The annual Point-in-Time county of homeless residents in Baker County showed a significant increase, driven primarily by New Directions Northwest’s decision to sent out five teams to help tally the population.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/homeless-residents-share-stories-at-annual-county-in-baker-city/article_efd309f0-de9a-11ef-9efe-af981087ef02.html

A former Baker County couple is looking for a place to erect a cross remembering their 3-year-old son who died in an accident at their home in Wallowa County in early 2024.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/remembering-theo-tachenko-family-hopes-to-find-a-public-place-for-the-cross-from-their/article_7b06ec96-d38b-11ef-ae67-6f01427e9513.html

An omission from the environmental assessment for a Forest Service project to reduce the wildfire risk in Baker City’s watershed could slightly delay paperwork for the project, but a Forest Service official is optimistic that work on the ground, slated to start this spring, won’t be slowed.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/report-left-out-of-document-could-delay-baker-city-watershed-project/article_e028cb94-da7a-11ef-aa13-a72441b71cb6.html

A trial in a condemnation lawsuit for Idaho Power Company’s Boardman to Hemingway power line project is slated to started Feb. 4 in Baker County Circuit Court.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/condemnation-suit-for-b2h-power-line-set-for-trial-in-baker-county-circuit-court-starting/article_7173d54e-dd96-11ef-b2cd-03080639699b.html

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