Baker City NewsLocal news for Baker City, OR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.June 26, 2008 Front Page- June 29, 2008 Above, the high speed Goldrush Criterium was held Saturday through downtown Baker City.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/june-26-2008-front-page?fromrss=1 Task force favors new I-5 bridge, light rail- June 27, 2008 The Journey Through Time Scenic Byway stretches 286 miles through north central to eastern Oregon.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/task-force-favors-new-i-5-bridge-light-rai... Hardest-hit counties- June 25, 2008 The Journey Through Time Scenic Byway stretches 286 miles through north central to eastern Oregon.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/hardest-hit-counties?fromrss=1 Oregon's sheep industry relegated to b-a-a-a-c-k-yards- June 23, 2008 Oregon's once-massive sheep and wool industry is gone, but vestiges remain in back-yard operations like Suzen Fors, who got started raising a few 25 years ago when her daughter raised lambs as a 4H project.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/oregons-sheep-industry-relegated-to-b-a-a-... June 19 2008 Front Page- June 20, 2008 Chrome glittered and the low rumble of Harleys and Hondas reverberated through the streets of Baker City last weekend as leather clad motorcycle enthusiasts gathered for the annual Hells Canyon Motorcycle ...http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/june-19-2008-front-page?fromrss=1 County picks new chief of corrections- June 18, 2008 Yamhill County has hired a Marion County parole and probation administrator to take the reins from Richard Sly when the long-time corrections chief retires at the end of the month.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/county-picks-new-chief-of-corrections?from... OR: Prison expansions bring small gains- June 16, 2008 The Oregon State Penitentiary was built in Portland in 1851 and relocated to Salem in 1866, where it remained the state's only major prison for 100 years.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/or-prison-expansions-bring-small-gains?fro... June 12, 2008 Front Page- June 14, 2008 From Summer Days and Cowboy Horsepower to a Vine-Ripened Tomato and Filet of Fish, the artist's renditions in the Art About Agriculture exhibit portray various aspects of farm life and our natural resources.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/june-12-2008-front-page?fromrss=1 Kulo's hand forced on card-check- June 12, 2008 Pro-union Gov. gets pro-business test Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has been invited to referee a raging Oregon agricultural labor dispute, forcing a dramatic leadership test on the two-term Democrat.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/kulos-hand-forced-on-card-check?fromrss=1 Spring chinook fishery to open on Powder River- June 5, 2008 The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will release about 300 spring chinook salmon into the Powder River in Baker City.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/spring-chinook-fishery-to-open-on-powder-r... |