Heart of Oregon Corps’ YouthBuild program receives $1.5M federal boost for three years of operation
Heart of Oregon Corps’ YouthBuild program is celebrating the announcement of a $1.5 million grant award from the US…
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Firefighters plan 2 prescribed burns Monday totaling 314 acres along Paulina Lake Road NE of La Pine
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to prescribe burn up to 314 acres on Monday, four miles northeast of La Pine along Paulina…
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Sisters Elementary kids get special book reading by authors of ‘The Little Black Mustang’
Students at Sisters Elementary School had a book reading Thursday by the author and illustrator of “The Little Black Mustang,” based on a true story,…
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Sisters church drops 10,000 Easter eggs by helicopter
Wellhouse Church in Sisters had an Easter Sunday celebration that included dropping 10,000 Easter eggs from a helicopter at the Sisters Rodeo…
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Sisters students spread kindness near and far
The Kindness Project is a yearly 40-day effort by Wellhouse Academy and Wellspring Preschool in Sisters, with ripples of good deeds and positive…
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Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD’s first full-time female firefighter in 17 years calls it the best job in the world
For the first time in 17 years the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department has a full-time female firefighter/paramedic. Rachel Ulm says her dad was a…
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Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District welcomes first full-time female firefighter in nearly 17 years
Thursday was an historic day for the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, as it welcomed its first female firefighter to the full-time staff in nearly…
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5,000 Easter eggs will rain down on the Sisters Rodeo Grounds
On Easter, get ready for a community-wide celebration with a huge egg hunt in Sisters. Five-thousand Easter eggs will be dropped…
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Six Central Oregon fire departments among 76 to receive new engines, tenders from $25 million state program
SALEM, Ore (KTVZ) – The Oregon State Fire Marshal has announced awards for its $25 million Engine Program. Across Oregon, 76 local fire service…
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Sisters City Council chooses Jordan Wheeler as new city manager
The Sisters City Council voted unanimously last Thursday to offer the city manager position to current Sandy City Manager Jordan Wheeler, pending…
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Sisters Meat and Smokehouse expands to Redmond with second location; ribbon-cutting set
Sisters Meat and Smokehouse is preparing to open a new Redmond location, at 308 SW Evergreen Avenue. A ribbon-cutting is planned for Friday, April…
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Sisters contractor unable to plow downtown sidewalks Friday
Sisters businesses grabbed their shovels Friday after a notice from the city that its contracted snow removal service was unavailable to plow…
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Five gunshots fired into home under construction in Sisters; DCSO seeking video evidence from neighbors
Five apparent bullet holes were found Tuesday afternoon in a home under construction in Sisters, prompting the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to…
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Sisters Ranger District to host open house, share planned activities for the year
The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest will host a public open house in…
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Sisters Folk Festival announces summer creativity camps
Sisters Folk Festival has announced seven summer creativity camps for middle and high school-aged students at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave.,…
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Seattle man jailed, accused of wielding airsoft handgun, knife to rob homeless man at camp near Sisters
A Seattle man was arrested on robbery and other charges, accused of pointing a handgun (that turned out to be an airsoft) and brandishing a knife to…
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Intoxicated Bend man arrested after refusing to leave Sisters restaurant, making shooting threats
DCSO says he also threatened to return, shoot up restaurant, tried to enter cars in parking lot SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An intoxicated Bend man who…
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Sisters music teacher becomes first Oregonian to use high-tech ‘Exoskeleton’ to walk again
“It’s been 13-plus years, and for me to remember how to walk again — it’s kind of been a journey,” Sisters resident Erik Himbert said…
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Sisters Folk Festival announces new music and art festival, Big Ponderoo, coming in June
The Sisters Folk Festival announces Big Ponderoo, a brand-new music festival bringing progressive bluegrass and Americana music to two stages,…
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Bookstore burglary suspect in ski mask, armed with a hatchet, arrested in downtown Sisters
A passing motorist alerted Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to a man in a ski mask who was breaking into a Sisters bookstore Tuesday evening,…
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