[3][4] Its founders were Milton H. Abbott, who had previously launched the Oregon Herald, and Lewis Linn McArthur.
The new owners merged it with the city's other daily paper, the Morning Herald, to become the Baker Democrat-Herald.
[9] A decade later Bollinger's ownership group sold it to the owners of the La Grande Observer, including Robert W. Chandler of Western Communications.
[12][13] In June 2024, EO Media Group announced the Baker City Herald will cease print publication and go online-only.
All print subscribers will instead receive the East Oregonian, published weekly and including news from Baker City Herald's website.