50YEARS AGO

from the Democrat-Herald

September 19, 1969

Why are gasoline prices so high in Northeast Oregon?

It is well known that there are frequent gasoline wars in Portland where gasoline sells for as little as 25 cents per gallon for regular grade.

25YEARS AGO

from the Baker City Herald

September 19, 1994

Matthew Brendan Shirtcliff, 27, started work today as the Baker County Deputy District Attorney.

Shirtcliff, a 1994 graduate of the Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Wash., replaces Matt Jube, who left in late July to take a job in Provo, Utah

As a first- and second-grader, Shirtcliff attended North Baker Elementary. Shirtcliff’s father, Pat, was an insurance agent in Baker County at that time.

10YEARS AGO

from the Baker City Herald

September 18, 2009

With nighttime temperatures forecast to dip into the low 40s next week, foretelling winter’s impending arrival, anyone searching for a silver lining in the recession might find it in lower natural gas prices and a dramatic drop from last year’s record high prices for heating oil.

Cascade Natural Gas Corp., which serves Baker City, has filed a request with the Oregon Public Utility Commission to cut residential rates by 12.4 percent starting Nov. 1, and 14.3 percent for commercial customers.

ONEYEAR AGO

from the Baker City Herald

September 19, 2018

Neighbors of the Baker City man who was killed earlier this month by a bite from one of his six dogs said the animals, which they described as pit bulls, were well-behaved in their presence.

Baker City Police did receive a complaint on July 26 regarding one of Mitchelle Segerdahl’s dogs.

One of the dogs reportedly had nipped at someone’s ankle and was growling and acting aggressively, Police Chief Dustin Newman said. Police met with Segerdahl, 53, of 2251 Mitchell Ave. in south Baker City, and the issue was resolved. No citation was issued.

Newman described Segerdahl’s dogs as “mixed breeds” and not necessarily pit bulls.