Several women and girls showed up on a Saturday for a free class where they learned self-defense techniques. The event, one of two planned this year, was sponsored by MayDay Inc., the Baker City nonprofit that helps victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/gaining-confidence-local-women-attend-self-defense-class-in-baker-city/article_45c31ffe-f5a7-11ee-8abc-87435c5ddca1.html

Baker County commissioners have approved an agreement with the city of Richland to connect two county-owned parks, Hewitt and Holcomb, to the city’s water system. The well that supplies water to the parks has a high iron content that can stain clothes and cooking utensils.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/baker-county-commissioners-approve-agreement-with-richland-to-connect-hewitt-holcomb-parks-to-citys-water/article_f785ff04-f1fb-11ee-8435-a7d372c0519a.html

A former longtime Baker High School choir teacher has reunited with many of his former students to create the Powder River choir, which will perform April 18 at BHS.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/alumni-reunite-for-the-powder-river-choir/article_4a70d2e0-f056-11ee-82a5-7317fe97685c.html

BHS sophomore Rasean Jones, who as a freshman won both hurdles races at the Class 4A state track meet, set a personal record, and broke a 41-year-old school record, in winning the 300-meter hurdles event during a three-school meet April 9 at Ontario.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/sports/baker-track-and-field-rasean-jones-breaks-school-record-in-300-meter-hurdles/article_3ea0bd46-f73a-11ee-94f4-5f259ba1d9d2.html