60YEARS AGO

from the Democrat-Herald

July 31, 1957

After a hectic week of several range and forest fire action, today was confined to mopping up work on the Red Mountain forest fire by the U.S. Forest Service.

25YEARS AGO

from the Democrat-Herald

July 31, 1992

Three accused cattle rustlers were indicted Thursday and today on charges of theft, criminal mischief, menacing and recklessly endangering another person.

Willis Raymond Morris Jr., 28; Kenneth Gene Jenkins, 32, Fredley, Minn.; and James Oather Clark, 39, 2035 Colorado Ave., pleaded not guilty to all 13 counts in the indictment.

10YEARS AGO

from the Baker City Herald

July 31, 2007

The Baker County Fair Board didn’t get all it asked of the Ford Family Foundation, but it got enough to draw the end of a $388,000 renovation project well within sight.

The Roseburg-based foundation announced Monday it had awarded $100,000 — $20,000 less than requested — toward renovating the Baker County Event and Community Center.

ONEYEAR AGO

from the Baker City Herald

July 29, 2016

Baker City has seen a significant increase in weed complaint cases this year.

Last year the police department handled 132 complaints for the entire season — May 1 through Nov. 1. There have already been 120 cases less than halfway into the weed season.

One of the reasons for this can be attributed to the weather Baker City has experienced this year.

Police Chief Wyn Lohner partially blames a warm and wet spring that has contributed to an increase in the growth of weeds.

“Typically it stays cool enough during the spring that we don’t get a lot of growth until a little bit later in the year,” he said.