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5 candidates running for Baker City Council
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (395+ words) Published 1:31 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2026 BAKER CITY — Five candidates, including two incumbents, have registered to run for a position on the Baker City Council in the Nov. 3 election. Three of the seven council seats are up for election. Tuesday, Aug. 25, was…...
Baker Relief Nursery serving 30 families in Baker County, North Powder
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (518+ words) Published 5:00 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 BAKER CITY — After a snack of crackers and avocado — well, mostly crackers — six toddlers head out the door after a morning at Baker Relief Nursery. Most climb aboard a bus equipped with built-in child safety seats…...
Eagle Valley Grange sizzles with steak feed
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (124+ words) Baker City Herald Eagle Valley Grange sizzles with steak feed Published 6:00 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 RICHLAND — Eagle Valley Grange No. 656 will grill some grub during the annual steak feed. The community event will sizzle from 3-8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the…...
Hunting seasons a go in wake of wildfires
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (462+ words) Published 5:00 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Some big game hunters in Baker and Grant counties could be affected by summer wildfires, but the extent likely will be less than in 2024, according to biologists. Although Oregon has set a record for acres burned…...
High school sports seasons starting
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (422+ words) Published 1:52 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Baker High School students returned to the classroom this week, and soon athletes will be back on the volleyball court, soccer and football fields and cross-country courses as the fall sports season gets under way. The…...
Baker County fires bring crews back to Sumpter
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (517+ words) Published 1:12 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Sumpter’s population is swelling for the second time this summer but it’s not the ideal kind of growth, Mayor Linda Wise said. It’s temporary, for one thing. And the influx was prompted by something that residents…...
OUT AND ABOUT: Drought turns fleeceflower from soft to scratchy before its time
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (737+ words) Published 7:48 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Alpine fleeceflower is among my favorite mountain plants and an aptly named one, its leaves as soft against your skin as its consonants when they slip through your lips. But not this summer. The dreadful drought…...
Apex Elite Line Academy in Baker City welcomes 1st group of students
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (716+ words) Published 10:42 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 BAKER CITY — Sweat beads on Oliver Wentz’s forehead as he stands beside a bare wooden pole that he hopes one day will serve as his office. Not this particular pole. But one very much like it....
Attorney for Baker City rape suspect asks for bail reduction
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (477+ words) Published 8:21 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 BAKER CITY — The attorney representing Eric Vincent Swanlund, the Baker City man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl numerous times in 2024, is asking a judge to reduce Swanlund’s bail from $565,000 to $200,000, and that Swanlund be allowed…...
Baker Relief Nursery plans Glow Run fundraiser Sept. 25
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (165+ words) Published 5:00 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 By Go! Eastern Oregon BAKER CITY — Baker Relief Nursery will host the second annual Glow Run on Sept. 25 at Quail Ridge Golf Course, 2801 Indiana Ave. Festivities kick off with live music by Elwood and a meal…...