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Good Spirits: Glacier 45 owners reflect on a decade in distilling

BAKER CITY — Roughly 10,000 years before the invention of writing, human beings brewed alcohol, both accidentally and…

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Losing a leg, gaining a life: Four amputation surgeries on Ruth Frieboes’ right leg failed, but the fifth, she says, ‘gave me my life back’

NORTH POWDER — When a doctor first mentioned the possibility of amputating Ruth Frieboes’ right leg just above…

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Democrats criticize Right to Life letter for Nash, Levy

Some Democratic voters in Northeast Oregon have received letters from the pro-life Oregon Right to Life Political Action…

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Oregon Primary: Bentz faces Prineville mayor in Republican race for Congress in 2nd District

BEND — U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, who represents the sprawling 2nd Congressional District that takes in Union, Umatilla,…

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Larger than life: Washington artist turns apple limbs into bronze art

BAKER CITY — Rik Allen hoists the ribcage and fits it to the gap, giving a brief glimpse…

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First direct flight from Redmond to Dallas takes off, opening 271 connecting routes

REDMOND — The intercom popped on at Redmond Airport on Monday, May 6. “Good afternoon. I’d like to…

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Oregon Dept. of Agriculture allocates $925,000 for grasshopper control

BAKER CITY — A year after a grasshopper infestation that some Baker County farmers and ranchers said was…

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Redmond High School to remain, school district says after community feedback

REDMOND — Redmond High School is getting a second chance. The Redmond School District has decided to keep…

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Deputies revive man who overdosed while being booked in Deschutes County jail

A man overdosed on drugs in the Deschutes County Jail May 5 and deputies revived him with naloxone,…

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Students learn about food from field to fork

BAKER CITY — Holly Kerns hands a jug of water to Regina Flores, who doesn’t seem quite certain…

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