The Sister Ranger District has released initial details and is seeking public comment on the proposed Sisters Trail Additions and Realignments (STAR) Project, to address non-motorized trails on portions of the district.
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Central Oregon firefighters continue to tackle small wildfires around the region amid hot, dry conditions, including one Saturday about two miles south of Sisters.
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From forage to fork: Outdoor-lovers have a new spot to stop in Sisters, Luckey’s Woodsman Trailside Kitchen, which serves fresh seasonal cuisine and also offers ready-to-eat camper kits as you venture to the great outdoors.
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The owners of Sisters Eagle Airport held their 10th annual ‘Rumble on the Runway’ on the Fourth, with a novel contest involving planes dropping rubber chickens on the marked-off runway, along with a car show, runway run and other fun.
Continue Reading SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District and the Deschutes National Forest road crew are reconstructing the non-paved portion of Forest Service Road 16. Forest Service Road 16 is closed to all access for the duration of the construction, including vehicle, pedestrian, biking, and equestrian use, between the gate at Upper Three Creek Lake
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Heavy rain and hail hit the Prineville and Sisters areas as thunderstorms moved through parts of the High Desert on Monday evening, putting a few feet of water over some highways, residents and storm spotters said.
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A cyclist rescued after crashing down a 15-foot cliff on Highway 242 west of Sisters on Sunday morning told officials he was cut off by another cyclist while he was going 40 mph.
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Tonight, our Salute to Seniors series introduces us to the close-knit Sisters High Class of 2023, which one student describes as a “very diverse group” who took strong advantage of the many varied activities and programs the school offers.
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The Sisters Folk Festival is offering seven week-long summer creativity camps for middle and high school-aged students at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave., in July and August.
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Some tense moments in downtown Sisters ended without incident Wednesday when a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office armored car unit helped officers arrest a Marion County fugitive, sleeping in a car parked at a gas station, after a woman – also wanted on charges — told a deputy she didn’t feel safe with him.
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A suspected human-caused brush fire west of Sisters Wednesday afternoon was quickly put out by crews from several area agencies, stopping the blaze at about a quarter-acre, the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District said Thursday.
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A Sisters High School freshman was arrested on arson and other charges Wednesday after she allegedly set fires in two girls’ restrooms, prompting evacuation of the school and causing smoke to billow through areas of the building, authorities said.
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The Sisters Ranger District plans to conduct a 115-acre prescribed burn on Wednesday four miles northwest of Sisters, near Highway 20 and three-quarters of a mile north of the Cascade Meadow Ranch Subdivision.
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The Fourth Friday Artwalk kicks off Memorial Day weekend in downtown Sisters, and the Sisters Art Association says it’s a great time to meet local artists and check out a wide variety of their work.
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The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet in Sisters, with a public meeting and community social scheduled on Wednesday, June 7, and the public meeting reconvenes on June 8. All events are open to the public.
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With Central Oregon’s debris burn season set to close in a week, people with yard debris or other items to ignite are seeking permits, and that’s led to two escaped burns near Sisters in less than 24 hours.
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The prescribed burn planned for Saturday on the Sisters Ranger District directly north of Sisters along Highway 20 has been canceled due to predicted stormy weather conditions, the Deschutes National Forest said Friday.
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Firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District plan to conduct prescribed burn operations directly north of Sisters along Highway 20 this Saturday, a “crucial” unit in the works for years.
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Firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District are conducting a 128-acre prescribed burn operation just west of Sisters Friday, and we’re getting an up-close look at how they are conducted, and how such burns help reduce wildfire threats in the heat of summer.
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This month, the Three Sisters Historical Society began offering guided walking tours of the historic Camp Polk Cemetery, founded in 1880.
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