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Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally canceled

The Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally, one of Baker City’s biggest annual events, will be a two-time casualty of…

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Rate of failing grades among Baker High School freshmen, sophomores ‘alarming’

Chelsea Hurliman is eager for Baker High School students to return to a four-day week and remain in…

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Droves of Donors

The COVID-19 pandemic has hampered all sorts of events, but American Red Cross blood drives in Baker City…

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Second Shots

About 450 Baker County residents had their second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Friday during the Baker…

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Virus case rate highest since January

Baker County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases has risen over the past week or so to the highest…

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Breathing Easier

The air inside the Baker County Library District’s main branch in Baker City has never been cleaner, Ed…

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Easter Egg hunt canceled; Shriners Kids Rodeo could be rescheduled later in year

For the second straight year, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the cancellation of the Easter egg hunt in…

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Council OKs COVID-19 resolution

The Baker City Council has approved a resolution blaming Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 mandates for creating an “economic,…

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County’s COVID vaccine numbers likely inflated

Baker County is doing well, compared with Oregon’s 35 other counties, in vaccinating its residents against COVID-19. But…

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Baker High School, Middle School students to return to in-person classes four days per week

Baker School District students in Grades 7-12 will be returning to classes four days a week beginning April…

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