Baker High School’s mock trial team showed off its abilities in cross examinations, opening and closing arguments and other aspects of a criminal trial while winning a district competition against La Grande High School and qualifying for the state competition March 16-17 in Portland.

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The two finalists to replace Erin Lair as superintendent of the Baker 5J School District met with about 50 local residents during a public event Feb. 28 at the Baker High School library. The school board plans to pick either Casey Hallgarth or Kristina Wonderly during the board’s March 5 meeting.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/baker-school-chief-finalists-meet-with-residents/article_9d28663a-7a68-59f8-afeb-b0deae2dafde.html

Baker County commissioners are moving ahead with a proposal to increase the county’s lodging tax from 7% to 9%. Guests at motels, bed and breakfasts, vacation rentals and other lodging businesses pay the tax as a rate of the rental rate.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/commissioners-propose-hike-in-lodging-tax-rate/article_04c59676-d734-11ee-a835-df5f32e7aca6.html