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News of Record for Jan. 22, 2016
POLICE LOG Baker City Police Arrests, citations PAROLE VIOLATION: Anna Marie Carpenter, 34, of 1546 Cherry St., 12:22 a.m. Friday at the sheriff’s office; jailed. ASSAULT IV and CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: A...
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County commissioners, residents discuss Harney County, law enforcement
Wednesday’s Baker County Commission meeting included a discussion about the militia group that is occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, and how the situation relates to Baker...
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Test Tube Ranching
Thomas Angus Ranch Uses High-Tech Methods To Boost Calf Production With the use of an ultrasound machine and other high-tech tools, veterinarians from South America are helping the Thomas Angus Ranch...
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2 more file as Commissioner candidates
Three men have filed to be the next Republican candidate for Commissioner. Dave Hunsaker of Baker City filed earlier this week to run as a Republican for the commission seat that Tim K. Kerns will...
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Baker girls edge Mac-Hi
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com What a difference a full roster makes. Baker finally had everybody available Saturday at Mac-Hi and the Bulldogs needed every player. Baker evened its...
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Baker boys stop Pioneers
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com In a battle for first place in the Greater Oregon League boys basketball standings, Baker built a big lead over Mac-Hi Saturday then almost let it slip away.
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Well trust the local ranchers
Baker County ranchers need advice from Ammon Bundy and his gang about as much as they need the drought to persist for another decade. The group illegally squatting at the Malheur National Wildlife...
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Letters to the Editor for Jan. 25, 2016
Don’t like feds managing land? Take them to court In a recent letter to the editor, Neal Jacobson criticizes my suggested New Year’s resolutions for Baker County Commissioner Bill Harvey. I appreciate...
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FBI: One dead, several others, including Bundy brothers, arrested in Harney...
Text of press release from FBI: At approximately 4:25 p.m. (PST) on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Oregon State Police (OSP) began an enforcement action to...
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Salvage logging is welcome
We were pleased to hear the staccato rasp of chain saws echoing across the canyons east of the Dooley Mountain Highway on Monday morning. The sound of the saws was punctuated by the occasional thump of...
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Letter to the Editor for Jan. 27, 2016
Land line phone numbers are vital for businesses Just a note to remind Baker City business people that I cannot call you on the phone if you do not have a land line phone that is listed and easy to...
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News of Record for Jan. 27, 2016
DEATHS Lavesta Swinyer: 78, of Baker City, died Jan. 25, 2016, at Meadowbrook Place. There will be a potluck memorial gathering at 2 p.m. Saturday at the former Fireside, 2000 Well St., in Baker City....
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BHS grad gets some of first pics of historic find
Mammoth bones uncovered at Oregon State University Hallie Borgen watched history happen right outside her office Tuesday. Ancient history. Borgen, 24, a 2009 Baker High School graduate, was working in...
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Whistle Stop Town
City Council Discusses Feasibility Of Silencing Train Whistles Baker City councilors agreed Tuesday night to move ahead with an analysis that will help determine the feasibility of creating a railroad...
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Baker girls top Ontario
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker climbed into second place in the Greater Oregon League girls basketball standings Tuesday after defeating Ontario 43-22 at Ontario.
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Baker boys remain perfect in GOL
By Gerry Steele gsteele@bakercityherald.com Baker finished what many considered its roughest part of the Greater Oregon League boys basketball schedule Tuesday at Ontario. The Bulldogs defeated Ontario...
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Link to unedited FBI video of fatal shooting of LaVoy Finicum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAGxDWKrjPQ
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An unfortunate result in Harney
Some of the issues raised during the illegal occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge this month are important. But none was worth a person’s life. The occupiers committed no crimes for which...
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Letters to the Editor for Jan. 29, 2016
Harvey’s handling of county business is common sense This missive is in direct response to Mr. Gary Dielman’s diatribe dated Jan. 25, 2016. Mr. Jacobson correctly states that the manmade climate change...
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Snow and fog and NE Oregon sweeps awards
The snow fell steadily for much of the day, but it was not the gentle, silent snow beloved of poets and skiers. These flakes came fast and hard and so dense with moisture that they made a soft liquid...
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