Baker City NewsLocal news for Baker City, OR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mining prospects return as Halfway ponders its post-Half.com future- July 15, 2008 On a boy scout camping trip to Alvord Desert, Scott Davies powers his scooter over the desert floor with Steens Mountain in the background.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/07/mining-prospects-return-as-halfway-ponders... E. Ore. farmers say hoppers heading for crops- July 13, 2008 Faced with an alarming infestation of grasshoppers that have started to move from rangeland into crop fields, farmers in northern Baker County put $46,000 into a kitty for aerial spraying of a pesticide.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/07/e-ore-farmers-say-hoppers-heading-for-crop... Baker City council to revisit prayer issue- July 10, 2008 The Baker City Council plans to take another look at its policy on prayer at council meetings.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/07/baker-city-council-to-revisit-prayer-issue... San Pedro chair balloonist inspires Oregon man- July 3, 2008 Kent Couch is at it again. While the rest of the country is sleeping off Fourth of July revels on Saturday, he and a host of volunteers will be up before the sun at his gas station in Bend, Ore.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/07/san-pedro-chair-balloonist-inspires-oregon... Might Baker County become the hop growing hub for craft beers- July 1, 2008 This is not as strange as it seems. Growing hops in Eastern Oregon. And with a worldwide shortage of the beer flavoring, it may pencil out.http://www.topix.net/city/baker-city-or/2008/06/might-baker-county-become-the-hop-growing-... |