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Thursday | Oregonlive.com

State geology agency closes one office, downsizes another

The state Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has shut down its office in Grants Pass and is relocating another in Baker City due to budget cuts.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

KPIC - News - Local & Regional

Traffic fatalities down over holiday weekend

The following is a press release courtesy of Oregon State Police: Updated information following this morning's release of preliminary statistics now indicates two people died in two separate fatal traffic crashes during the 54-hour Fourth of July holiday reporting period.

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KGW-TV Portland

Baker City honors Bruce Klunder

He may better known outside his hometown, but now everyone in Baker City can learn about Bruce Klunder.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Fourth of July traffic fatalities drop from six to one

The Fourth of July weekend was one of the safest on Oregon roadways since 1970, state police said this morning.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Oregonian

Motorcyclist dies in crash

PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon state police say a 57-year-old Baker City man has died in a motorcyle crash.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Statesman Journal

Ranchers supply beef for Baker City lunch programs

Roughly 250 ranchers and townspeople raised more than $7,000 for the Baker County Livestock Association's Beef to Schools program at a dinner and auction last week.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Fredericksburg.com

Oregon man's wallet resurfaces after 63 years

Bill Fulton doesn't remember losing his wallet, but getting it back more than 60 years later helped him remember the past.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

KXMB-TV Bismarck

Indian Ocean search...Iran accused...Madoff lawyer: sentence...

Indian Ocean search...Iran accused...Madoff lawyer: sentence 'absurd' DZAEUDZI, Comoros A five-year-old has been rescued, but there's no word on other survivors from a passenger jet that crashed into the Indian Ocean today.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

KDRV

Baker City man's wallet returns after 63 years

Associated Press A June 29, 2009 A BAKER CITY, Ore. -- Bill Fulton doesn't remember losing his wallet, but its return helped him remember the past.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Police find marijuana in Oregon Elkhorn Mountains

A tip from mushroom pickers led police to what they say is the first major marijuana plantation they have found in the Elkhorn Mountains.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Oregonlive.com

Historic building tax break clears Legislature

Owners of historic buildings will get tax breaks for another 10 years under a bill that cleared the Legislature this morning.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

KTVB Boise

Truck crash on I-84 spills hazardous material

The crash of a tractor-trailer truck in Eastern Oregon spilled a hazardous chemical along Interstate 84 and closed the highway in both directions for about four hours.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

KIVI-TV Nampa

Hazmat Spill Shuts Down I-84 Near Baker City

A hazmat spill has shut down a forty mile stretch of Interstate Eighty-Four. The East-Bound lane about ten miles North-West of Baker City, Oregon.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Via

Hells Canyon Scenic Byway

The raft shivered, then nosed down a wall of white water, kicking its haunches high in the air like a rodeo bull.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

KATU-TV Portland

5,000 motorcyclists rally in Oregon town of 10,000

The annual Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally brought 5,000 bikers to Baker City last weekend.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Oregonian

Last mill standing in Grant County struggles to stay busy

Down on the canyon floor, near the tree line's edge, amid the sawdust and scrap, the last mill in Grant County is barely holding on.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

UTU News

UP says wheel crack caused Ore. derailment

Union Pacific says a cracked wheel on a freight car caused a May 29 derailment north of Baker City, according to the Associated Press.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Railroad says wheel crack caused Ore. derailment

People in about a dozen Yankton homes were told to leave their houses due to a natural gas leak Tuesday evening.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Statesman Journal

State can't afford to end self-grading system

Oregon has been a global leader in measuring its successes and failures. Unfortunately, too few people have been paying attention, especially in state government and the Legislature.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Salem-News.com

Spring Chinook Fishery Opens on Powder River

Anglers are reminded to a oeask firsta before entering private lands and to check the 2009 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations for gear restrictions, legal angling times and other sport fishing regulations.

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