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 Fire.
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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 Santiam Canyon — and now, as images of destruction circulate, many evacuated residents fear they may no longer have homes to return to.
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Sisters-Camp Sherman, Cloverdale fire districts enact recreational burn ban
Due to the extreme predicted fire weather and red flag warnings in Sisters Country over the next few days, the Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale Fire Districts announced Monday a ban on all recreational burning, effective immediately.
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Sisters schools detail target dates for K-3, older students’ return to in-person learning
The Sisters School District is hoping to bring its kindergarten through third-graders back for in-person learning Sept. 28, with a full reopening possible by mid-October.
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ODOT material crushing, processing to begin at Sisters-area pit
A contractor with the Oregon Department of Transportation will begin crushing and processing materials in Zimmerman Cinder Pit on Friday, allowing ODOT to stockpile cinder for winter sanding on area highways.
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Three Sisters families receive warm welcome to their new homes
First Story, Hayden Homes, NeighborImpact and other local partners have collaborated to help three families move into their new homes in Sisters.
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City of Sisters chosen to host AmeriCorps participant
The City of Sisters was recently selected to host a Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps participant.
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DCSO seeks man, woman suspected of debit, credit card scams around area
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a man and woman suspected in credit and debit card scams around the region.
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Sisters Farmers Market staying busy
With COVID-19 safety measures in place, the Sisters Farmers Market says it’s seeing around 650 customers every Sunday.
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Central Oregon songbirds are dying at an alarming rate from salmonella
Salmonella infections in birds is a common occurrence in winter, but a summer outbreak is affecting a number of red crossbills in Central Oregon.
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New Peterson Ridge Trailhead set to open near Sisters
This Wednesday, the Deschutes National Forest, the city of Sisters, the Recreational Trails Program and the Sisters Trail Alliance will celebrate the opening of a new trailhead to access the popular Peterson Ridge trail system with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting.
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Tree falls, snaps power line, sparks brush fire near Sisters
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A tree fell across power lines, and a downed line sparked a quarter-acre brush fire east of Sisters on Friday morning, officials said. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District crews who responded around 8:30 a.m. to the reported fire on Riata Court found a power line arcing on the ground, Fire Chief Roger
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Sisters Folk Festival offers music, creativity summer camps
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Folk Festival will offer two outdoor summer camps for middle school-aged students this summer: August 10-14 and August 17-21. These week-long day camps will explore creativity, musical discovery, art and creative writing, taught by professional artists and educators. The all-day camps will be held outside on the lawn at Sisters
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Sisters Farmers Market adds online ordering, curbside pickup
The Sisters Farmers Market is among a growing number around Oregon that are now offering online ordering and curbside pickup.
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Sisters Folk Festival announces scholarship awards
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Folk Festival’s Americana Project and the Graduate Research Organization are pleased to announce the recipients of their 2020 scholarship awards. Sisters Folk Festival awarded a total of $4,000 to six Sisters High School seniors who have participated in performing and/or visual arts, as well as photography and digital arts during
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Sisters community grant program seeking applicants
– The city of Sisters is seeking to award grants to non-profit community groups and other entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2020/21 fiscal year.
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Sisters Folk Festival plans small concerts instead
The Sisters Folk Festival plans to offer smaller concerts this summer, in place of the canceled fall festival.
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Grocer’s custom T-shirt sales to support Sisters Quilt Show, Folk Festival
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Many summer events may be canceled, but Oliver Lemon’s Sisters is making sure that support is not. Sisters Country’s only local grocer is selling custom-designed T-shirts to raise funds for the Sisters Quilt Show and Sisters Folk Festival, both of which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’d give the shirts
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City of Sisters creates park planning, public events position
The town will hire the person for employment starting this fall.
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Filing period to begin for 3 Sisters City Council positions
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Notice is hereby given that a general election will be held on November 3 for three positions on the Sisters City Council. The first day to file for a City Council position is Wednesday, June 3. To be eligible, one must be registered to vote in Oregon and must have been
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