The Baker School District was one of hundreds across the U.S. affected by a data breach of a software company that manages student records.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/baker-school-district-among-hundreds-affected-by-data-security-breach/article_8c1aeee8-d439-11ef-8f4d-877bdb39de96.html

Randy Daugherty will continue as Baker City’s mayor for the next two years. The seven-member Baker City Council, meeting Jan. 14 for the first time in 2025, unanimously picked Daugherty, the incumbent, for a two-year term.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/randy-daugherty-remains-baker-city-mayor/article_9f3fb91a-d414-11ef-a61b-6bed9bcb0ba3.html

A firefighter from Baker City is among those working to stop catastrophic wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed more than 25 people in Southern California.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/firefighter-from-baker-city-among-those-battling-deadly-blaze-near-pasadena/article_b7456160-d296-11ef-a4d0-2fcfaef4ed0f.html

The Baker boys and girls basketball teams opened the Greater Oregon League schedule by beating Pendleton in front of the Baker fans on Jan. 14.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/sports/baker-basketball-bulldog-boys-girls-open-league-schedule-with-convincing-home-wins-against-pendleton/article_2356236a-d285-11ef-b1e1-1b232a0c3b0f.html

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