SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A travel trailer burned in a fire Wednesday near a Sisters hotel and the occupant was able to escape but suffered burns trying to extinguish the blaze, officials said. Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire District crews responded to the RV fire reported by a U.S. Forest Service employee shortly before 11 a.m.
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The Roundhouse Foundation has announced grants for 134 organizations that work in rural and Indigenous communities in Oregon, with $2,026,500 in total support. These organizations were selected as part of the Fall 2024 Open Call grants cycle, which closed in September. The grant partners receiving the awards are nonprofits or community governments working on varied
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — – Roadside brush trimming operations will begin as soon as Friday along Forest Service Road 11 on the Sisters Ranger District. If weather conditions allow, brushing operations will also occur along FSR 12 and FRS 14 over the next few months. The roadside brushing, as it’s called, is conducted as a part
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NewsChannel 21 went to Sisters Meat & Smokehouse to get some turkey-buying tips.
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Many in the community of Sisters attended an event Wednesday evening focused on preserving the state’s environmental health, protecting biodiversity and building buoyancy against climate change.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the temperatures cool and with the potential for additional rainfall in the coming week, open burning within the Black Butte Ranch, Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Districts is set to open at daylight on Monday, October 28, the agencies announced Wednesday. As they informed residents earlier this month, the Sisters-Camp
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The Three Sisters Historical Society hosted its Fireside Series at Sisters Fire Hall on Sunday people about sisters history. In this session, Mike Berry discussed the dam fiasco at Bull Flat and the history of the 1914 Tumalo Project.
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The Deschutes National Forest announced Wednesday it is seeking input on the Black Butte Ranch Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction project, a plan to treat 2,800 acres and reduce the threat of large wildfires to the resort community west of Sisters, which has been threatened by past blazes.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District said Tuesday it plans to conduct about 439 acres of brush mowing operations on the Sisters Ranger District in areas adjacent to Forest Service Road 2058 (Pine Street), the Sisters Tie Trail and Forest Service Road 1102 (Indian Ford Road). The work is slated to begin Wednesday
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The homeless population in Sisters has been steadily increasing, according to the latest Central Oregon Point-in-Time Count. More than 100 people gathered Sunday at the new Sisters Elementary School for a community conversation about houselessness. According to the PIT count, conducted early this year, 64 people were homeless in the Sisters area last year, up from last
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Campaign signs can become a serious focus of attention as election season heats up, with some thefts and vandalism reported. But electronic reader boards can also become a target, and that led to an incident Friday morning near Sisters that prompted driver attention and a fairly quick fix. An ODOT spokeswoman
Continue Reading SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to the lack of significant rainfall and continued warm temperatures, open burning within the Black Butte Ranch, Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman fire districts remains closed as of Thursday, officials reminded. Central Oregon fire chiefs and partner agencies will meet again in mid-October to re-evaluate conditions and may open burning towards
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent small fire at a homeless camp in Sisters was stopped with a fire extinguisher given free to a camper by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District. “In the spring of this year, we had an interview for a fire chief for a fire district,” Steven Lord, fire risk EMT in community
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The three-day Sisters Folk Festival wrapped up Sunday, back for its 27th year around the community. The music was spread out across seven different venues all around town, including small-town cafes and The Belfry. The event keeps people returning year after year. “It’s been fantastic,! Bend resident Deb Quinlan said Sunday. “It’s a real sense
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Sunday brought the finale of the two-day, eighth annual Sisters Art Association Artist Studio Tour. There were 18 artists at 12 studios and hosting galleries. People enjoyed strolling around Sisters, popping into different art galleries on the self-guided tour. They got to see art in a variety of media, from pottery, and oil paintings to wood carvings.
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CHICAGO (KTVZ) — The Government Finance Officers Association has announced that the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District has received GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget. This is the 11th consecutive year that District staff has been recognized with this award. The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It reflects the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation and Oregon AARP are hosting back-to-back Scam Jam seminars in Bend on Thursday at the Larkspur Community Center and in Sisters on Friday at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Station. Joining DFR and AARP will be representatives from the Federal Trade Commission, local police officers, and
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two growing wildfires on the Willamette National Forest west of Sisters have now prompted the closures of both state Highways 126 and 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, ODOT said Tuesday morning. Due to increasing activity on the nearly 150-acre Boulder Creek Fire burning east of Highway 126, crews closed Highway 126
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Wilsonville man who reached for an unknown object left Cascade Avenue in downtown Sisters and hit two parked vehicles before his SUV flipped onto its side Tuesday afternoon, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 1 p.m. to the crash on East Cascade Avenue between South Fire and
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Bristow’s Barber Shop on Oak Street in Sisters is giving back to the community by offering $10 off on haircuts to Sisters students before classes begin and free haircuts to those struggling with homelessness or any financial difficulties.
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