School district looks into allegations
Sisters School District officials and other agencies will look into potentially inappropriate texts between a Sisters teacher and a former student believed to be 17. The texts came to light in social media posts on Sunday, March 25,... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Fire district has a strong volunteer culture
Helping people in need - that's the fundamental mission and purpose of the men and women who volunteer with the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District. There are many different ways to help... — Updated 3/28/2024 Full story
Candidates seek to serve Sisters
The primary election is May 21 and ballots will be mailed May 1. There are only two races. One for County Commissioner Position #2, and the other for Deschutes County Sheriff. Both are... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Airport drops holiday attraction
After conferring with its attorneys and insurance advisor, Sisters Eagle Airport has decided against continuing its annual July 4th event known as Rumble on the Runway. As The Nugget... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
- Fatal wreck in Sisters
- Highway 242 work gets underway
- Fire district says: Why not you?
- Sisters to host Easter egg hunt
- Sisters names new fire chief
- Protecting the Sisters community
- Sisters prepares for wildfire season
- Sisters plows through much of snow budget
- Roundabout project gets under way at east intersection
- Sisters Country rancher seeks compensation for wolf depredation
- Community meets fire chief candidates
- Rumble on the Runway in jeopardy
- Watching the meter spin
- Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Board makes conditional offer to new fire chief
- Winter Carnival lit up skies over Hoodoo
- Sisters to select new fire chief
- Cause of house fire determined
- Roundabout construction to begin
- Foundation brings rural voices to Washington
- Fire consumes Sisters home under remodel
- Deputy Myers is on patrol in Sisters
- Drones buzzing Sisters Country
- County declares fentanyl emergency
- How to engage City in code compliance
- Firefighters quell chimney fire
- Conservationists react to wolf plan
- Applications open for community garden
- Family seeks information on missing woman
- Library re-opens after serious damage
Rounding up Sisters kindergartners
Sisters Elementary School (SES) will hold their annual Kindergarten Roundup pre-registration on Friday, April 26, in the school gymnasium. Students will participate in a teacher-led activity while parents are involved in a parent... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Sunshine Club brings brightness to Lodge
Amy Guthrie's Sunshine Club, consisting of 17 Sisters Elementary School fifth-graders, were on hand at The Lodge in Sisters last Wednesday evening as part of their regular holiday visits.... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Exploring how rivers work
At this time of year, we hear a lot about snowpack, its moisture content, and how much water we will have to get through the summer. We drive by Detroit Dam and can't help but check the... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Sisters students explore asteroids
Citizen scientists are exploring a body of asteroids called the Trojan to research remnants of the early solar system through NASA's Project Lucy. Launched in 2021, the Lucy Spacecraft has... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
Sisters merchants form new alliance
A group of businesses, mostly but not exclusively centered downtown, has launched a new Sisters Business Association (SBA). The group, some two dozen in number, was the inspiration of... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Habitat for Humanity hunts for land
As it seeks to add workforce housing to its primary mission of affordable housing, Sisters Habitat for Humanity is eagerly awaiting a decision from the State of Oregon for its grant... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Therapist opens new office in Sisters
Nick Sundstrom's favorite client to work with is someone willing to explore and be curious about their thoughts, emotions, and history. He has worked with adults, teens, couples, and... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Sisters grad works on data centers
Twenty years ago, your living room shelves and closets may have been filled with VHS tapes and DVDs of favorite movies. Finding enough room to store the growing collection was problematic.... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
- Sisters Ranger District increases staff
- Sisters business at a glance
- Sisters women will support local nonprofits
- Katie Pendleton: Fort-ifying promising futures in the trades
- Sisters woman embodies entrepreneurial spirit
- Home sales regaining life
- Lake Creek Lodge creates new dining experience
- Landscaper makes visions a reality
- Turning a page at Sisters book shop
- Cummings named CEO at BBR
Paul Alan Bennett to teach painting class
SFF Presents will host another all-day painting class with renowned local painter, Paul Alan Bennett, on Saturday, April 27, at Sisters Art Works. Registration opens on Wednesday, March 27,... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Sisters Country birds
Wading along rivers, streams, and lakes is America's largest heron, the Great Blue - possessing a wingspan of up to 79 inches and a height of 40 to 53 inches. Around Sisters, they can often... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Big Ponderoo lineup is complete
The final lineup of the Big Ponderoo roots music festival in Sisters is set. SFF Presents has released the final eight artists on the 2024 Big Ponderoo festival lineup. The second annual... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Fourth Friday Artwalk returns to Sisters
The Sisters Arts Association's Fourth Friday Artwalk is back this week. Most of the galleries of Sisters will be open with featured art and artists, light refreshments, and the return of... — Updated 3/23/2024 Full story
- "Dune 2" & the Oregon connection
- Youth will get creative in SFF summer camps
- Suttle Lodge hosts Winter Beer Fest
- Submissions open for writing prize
- Developing young jazz talent in Sisters
- Sisters gets set to sing
- Award winning poet to share writing and music
- Sisters songwriter part of She's Speaking-LIVE
- SFF Presents announces spring concert series
Boys tennis team loses openers
The boys’ tennis squad lost both their opening matches this past week, a 0-8 loss at home against Crook County (CC) on Monday, March 11, and two days later a 1-8 loss at Mt. View. On Monday, the Outlaws played in cool weather on damp... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Girls tennis swings into season with convincing wins
The Lady Outlaws tennis squad took down Bend High 5-3 in their opening match of the season on Tuesday, March 12, and two days later beat Mt. View 7-1. In Tuesday’s match the Outlaws won all of their singles matches in straights sets.... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Outlaws launch golf season
The Sisters Outlaws kicked off their golf season by hosting a two-person scramble event at Tokatee on March 14. Many of the courses were still closed in Central Oregon because of the cold... — Updated 3/28/2024 Full story
Leprechauns dash around town
For 63-year-old Paul Reina of Bend, last weekend's Lucky Leprechaun run marked his first-ever formal race. "I started running in November with my daughter, who is a cancer survivor, and... — Updated 3/19/2024 Full story
- Renowned runner shares book at SAC
- Snow-trackers find Sisters playground
- Girls tennis seeks repeat as district champs
- Boys tennis readies for the season
- Lady Outlaws win state playoff game for first time
- DeSmet to play football for George Fox University
- Grace takes reins as tennis coach
- Award-winning athlete speaking at SAC
- Wrestlers place at state tourney
- Swimmers compete at State
- Girls wrap up wrestling season
- Lady Outlaws earn conference honors
- Lady Outlaws advance to first round of state playoffs
- Outlaws season comes to an end
- Sisters ski team is strong this season
- Outlaws basketball honors seniors
- Individual wrestlers punch ticket to State tournament
- Swimmers advance to state
- Outlaws boys basketball wraps up league play
- Top-10 finishes propel Outlaws
- Lady Outlaws finish third in league
Deschutes County confirms plague case
Deschutes County Health Services last week confirmed a case of human plague in a local resident. The individual was likely infected by their pet cat. “All close contacts of the resident and their pet have been contacted and provided... — Updated 2/13/2024 Full story
Submit Letter to Editor
Letters to the Editor should be 300 words or less. The deadline for submission is Monday at 10 a.m. for publication in that week's Nugget. Please submit your letter by emailing to Jim Cornelius at [email protected] with "letter to the... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
The trouble with STRs
Living in a place like Sisters, we can all appreciate how visitors are drawn to its natural beauty, recreational activities, and small town charm. And there’s no arguing that tourists provide a healthy livelihood for many local... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Letters to the Editor 3/27/2024
Don’t reuse eclipse glasses To the Editor: There is an important safety issue that people should be made aware of concerning the upcoming eclipse on April 8, 2024. People should NOT use old eclipse glasses, especially ones that they used... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Fly fisher people tie one on
There is nothing quite like sitting across the table from a fisherperson. There is genuine happiness in their eyes, laughter, and pats on the back. Their faces light up like a warm campfire... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
- Going crazy to stay sane
- Letters to the Editor 3/20/2024
- Nothing is all that can be done
- The eyes of India
- Introducing our High Desert Heroines
- Choice of wildlife leader is critical
- Page by Paige
- Sisters Country birds
- Make better decisions
- Why play?
- Letters to the Editor 3/6/2024
- Urban and rural are interdependent
- Three tips for successful surgery
- Games are fun
- Dear Property Guy: Help… Tenant's dog trashed the carpet
- Stars over Sisters
- Letters to the Editor 2/28/2024
- A matter of history
- Please excuse the messes
- Dark Mornings
- Letters to the Editor 2/21/2024
- None of your business?
- 9 Ways to Gain Media Coverage
- Furry Friends helps Sisters families
- Tracking across Sisters Country
- Breach the dams
- The best we can do
- Letters to the Editor 2/14/2024
- Stuff that works
- An introduction to hobby games
- Don't 'rescue' kids - they need to work through problems
High Desert Heroines: Maida Bailey
In her later years, Maida Bailey liked to cruise in her 1958 green and white Chevy Coupe. She drove around her ranch to check the irrigation, to visit friends in Camp Sherman or Bend, or... — Updated 3/26/2024
High Desert Heroine: Martha Cobb Hindman
Martha Alice Taylor didn't have a long childhood. Born in Oregon in 1857 to parents who came across the Oregon Trail, she married her 24-year-old neighbor Alfred Cobb in California when she... — Updated 3/12/2024
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