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ODOT layoffs include six maintenance workers in Baker County
Six employees from Baker County are among the 483 Oregon Department of Transportation workers who were told this ...
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Motorcycles rally into Baker City
Annual event is July 11-13 BAKER CITY — Motorcycles cruise into town this week for the annual Baker ...
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Baker City not banning legal fireworks; open burning is prohibited
Baker City is not banning legal fireworks within the city limits.
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Celebrate July 4 with parades, a rodeo, fireworks and a Renaissance Faire
Baker County is rolling out Fourth of July festivities in Haines, Halfway and Sumpter for the national holiday. ...
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Legislation will reduce state fire protection rates for landowners in Baker County, across Oregon
A bill that is headed to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk will reduce wildfire protection rates that landowners across ...
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Residents want to allow Baker County voters to decide whether county can pursue event center project
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From beards to polos to coolers, Stout and Stave in downtown Baker City seeks to have men’s needs covered
Megan and Marco Jasso sell a variety of products but what they really peddle might be more aptly ...
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Fire crews working on blaze near Catherine Creek
Three fire engines extinguished a half-acre human-caused wildfire reported about 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 7, near Catherine Creek ...
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Attorneys for OTEC ask judge to dismiss $2.2 million lawsuit claiming power surge caused fire in Baker Valley home in 2022
Attorneys representing Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative in a $2.2 million civil lawsuit that a Baker City couple filed ...
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Teens learn about natural resources in summer program in Baker Valley
Baker Resources Coalition started the internship in 2019 BAKER CITY — Isaac Berry tugs, disappearing in a cloud ...
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LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL: Baker all-stars win second straight game at state tournament
Baker’s 9-10-11-year-old all-star softball team won its first game at the state tournament Saturday, July 5, in Wilsonville.
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July 4 ties record for coolest high temperature, breaks rainfall record
The storm that soaked much of Baker County on Independence Day broke one weather record and tied another ...
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Driver cited for reckless driving in April 12 incident during Baker Little League parade
A Baker City man who drove around two cars that had stopped on Auburn Avenue April 12 to ...
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Forest Service schedules public meetings across NE Oregon for Blue Mountains Forest Plan revision
The three national forests in the Blue Mountains have scheduled a series of public meetings during July to ...
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Tennis — on wheels
Gus Macy, 9, gets lesson in adaptive tennis BAKER CITY — Gus Macy grips the tennis racket, eyes ...
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4-acre fire near Highway 86 west of Richland contained
A new wildfire, estimated at 4 acres, was reported about 1:45 p.m. just north of Highway 86 about ...
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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, Bentz draw fierce backlash from Oregon Democrats, nurses
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly passed H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” sending ...
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Shave and a haircut…. and nostalgia at Straight Edge Tony’s barber shop in Baker City
Tony Shankle glides the gleaming straight razor down Logan Mitchell’s neck, the blaze sliding through the rich lather ...
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Oregon State Police honors Boyd Perry of Baker City for processing big game animals and fish as a volunteer
Boyd Perry, a Baker City resident who has volunteered for many years to process big game animals and ...
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Three small wildfires reported after thunderstorms pass through Northeastern Oregon
Firefighters worked on a trio of small wildfires in and around Baker County on Wednesday evening, July 3.
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Oregon Democrats slam Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ urge Rep. Cliff Bentz to vote against it
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and the state’s Democratic congressional delegation are speaking out against President Donald Trump’s proposed ...
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People rally in downtown Baker City to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, call on Bentz to vote no
About 80 people gathered in the Court Plaza in Baker City at noon Wednesday, July 2, to protest ...
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Mack family back in the jewelry business in Baker City
Dale Mack adjusts the jeweler’s magnifier until the strap fits snugly against his clean-shaven head, selects a tool ...
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Baker County Health Department now responsible for restaurant, other inspections
The Baker County Health Department is now responsible for health inspections of restaurants, swimming pools, motels and day ...
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Baker County’s parched period continued through June; Oregon Department of Forestry adds fire restrictions starting July 2
The last reliable chance to ease the worsening drought in Baker County has passed with no relief.
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On air: KBZR hits the radio waves in Baker Valley
Community radio station started streaming online March 2024 BAKER CITY — After nearly two years of work and ...