Sisters Food Bank struggling with low holiday donations
The Sisters Food Bank has been helping families in need through its Christmas program since the 1980s. This year, however, it’s struggling to pull…
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Sisters Elementary students enjoy drumming to fitness
Students at Sisters Elementary School have been using drums to stay physically active in the Drumfit…
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The Center Foundation receives $100K HS sports medicine grant
The Center Foundation, a Central Oregon nonprofit dedicated to providing sports medicine services to high school students, said Monday it has been…
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Ranch in Sisters offering free Douglas Fir Christmas trees
Anyone can cut a tree down and take it…
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Sisters School Board fills vacancy, now has another
The Sisters School Board appointed David Thorsett to fill position #2 after interviewing five applicants for the open board seat on Wednesday, Nov.…
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Operation Christmas Child lets Sisters community play Santa
Volunteers in Sisters dedicated their Sunday morning to playing Santa for children in need around the world.…
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NeighborImpact seeks applicants for Sisters affordable homes
First Story, a local non-profit organization, is providing affordable homeownership opportunities in Sisters. Homes will be constructed in McKenzie…
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Missing Sisters man shows up at woman’s motor home
When an unfamiliar man showed up at her motor home early Saturday morning, a worried Sisters woman immediately called 911, but soon learned he was a…
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Missing Sisters resident, 89, found safe
The search for a missing 89-year-old Sisters man ended successfully early Saturday morning when he contacted an area resident, seeking shelter from…
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Sisters county’s fastest-growing city by far this year
Sisters by far had the fastest growth of any Central Oregon city in the past year, a 17.5 percent jump as it approaches the 3,000-residents mark,…
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Sisters Folk Festival in home stretch of capital campaign
Sisters Folk Festival has targeted Dec. 15 to wrap up its $1.4 million capital campaign to purchase the Sisters Art Works building property and…
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Prescribed burn planned Wednesday S. of Sisters
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District are planning to conduct a prescribed fire four miles south of Sisters on…
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Driver unhurt in Hwy. 20 rollover crash
A rollover crash briefly closed U.S. Highway 20 a mile east of Sisters Monday morning but did not injure the driver, Deschutes County sheriff’s…
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Elk crashes into car on Highway 20 near Sisters
A Bend man’s weekend fishing trip turned into a chance collision with an elk Friday morning. But while it turned out badly for the animal, it…
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Indian Ford Bridge reopens after lengthy closure
Indian Ford Bridge on the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest has reopened for equestrian, hiking and biking use along the…
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Indian Ford Bridge reopens after lengthy closure
Indian Ford Bridge on the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest has reopened for equestrian, hiking and biking use along the…
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New team leads Sisters Country Vision progress
Implementation of the Sisters Country Vision is underway, with a new team of key leaders and community members committed to a year of action. Led by…
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Sisters School Board member steps down
Nicki Gregg, a Sisters School Board member for over two years, has stepped down to pursue her lifelong passion at the classroom level, prompting a…
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Sisters teen arrested in string of graffiti vandalism
An 18-year-old Sisters resident was arrested Tuesday in a string of graffiti vandalism around the community over several weeks this summer, Deschutes…
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