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People rally in downtown Baker City to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, call on Bentz to vote no

About 80 people gathered in the Court Plaza in Baker City at noon Wednesday, July 2, to protest…

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Baker City not banning legal fireworks; open burning is prohibited

Baker City is not banning legal fireworks within the city limits.

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News of Record for July 2, 2025

POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations PROBATION VIOLATION, SECOND-DEGREE DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Randall Scott Dockweiler, 63, Baker City,…

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Baker County Health Department now responsible for restaurant, other inspections

The Baker County Health Department is now responsible for health inspections of restaurants, swimming pools, motels and day…

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Baker County’s parched period continued through June; Oregon Department of Forestry adds fire restrictions starting July 2

The last reliable chance to ease the worsening drought in Baker County has passed with no relief.

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On air: KBZR hits the radio waves in Baker Valley

Community radio station started streaming online March 2024 BAKER CITY — After nearly two years of work and…

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Bob Bennett, 102, celebrates birthday with new Marine uniform

The veteran continues to run the Pondosa Store PONDOSA — Bob Bennett buttons the Marine Corps jacket and…

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News of Record for June 30, 2025

POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations FIRST-DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASSING: Kaydence Rayne Murdock, 20, Baker City, 11:05 a.m.…

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Baker City fire chief calls ambush shooting of firefighters in Idaho ‘a rarity, but also a tragedy’

Baker City Fire Chief Michael Carlson said a Sunday incident near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in which a man…

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Baker City man set to go on trial July 15 on sex abuse charges

A Baker City man accused of sexual abuse is scheduled to go to trial July 15 on four…

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