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The annual Color Run at Baker High School has been renamed to honor the Loza family. Two of Gisell and Geovanny Loza’s sons, Ricky and Leonardo, have died of health issues in the past two years. The Oct. 2 event raised money for the family.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/color-run-renamed-to-honor-loza-family-in-baker-city/article_2a28135c-81a8-11ef-b9df-5b1f40492657.html

Staci Erickson, director of the Baker County Juvenile Department, told county commissioners on Oct. 2 that she’s concerned about an increase in 2024 in the number of juvenile crime charges, as well as the younger ages of some of those accused.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/baker-county-juvenile-department-director-worried-about-rising-trend-in-youth-crime/article_05db452a-81a6-11ef-87de-ebff54c41114.html

October is National Fire Prevention Month, and local agencies are reminding residents to install and regularly check their smoke detectors.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/officials-remind-residents-to-install-regularly-check-smoke-alarms/article_e2fdacf8-80c6-11ef-8785-f30e935b09b5.html

Voting is underway for the Baker County Chamber of Commerce’s awards.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/voting-starts-oct-1-for-baker-county-chambers-honors-awards/article_9f831e9c-7f5c-11ef-814b-63894f564367.html

Master gardeners remind Baker County residents that even though summer is over, deciduous trees can benefit from watering.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/master-gardeners-trees-still-need-water/article_736e29fa-7f61-11ef-88e4-7baa33d9d3c9.html

An Oregon judge ordered that a Baker City man, Michael Scott Tugman, be released from prison because Gov. Tina Kotek’s decision in March 2024 to revoke the commutation that Kotek’s predecessor, Kate Brown, granted to Tugman while he was in prison during the pandemic violated his constitutional rights.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/judge-orders-michael-tugman-released-from-prison/article_771e9ebc-801b-11ef-b2ce-7f946da11fa0.html