Sisters schools co-host online loss, grief counseling after three teens die in crashes
Many Sisters-area residents have been mourning the loss of three current and former Sisters High School students who were killed in two separate…
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Sisters Ranger District to begin hazardous fuels reduction projects
This week, the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest will begin masticating brush on several sites across the district to reduce…
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Sisters Folk Festival expands educational programs
Registration is now open for three of Sisters Folk Festival’s brand-new educational offerings planned for this fall, including two multi-week…
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Sisters Ranger District to begin pile burning operations next week
If conditions remain favorable, Sisters Ranger District fuels specialists plan to start pile burning operations in the Melvin Butte area about eight…
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Sisters-area fire agencies to open residential debris burning on Saturday
Sisters Country fire chiefs announced Wednesday the start of residential open debris burning on Saturday, now that the area has seen cooler…
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Mother of Sisters HS student speaks after daughter, 2 others die in crash
The mother of a Sisters High School student killed in a car crash last Thursday said she wants to keep her memory…
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Sisters resident accused of thefts from several unlocked cars, including pistol
A 21-year-old Sisters man faces several theft and other charges, accused of entering seven vehicles left unlocked in Sisters driveways early one…
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Community offers support following death of 3 Sisters teens
After three Sisters High School students died in car crashes within a two-week period, friends of the teens and the Sisters School District are…
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Sisters seeks advisory panel members for comprehensive plan update
The city of Sisters is seeking advisory panel members as it launched an update of the Sisters Comprehensive Plan, a document that will guide how the…
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Bend-La Pine parents plan rally to call for return to in-person learning
Some parents in Bend-La Pine Schools want their children back in the classroom, and they’re planning to rally to make their case.…
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Sisters K-3 students back in class, but older grades must wait at least a month
The Sisters School District welcomed kindergarten through third-graders back to in-person classes this week, but the superintendent says it’s…
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Sisters movie theater hopes 007 release date sticks, could make for a big comeback
The Sisters Movie House is a regional…
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Sisters Folk Festival receives $195K in emergency funds to address COVID-19 impacts
Sisters Folk Festival, Inc has received $194,998 in CARES Coronavirus Relief Funds for Cultural Support (CRFCS) through the Oregon Cultural Trust to…
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NeighborImpact seeks applicants for First Story affordable homes in Sisters
In partnership with NeighborImpact, First Story is providing affordable homeownership opportunities in…
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As Sisters grows, some long-time locals struggle to afford to stay
Sisters has long been known as a small, even quaint Western-style community in Central Oregon. A place for those seeking a small town and rural…
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C.O. gyms get busier as safer option to work out amid the dense smoke
Good news for “gym rats” and exercise fanatics: There are still ways to stay in shape while the wildfire smoke clouds our area.…
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Smoke slows business in Sisters as tourist season draws to a close
In the small, now-smoky town of Sisters, Main Street had very few visitors in sight on Tuesday, as people stay home and out of the smoke.…
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The city of Sisters is accepting applications for volunteers for its boards, commissions and…
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Sisters woman offers three evacuated families shelter after fleeing Holiday Farm Fire
A woman in Sisters has taken three families under her wing after they were evacuated from their homes due the Holiday Farm…
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Beachie Creek Fire estimated at 130,000 acres; evacuees flee to C.O. amid devastation
High winds Monday night fanned the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires, prompting Level 3 evacuations and closure of state Highway 22 through the…
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