St. Charles Foundation grant benefits new Sisters community website
Sisters Country Community Connects is benefiting from a $5,000 grant from the St. Charles Foundation. The grant was awarded to Citizens4Community to…
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Sisters superintendent outlines timeline for students’ return by Feb. 1
Sisters School District Superintendent Curt Scholl outlined Wednesday the timeline under which all students will be back in class for hybrid…
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Sisters Folk Festival announces expanded online programming
The Sisters Folk Festival is excited to announce a new session of winter programming to expand virtual education outreach programs for adults and…
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CET set to launch free weekly Sisters to Bend, curb-to-curb ‘Shopper Shuttle’
Starting this week, Cascades East Transit will offer a free, ADA-accessible weekly Shopper Shuttle, operating on Thursdays, to connect residents…
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Sisters gym feels pinch of closure as New Year’s fitness goals are set
Tate Metcalf, who owns the Sisters Athletic Club, says the new year is typically peak season for gyms. This year, being closed when most are…
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New state law lets bars serve cocktails to go, but some are concerned about liability
It was a holiday gift to Oregon bars and restaurants, as Gov. Kate Brown signed legislation Wednesday evening that allows them to serve cocktails and…
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Sisters theater owner gets that Tom Cruise rant over film crew not following COVID rules
Drew Kaza, who owns the Sisters Movie House, said Wednesday his theater has taken a huge hit financially this year. In fact, he said he had to lay…
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Tickets for 2021 Sisters Rodeo, 80th celebration, go on sale
The Sisters Rodeo Association Board of Directors has announced that the 2021 Sisters Rodeo performance tickets are on sale now.…
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Forest Service sells 31 acres in Sisters for $2.81 million to fund new ranger station
The U.S. Forest Service has sold a 31.56-acre parcel off U.S. Highway 20 in Sisters for $2.81 million to help fund a new Sisters Ranger District…
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Sisters Ranger District begins pile burning in Melvin Butte area
Beginning Thursday, firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest will ignite several burn piles outside the city of…
Continue Reading Sisters schools fifth-grade return delayed; all may have to go back to online learning
Sisters fifth-graders cannot return to in-person learning until at least Jan. 11 — and if Deschutes County’s COVID-19 case numbers don’t improve,…
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Mid Oregon Credit Union opens new Sisters branch
Mid Oregon Credit Union announced Wednesday the opening of its new branch building in Sisters.…
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Sisters, C.O.’s growth pace-setter, is trying to do it right
The mayor of Sisters says Central Oregon’s fastest-growing city is trying to retain its small-town feel however it…
Continue ReadingStill growing: If Bend is a ‘Zoom town,’ Sisters, La Pine, Redmond ‘Super-Zoom’
Halfway through the topsy-turvy, but very memorable year of 2020, Central Oregon in general continued to grow faster than the state as a whole, new…
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‘Total gut punch’: C.O. businesses react to Gov. Brown’s COVID-19 freeze
Empty tables and stacked chairs will be even more the norm at Central Oregon restaurants, starting next…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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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