The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show was back with a full presence in Sisters Saturday after two years affected by the pandemic. There were quilts everywhere you turned — over 1,100 quilts to admire. Quilters could enter up to 10 quilts each, with an option to sell them as well. We talked with event Director Dawn
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture, The Roundhouse Foundation and Portland based-artist Alisha Sullivan invite Sisters community members of all ages to submit haiku poetry through July 31. Selections will be displayed in lights during the weekend of the Sisters Folk Festival, September 30 – October 2. The project,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County’s Department of Solid Waste is hosting special one-day collection events next month in Sisters and La Pine, where residents can drop off household hazardous waste for free. At these events, residents can drop off household hazardous waste products such as lawn and gardening products, photo and pool/spa chemicals, paint,
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Central Oregon’s amateur operators staged Ham Radio Field Day Saturday in Sisters and La Pine. People were able to learn more about the hobby from the High Desert Amateur Radio Group. Amateur or ham Radio is a means of communicating when other methods can fail in disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and storms.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters School Board appointed Asa Sarver to fill interim Position #4 after interviewing three applicants for the open board seat. He will be replacing Board Chair Don Hedrick, who announced his resignation from the position at the May school board meeting. Hedrick served as a Sisters School Board member for
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After a long winter and some surprising spring snow dumps, ODOT crews have cleared Oregon Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, and the gates open for all travelers on Monday.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Folk Festival announced Friday the final seven artists slated to perform at the 25th annual Sisters Folk Festival Sept. 30 – Oct. 2. The lineup includes more than 30 folk, jazz, bluegrass, and blues artists from around the country with recent additions David Wilcox, Abby Hamilton, Alasdair Fraser &
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(Update: Saturday night performance results) SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The rain couldn’t keep many people from showing up to watch or take part in the Sisters Rodeo parade through town on Saturday morning. Fortunately, the afternoon rodeo performance ended with sunshine, and the majority of loyal rodeo fans were still there to see it —
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The Prineville-Sisters Unit of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will enter fire season at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 13, officials said Thursday.
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It’s been two weeks since the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, leaving a community and many around the country heartbroken. While a Bend business is working to help the victims, a Sisters nonprofit is advocating for ways to keep such tragedies from happening.
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A new roundabout in Sisters will help traffic flow smoother; a roundabout as part of U.S Highway 97 realignment north of Bend will do the same.
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Redmond resident Alexander Smith, 22, made his first court appearance Monday afternoon, with his lawyers waiving any formal reading of the second-degree murder and other charges until his arraignment in a week on an expected grand jury indictment.
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The Sisters Rodeo returns this week for its 83rd year, after a two-year pause due to COVID-19.
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A 22-year-old Redmond man who asked a Sisters-area property owner to call for paramedics Friday afternoon was arrested on second-degree murder and other charges in the killing earlier this week of a 55-year-old Cloverdale woman on her property, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Eagle Bear Ranch owner T.K. Nobear buys mixed orchard grass hay, along with other types, to care for her alpacas and up to 24 horses. But with the soaring cost of hay, she’s had to turn people away from her horse boarding facility in Sisters.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Farmers Market welcomes a brand new season starting Sunday, June 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shoppers can browse fresh Oregon strawberries, locally ranched meats and eggs, produce from local farms, and a variety of artisanal foods and handcrafts. The music of Derek Reynolds promises to get people’s toes
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A Memorial Day honor and remembrance service was held Monday at Village Green Park in Sisters.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Sisters is working on its Parks Master Plan and will provide two opportunities in June for local residents to share their thoughts about city parks. Both dates will coincide with community events to help make it easier for local residents to engage and hopefully have fun at the
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A small group of mushroom hunters discovered a man’s remains near the snow gate on state Highway 242 (the McKenzie Pass Highway) west of Sisters on Saturday afternoon, and a subsequent investigation has found no signs of foul play, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Monday.
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(Update: Burn delayed until Monday) SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District plans to ignite a five-acre prescribed burn on Monday to generate a training environment for students enrolled in the Forest Service’s fire investigator class. The burn was pushed back from Thursday “due to unfavorable conditions,” the Forest Service said. Firefighters will burn
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