Less than a month after the Baker City Police Department resumed 24-hour patrols (there had not been patrols between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. daily since Dec. 1, 2023), the Baker City Council endorsed Police Chief Ty Duby’s plan to try to boost the number of sworn officers from 15 to 17.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/baker-city-council-endorses-plan-to-hire-one-or-two-police-officers/article_763bd930-8b40-11ef-ac18-4b1358aee7d8.html

Attorneys for Idaho Power Company recently filed six more condemnation lawsuits — bringing the total in Baker County to 11 — seeking permanent easements across private property for the Boardman to Hemingway power transmission line.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/attorneys-for-idaho-power-file-5-more-condemnation-suits-for-b2h-power-line/article_d4be0cd2-8c9c-11ef-8e92-eb977c8ef970.html

The fire that destroyed a Sumpter home on Oct. 7 was accidental, but investigators weren’t able to determine the precise cause.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/fire-that-destroyed-sumpter-home-accidental-but-specific-cause-undetermined/article_19cb5ece-8c93-11ef-8eef-b7a84c9e4c39.html

The advisory committee for the Powder River Correctional Facility in Baker City had its quarterly meeting on Oct. 17 and heard updates on programs at the minimum-security prison.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/powder-river-correctional-facility-advisory-committee-hears-update-from-prison-officials/article_e8118084-8d6e-11ef-b021-3f9a5f5f792a.html