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WEBJury deliberating fate of Baker City man accused of entering home, stealing shotguns. A jury in Baker County Circuit Court is deliberating on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 26, to consider charges against a Baker City man accused of entering a home on Kirkway Drive in December 2022 and stealing two shotguns while the home’s owner was there.
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WEBBy ALEXANDER BANKS and JAYSON JACOBY Baker City Herald. Updated Sep 14, 2024. 0. The Baker City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night, Sept. 10, to give City Manager Barry Murphy a $5,000 salary increase, retroactive to July 1, and an additional $5,000 increase effect….
Last morning of September chilliest since mid-June
WEB11 hours ago · Frost on a car in Baker City on Sept. 30, 2024. The last morning of September brought the first frost to parts of Baker County and Eastern Oregon since mid-June. As of 6:30 a.m., the temperature at the Baker City Airport hadn’t quite reached the freezing mark, with a minimum of 34 degrees. But …
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WEBJury deliberating fate of Baker City man accused of entering home, stealing shotguns. A jury in Baker County Circuit Court is deliberating on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 26, to consider charges against a Baker City man accused of entering a home on Kirkway Drive in December 2022 and stealing two shotguns while the home’s owner was there.
Dementia Friendly Baker County plans public forum Oct. 19
WEB13 hours ago · The simulation will be part of a free community forum on Saturday, Oct. 19, in Baker City. "Dementia: A Compassionate Community Conversation," will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Family Life Center, 1250 Hughes Lane. Pre-registration is encouraged by Oct. 10 to ensure enough food and materials.
Attorneys for Idaho Power file 5th condemnation suit in Baker …
WEB6 hours ago · Attorneys for Idaho Power Company have filed a fifth condemnation lawsuit seeking an easement across private property in Baker County for the Boardman-to-Hemingway power line. Attorneys Tim Helfrich and Zach Olson of Ontario filed the suit Sept. 27 in Baker County Circuit Court. Jayson Jacoby is the ...
Storm batters Baker City with 66 mph winds, heavy rain
WEBJul 25, 2024 · The cold front that ended Baker City’s most severe heat wave also spawned a thunderstorm with gale-force winds that caused power and internet outages and littered streets with fallen trees and limbs on Wednesday afternoon, July 24. “There (were) about four or five emergency response calls that we had,” City Manager Barry Murphy said.
After record-breaking summer, Baker County's heat persists into fall
WEB5 days ago · Baker City's hottest summer on record is officially over, but the heat has no more respect for the calendar than it has had for the record book. The high temperature at the Baker City Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the third day of autumn, was 89 degrees. Jayson Jacoby is the editor of the Baker City ...
Baker City's heat wave continues to break records
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald. The most severe heat wave on record in Baker City, now in its third week, continues to set records. The high temperature of 102 degrees on Sunday, July 21, at the Baker City Airport broke the record of 100 set in 2005. And on Monday, July 22, the temperature soared to 105, breaking the record of 102 set in 1961.
COVID cases set weekly record | Coronavirus | bakercityherald.com
WEBAug 4, 2021 · COVID cases set weekly record. After a comparatively tranquil period that started in May and continued through the middle of July, Baker County is in the midst of its biggest COVID-19 surge since the pandemic started. And Nancy Staten, director of the Baker County Health Department, said the recent rapid …