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Baker City man arrested after crashing motorcycle while fleeing police
A Baker City man was arrested Sunday evening, Oct. 13, after fleeing from police on a motorcycle and then hiding near a creek until a tracking dog from the Union County Sheriff’s Office found him. Ladd Wayne Kanyid, 63, was arrested just before 6 p.m. on Old Auburn Lane, about a mile west of Highway 7. Kanyid is charged with fleeing a police officer, a Class C felony, reckless driving, a Class ...
Baker County Democrats chair 'disappointed' by theft, vandalism of Harris/Walz campaign signs
The chair of the Baker County Democrats says around 40 yard signs supporting the Democratic presidential ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have been stolen or vandalized in the county over the past month or so. Jeanie Zebrak of Baker City said Baker County Democrats bought 150 signs for $250. She started handing out signs in early September, distributing 120 to 130 signs, and since then has ...