Mark Baker, longtime reporter, “Living Here” columnist and member of the Baker family, appears to have parted ways with The Register-Guard.

The daily paper is owned and primarily run by the Baker family, and Mark Baker is is the youngest grandchild of Alton F. Baker Sr., The Register-Guard‘s publisher from 1927 to 1961, according to an RG newstory about Baker’s hiring as East Region reporter in 2002.

Several sources notified EW of Baker’s departure but not the details of the split. As of June 14, Baker’s name no longer appears listed on the RG‘s online masthead and his “Living Here” column is no longer on the online dropdown news menu where it previously appeared.

EW has reached out to Mark Baker for comment, as well as to Wendy Baker, the RG’s director of Human Resources, but has not received a reply from Mark Baker. When asked if she could confirm whether Mark is employed or affiliated with the paper, Wendy Baker responded, “No, thank you.”

Mark Baker has made no statements on the issue an his Facebook or Twitter accounts as of the posting of this blog. Baker’s “Living Here” columns appeared frequently on the paper’s front page. His Facebook profile still lists him as a senior writer at the RG.

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