Author: Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald | Hermiston Herald

Jayson has worked at the Baker City Herald since November 1992, starting as a reporter. He has been editor since December 2007. He graduated from the University of Oregon Journalism School in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism.

Local

Study finds old growth trees in Blue Mountains dying at high rate

James Johnston has been studying trees in the Blue Mountains that are older than America, and he’s disturbed ... Read more

Recreation

ODFW schedules online meetings to discuss proposed 2026 changes to mule deer hunting

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a series of online public meetings July ... Read more

Local

Forest Service schedules public meetings across NE Oregon for Blue Mountains Forest Plan revision

The three national forests in the Blue Mountains have scheduled a series of public meetings during July to ... Read more

Local

People rally in downtown Baker City to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, call on Bentz to vote no

About 80 people gathered in the Court Plaza in Baker City at noon Wednesday, July 2, to protest ... Read more

Top-Home

Oregon Department of Forestry adds fire restrictions starting July 2

With hot, dry weather forecast to continue, the Oregon Department of Forestry is tightening restrictions designed to reduce ... Read more

Top-Home

Local fire chiefs lament ambush shooting of firefighters in Idaho

Baker City Fire Chief Michael Carlson said a Sunday incident near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in which a man ... Read more

Top-Home

Bentz: Sale of public lands in West not right for federal spending bill

Rep. Cliff Bentz, the lone Republican in Oregon’s congressional delegation, said June 25 that he opposes a provision ... Read more

Local

Federal payments in lieu of property taxes total more than $6 million in NE Oregon

A federal program dating to 1977 that sends millions of dollars annually to counties based on the amount ... Read more

Local

Nonprofit that encourages Eastern Oregon students to consider health care careers fears potential loss of federal funding

Proposed cuts in federal spending could jeopardize the future of a nonprofit that encourages residents in 11 counties ... Read more

Local

Oregon Department of Forestry declares start of fire season, with permits and other requirements for outdoor burning, starting June 5 in NE Oregon

LA GRANDE — Although snow still covers the higher mountains and the grass is still green in places, ... Read more

Marketplace