Author: Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald | Baker City Herald

Jayson has worked at the Baker City Herald since November 1992, starting as a reporter. He has been editor since December 2007. He graduated from the University of Oregon Journalism School in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism.

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Baker City man arrested for allegedly hitting man with beer bottle during fight at Geiser-Pollman Park

A Baker City man is charged with second-degree assault, a crime that if he were convicted requires a ... Read more

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Driver cited for drunken driving, going 116 mph on I-84 near Baker City

A Boise man was charged with drunken and reckless driving after he allegedly drove a Tesla at 116 ... Read more

Columns

COLUMN: A refreshingly rainy interval in Baker City, and pondering freight train ‘art’

I woke around dawn to the rhythm of rain tapping the elderberry that brushes my bedroom window, and ... Read more

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Petitioner hopes measure giving Baker County voters veto power over event center project will be on Nov. 4 ballot

The chief petitioner is confident that Baker County voters will have a chance this November to give themselves ... Read more

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BLM soliciting bids to salvage timber burned in 2024 Durkee Fire

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking bids to log about 1.57 million board-feet of timber burned in ... Read more

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No West Nile virus yet in Baker County mosquitoes

Lab tests of several hundred mosquitoes trapped this summer in Baker County have been free of West Nile ... Read more

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2 Baker County steer wrestlers on pace to qualify for National Finals Rodeo

Two professional steer wrestlers from Baker County are on pace to qualify for the sport’s biggest showcase, the ... Read more

Local

News of Record for July 21, 2025

POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations HARASSMENT: Robert Steven Merritt, 37, Baker City, 12:32 a.m. July 20 ... Read more

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Rare July rainstorm — without thunder — ends Baker City’s streak of drier-than-average months

The drought continues but Baker City’s streak of drier-than-usual months is over. Read more

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News of Record for July 18, 2025

POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASSING: Justin Marshall Robinson, 40, Baker City, 8:36 a.m. ... Read more

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