sumpter Junction will reopen

Remembering Dr. Tom Hill, the horse vet for Baker County

Dismay turns to joy: Donors replace items stolen from Baker man’s rig while it was stuck in snow

Baker City Council member ‘willing to wait’ on proposed Main Street lane change as petitioners seek to put issue on ballot

Petition filed seeking to give Baker City voters a say over proposed changes to lane configurations on Main, some other streets

Maggie’s story: Abandoned dog endears herself to Baker County Sheriff’s Office sergeant who adopted her

Good Times Bad Times plays Anthony Lakes

Last of 5 dogs from Baker City, abandoned in snowy mountains in 2024, adopted

Westbound lanes of Interstate 84 reopen after closure between Baker City, Cabbage Hill due to crash

YEAR IN REVIEW: A selection of Baker County’s biggest stories of 2025 — December

YEAR IN REVIEW: A selection of Baker County’s biggest stories of 2025 — November

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BAKER/POWDER VALLEY BOYS, GIRLS WRESTLING: Bulldog boys competing at Oregon Classic, girls at Battle of the Blues

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Baker County looking to build a new war memorial outside courthouse

Halfway’s crab feed is March 14

The Great Salt Lick returns to Baker City in September

Huntington man dies in crash on Snake River Road

Baker County commissioners, mayors talk junk vehicles, ‘eyesore’ properties

Saying ‘it’s everybody’s Main Street,’ petitioner explains why he thinks voters should decide on lane striping

Baker City remains under air stagnation advisory, but air quality has mostly been in good category

Regional weather for Jan. 14-18

Baker City Council tables discussion on Main Street restriping proposal

BAKER BASKETBALL: Bulldog girls fall to Vale, ending 5-game win streak; boys roll past Vikings

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BAKER BASKETBALL: Bulldogs open Greater Oregon League schedule with wins at Pendleton

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bulldogs take on Vale Tuesday, then start Greater Oregon League schedule Thursday at Pendleton

BAKER/POWDER VALLEY SWIMMING: Bulldogs place in top 10 in several events at Molalla meet

BAKER/POWDER VALLEY GIRLS WRESTLING: Bulldogs place 37th at Idaho tournament

BAKER BOYS BASKETBALL: Bulldogs fall to Cole Valley Christian

Government

Federal judge blocks Trump election order, siding with Oregon, Washington

Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for repeal of transportation funding package she championed

From stronger consumer rights to harsher criminal penalties, these Oregon laws are now official

Federal income tax relief for Oregon wildfire survivors ends

Wyden, Merkley urge feds to fund Columbia River Gorge fire recovery

Business

Durkee Travel Plaza slated to open just after Christmas

Baker City shop Moon Treasures is ‘whimsical, magical’

U.S. House sends wolf delisting bill to Senate

Ash Grove Cement opens new finish mill at Durkee plant in Baker County

Owner of Red Cross Drug Store in La Grande to open pharmacy in Baker City this winter

Opinion

COLUMN: Voters’ power to bypass elected officials an old tradition in Oregon

Letter to the editor for Jan. 7, 2026

Letter to the editor for Jan. 7, 2026

Letter: What has happened to the United States?

Letter to the editor for Jan. 6, 2026

Education

Oregon schools expect significant midyear budget shortfall from federal policies

Oregon students make small gains but still lag pre-pandemic proficiency in key subjects

Eastern Oregon FFA members earn American Degree

Report logs sharp rise in child care capacity for Oregon preschoolers, less for infants

Lifestyle

Trump administration threatens to yank food stamp administrative funding from Democratic-led states

2021 heat dome left Rhode Island-sized damage in Oregon’s western forests

Oregon’s Rayfield, other Democratic AGs sue Trump over SNAP benefits

Oregon urges payment flexibility under government shutdown

SNAP food and nutrition assistance to Oregonians runs out at the end of October

Obituaries for the week of Dec. 25 to Dec. 29

Obituaries for the week of Jan. 1 to Jan. 5

Adventurers ski across the Wallowas in winter

Obituaries for the week of Jan 15. to Jan. 19

Obituaries for the week of Jan. 22 to Jan. 26

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