Author: Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald | East Oregonian

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

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

Outdoors

Umatilla National Forest planning major project

PENDLETON — The Umatilla National Forest is taking public comments about one of the bigger logging and prescribed ... Read more

News

Mountain roads beginning to open as snow recedes

Several popular mountain roads in Northeastern Oregon have opened as the prodigious winter snowpack continues to shrink. The ... Read more

Recreation

The Natural World: Springers are on their way

I’m headed down the Columbia River Gorge via Washington Highway 14 on a cool, windy morning that promises ... Read more

Local

State report: Landowner using bulldozer likely cause of 2022 fire near Baker City

A property owner using a bulldozer to clear thistles is the most likely cause of a fire that ... Read more

Community News

State president says FFA ‘like a second family’

Alex Wise is a senior at Baker High School BAKER CITY — Alex Wise thought he was joining ... Read more

Community News

Employees from Baker City Safeway can attend “resource rodeo” May 6

BAKER CITY — WorkSource Oregon, a state agency, is sponsoring an event May 6 in Baker City to ... Read more

Top Stories

Baker City man dies when car goes off road into Burnt River near Huntington

BAKER COUNTY — A Baker City man died when the car he was driving went off a steep ... Read more

Top Stories

Wolf population up 15% in 2024

SALEM — Oregon’s estimated wolf population grew by about 15% in 2024, rising from 178 to 204 animals, ... Read more

Marketplace