In Sisters, people were getting into the fall mindset, even on a pretty warm weekend. In downtown Sisters. hundreds of people enjoyed Sunday’s second day of the Sisters Harvest Faire.
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Firefighters completed a three-day, 984-acre prescribed burn Saturday about 11 miles southeast of Bend, U.S. Forest Service officials said.
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Much like the rest of Central Oregon, Sisters needs to create workforce housing. RootedHomes is expanding in Central Oregon. The nonprofit has affordable houses in Bend, Redmond and now in Sisters. The latest project is called Sisters Woodlands, with a focus on housing teachers from local schools.
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The Sisters Ranger District’s 350-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday four miles northwest of Sisters adjacent to the eastern side of Highway 20 has been canceled due to heavy rainfall over the prescribed burn area, Forest Service officials said late Monday.
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Open burning within the Black Butte Ranch, Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman fire districts will be allowed beginning Tuesday, October 3 at daylight, the three districts’ fire chiefs announced Wednesday
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The Deschutes Land Trust, with funding from the Roundhouse Foundation, has made accessibility improvements to the historic Camp Polk Meadow Preserve near Sisters, including wider trails and more benches.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Celebrating their tenth anniversary, Seed to Table has grown into an integral part of Sisters Country. Farming in the High Desert is no easy task, but founder and current Executive Director, Audrey Tehan found a way. With the skilled hands of Tehan and the S2T farm team, locally grown produce is
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — John Miller, Commander of Sisters American Legion Post 86, announced that Daniel J. Seehafer, newly elected National Commander of the American Legion will visit Sisters on Tuesday. Post 86 will host a dinner at Spoons in Sisters, at 6 PM, to welcome Commander Seehafer to Sisters. Traveling with Commander Seehafer will
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Sisters City Council members voted 4-1 Tuesday afternoon to deny the application for a proposed shelter in Sisters, after months of controversy and testimony about the proposal.
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Electric cars and buses, e-bike lending libraries and solar streetlights are among the 15 projects across Oregon to receive funding from the federal Carbon Reduction Program, announced Monday.
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The Sisters School-Based Health Center, located adjacent to Sisters High School, will soon expand its operations from two days a week to four days a week, thanks to a partnership between Mosaic Community Health, St. Charles Health System and Deschutes County.
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It’s Labor Day weekend, and Sisters enjoyed its 16th Annual Sisters Fall Street Festival to get into the autumn routine. The festival was held at the Sisters School Administration building. Vendors showcased their art and people came out to support local artists, despite some windy weather. There was a variety of arts and crafts and antiques for fairgoers to add
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Shae Gascon’s family moved to Sisters when she was in the third grade. She remembers gardening with her grandparents, and how much she loved planting and harvesting fresh veggies.
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The Deschutes Public Library is wrapping up a month-long series of programs called ‘Know Architecture.’ A University of Oregon professor gave a talk Thursday on ‘The Wonder of Gothic Architecture’ at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Firehouse.
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The 26th annual Sisters Country Fair & Art Show took place Friday evening and Saturday at the Episcopal Church of The Transfiguration, including a juried art show and sale, silent auction, raffles, music and refreshments. It was free, with all donations going to area community support agencies.
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According to the 2023 Point-In-Time Count, the city of Sisters saw an increase in the number of residents living unsheltered, rising from 55 last year to 64 this year.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture invites artists, ecological scientists, researchers and scholars whose work explores the theme of “Transitions & Migration” to apply for a 2024 residency in Sisters. This residency provides a unique opportunity to explore and engage with the multifaceted aspects of migration and transformation, encompassing
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Crews with several agencies helped stop a wildfire Thursday — sparked by grinding metal near dry grass — that burned nearly four acres off Mountain View Road, about eight miles northeast of Sisters, officials said.
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The fiery collision of an SUV and fuel tanker truck on Highway 126 east of Sisters injured one person early Sunday morning sent tall flames soaring into the sky, cut power to over 4,200 Central Electric Cooperative customers and closed the highway for several hours of cleanup.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hosting free community shred events and drug disposal with the assistance of Republic Services on the following dates from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Saturday, July 22nd, Sisters: 703 N Larch Street, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Sisters Saturday, September 16th, Terrebonne: Terrebonne Elementary School at 1199 B
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