Sumpter News

SUMPTER, Ore. - The body of a Portland man missing since August has been found in Baker County.

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.

Sheriff Mitch Southwick of Baker County says authorities are looking for a Portland man who hasn't been seen since Aug.

The fire lookout atop Mount Ireland. Mount Ireland is a bit of a weird duck. For one, it's not even on the Emerald Isle.

The Sumpter Valley Dredge, an artifact of the gold era weighing 1,200 tons, sits in a pond on the edge of town.

The more you get to know the Oregon State Park system, the better you like it. The big campgrounds on the Oregon coast often spring to mind first, but the network of state parks is quite diverse, as evidenced by the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area in the Blue Mountains west of Baker City .

The Baker County Sheriff's Office arrested a man who allegedly abandoned five Appaloosa horses on Highway 7 between Sumpter and Whitney.

SUMPTER, Ore. When I tell people my weekend plans, I tend to get a variety of reactions.

BAKER CITY, Ore. - Baker County sheriff's deputies are investigating who dumped a pair of month-old Appaloosa fillies between Sumpter and Whitney over the weekend.