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Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Tracy Martinez-Williams of Baker City.
Oregon, 5A BOISE (AP) — An Oregon man accused of writing letters threatening to assassinate the president was arrested after he reportedly cut off his GPS monitoring
Historic Baker City's annual trick-or-treating event brought hundreds of kids to downtown Baker City Saturday.
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The Statesman reports (http://goo. gl/70A28s ) Stephen G. Smith is to appear in federal court in Boise on Monday.
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Oregon, 5A ALOHA — Oregon is marching closer to an election that will include the largest stable of independent and Independent Party voters, and political analysts are waiting to see whether they'll have an outsized impact. The election won't be much different than others recently, as candidates from all parties will have access to the general election ballot as usual. But voters will see the first concerted effort by a third major party to wedge its candidates into competitive races, giving Oregonians a first taste in decades of what having three major parties on a ballot looks like.
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Oil train safety m eeting tonight in La Grande A public meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 2, in La Grande to discuss safety issues related to trains carrying oil through Northeastern Oregon. The meeting will be from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the community room of the Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. in La Grande.
Forest plan revision meeting in Baker City The U.S. Forest Service has added a meeting in Baker City to its schedule of public discussions about the Blue Mountains Forest Plan revision. The agency is writing new long-term management plans for the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla and Malheur national forests. The Baker City meeting is set for Nov. 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 1640 Campbell St.
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a Irmmn accuse o sexm uSe • Cody Ryan Hodel faces 5 felon counts By Chris Collins ccollins©bakercityherald.com
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This cinnamon-colored black bear was tranquilized and moved Sunday morning from Kenneth and Glenda Spence's property on 11th Street in Baker City.
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Glenda Spence is used to seeing deer and quail and even the occasional skunk or raccoon on the Baker City property where she and her husband, Kenneth, have lived for 40 years. But not a bear. Yet it was indeed a bruin that Kenneth saw Sunday morning near the couple's home at 1205 11th St., near the intersection with Myrtle Street. "The first time ever," Glenda said this morning. Officials from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife iODFW) in Baker City tranquilized the yearling, 110-pound cinnamon-colored black bear Saturday afternoon and trucked
it out into the woods where it was released, said Brian Ratliff, district wildlife biologist at the Baker City office. But Glenda said her five mules, which were grazing on the hillside just west of the Spences' home Sunday morning, remained suspicious Sunday evening even though the bear had gone. 'They did not want to come down here ito where the bear
was)," Glenda said. Ratliff said ODFW biologists releasedthe bearon a stateowned elk-feeding site in the Elkhorn Mountains, an area that's closed to public access right now. "I'mgladwe were able todo that and not have to euthanize
it," Ratliff said. He said ODFW will euthanizebears thathave acted aggressivel y toward people or that have shown a propensity forraiding garbage cans foran easy meal. The bear on the Spences' property had done neither, Ratliff said. In fact, he said no one had reported seeing a bear in Baker City until Glenda called 9-1-1 about 11 a.m. Sunday. Ratliff speculates that the bear was probably wandering, as yearling animals recently separatedfrom theirmothers arewont todo,and"followed its nose into town." See Bear/Page 3A
A Baker City man will be arraigned today in Baker County Circuit Court on charges of sexually abusing two teenage girls. Police arrested Cody Ryan Hodel, 21, of 3510 Cedar St., on a Circuit Court warrant at 7:42 ~ Ca p.m. Sunday at his home. Hodel is being held at the Baker County Jail on one countofthird-degree rape and Ho d el four counts of second-degree sexual abuse, all Class C felonies; and three counts of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor, a Class A misdemeanor. District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff said the third-degree rape charge and one count ofsecond-degree sexual abuse involved a 14-year-old girl Hodel was acquainted with. The crimes happened during the summer of 2014. The three other counts of second-degree sexual abuse and three counts of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor involved a 16-year-old girl who Hodel also was acquainted with, Shirtcliff said. Those crimes happened between March 1, 2015, and July 31, 2015. Under Oregon law, Hodel's victims are incapable of consenting to sexual acts because they are younger than 18, Shirtcliff said.
Women ofEmitheventsetfor Eridmy,Sm tunlmy By Lisa Britton For the Baker City Herald
The Rural Christian Women's group is once again bringing a national event to the women of Eastern Oregon. The Northeastern Oregon women's fall event issetforFriday,N ov.6,and Saturday,Nov.7,and
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Taya Tittlemier, 6, was all smiles as she made her way from business to business during the trick-or-treating event Saturday.
will feature the Women of Faith"LOVED" Farewell Tour via simulcast at the Baker City Nazarene Church, 1250 Hughes Lane. "It's like going to a big city conference right here at home," said Elissa Morrison, one of the event organizers. According to a press release, Women of Faith
has been encouraging women since 1996 with compelling stories, laugh-out-loud humor, hearttugging music, rejuvenating worship, and more." Friday's gathering begins at 6 p.m.; Saturday is from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and includes lunch and refreshments. SeeFaith/Page 2A
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