Baker City News Archives

The Ash Grove Cement Co. is shutting down production at it's Durkee plant south of Baker City along Interstate 84, idling 68 workers, because of the continued slowdown in construction nationwide.

September 30, 2009, 8 a.m. Judy Wing, 541-519-4623 Christie Shaw, 541-886-2881 Big Sheep Fire Cools Baker City, OR.

September 29, 2009, 8 a.m. Judy Wing, 541-519-4623 Christie Shaw, 541-886-2881 Baker City, OR.

Two people are dead and three others are injured after a car crash on I-84 Sunday morning.

A 62-year-old man from Vale was killed Friday night after the car in which he was riding struck a cow on Interstate 84 approximately 30 miles east of Baker City.

Jeanice, 87, and Bill Raper, 91, were married Sept. 2, 1939, in Bend. Earlier this month, they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.

Baker City is one of eastern Oregon's most progressive communities. One reason to visit is the charming Earth & Vine restaurant and art gallery.

A group of friends re-create the '08 tour through the scenic northeast corner -- serious hill climbs, friendly towns and all -- but with a Support Subaru and lots more comfort Greg Lee, Cycle Oregon From sunlight-dappled foothills to the majestic Wallowa Mountains, the views in northeastern Oregon are spectacular.

I admire heart, spirit, and passion, and that's why I like Allen Alley. Not enough to vote for him, mind: he's a Republican, after all.

Defense attorney Kenneth Hadley of Baker City, shown here at the federal courthouse in downtown Portland, takes on the toughest cases: people who face the death penalty.

This site along the Oregon Trail, top photo, is often described in diaries of those who made the trip to Oregon.

Baker City, OR, September 9, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Kari W. Waldhaus, Franchisee of The Entrepreneur's Source, Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in career consultation.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized killing two "problem" wolves they say were involved in "chronic livestock losses" near Baker City.

On our last day in Prairie City, we took a drive into the Strawberry Mountains that form the southern border of the valley and are headwaters of the John Day River.