Today's weather in Sisters

Sisters man arrested for encouraging sex abuse

A 32-year-old Sisters man was arrested on Thursday, April 18, on charges including encouraging sexual abuse of a minor.

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Plane incident carries lessons for pilots

Brian Lansburgh and a passenger, also a pilot, made a spectacular return home to the Sisters airport on Wednesday, April 10, landing his 1947 single-engine Piper PA-12, then flipping it on final roll-out.

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City snapshot

• The Planning Commission and the Housing Policy Advisory Board will hold a joint meeting on Thursday, April 18, to review the Housing Needs Analysis with the consultant who prepared it.

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City Council acts on affordable housing

An ordinance to create and preserve affordable housing in Sisters passed unanimously at the Sisters City Council April 10 meeting. The affordable housing program has been under consideration for the past six months.

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Logging project will have traffic impact

A logging contractor will begin falling trees along Highway 20 northwest of Sisters on Monday, April 29. The work is likely to have significant impact on traffic into and through Sisters.

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Sisters casts a wary eye toward fire season

Local foresters covered a lot of territory in a public open house on Thursday, April 11 — but one issue loomed over the Sister Fire Hall Community Room like a column of smoke: Fire season is on its way.

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Wind gust flips plane at Sisters Airport

A local pilot and his passenger escaped serious injury after a stiff gust of wind flipped their plane as the pilot attempted to land at Sisters Eagle Airport on Wednesday morning, April 10.

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Sydney the cygnet part of Summer Lake community

Last week hosted another exciting — and positive — event in the saga of the Cyrus’s Aspen Lakes trumpeter swan community.

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New burn permit system launched

Those burning their yard debris this spring will be utilizing a new online burn-permitting system.

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SPRD to present executive candidates

The community is invited to a meet-and-greet on Friday, April 12, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. to meet the final candidates being considered for the new executive director at Sisters Park & Recreation District.

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Hwy. 20 logging project will start next week

Forest Service crews will mark the trees that will fall along the Highway 20 corridor starting Monday, April 15.

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Cougars on the rise in Sisters Country

Several local residents have reported sightings of cougar or cougar sign in Sisters Country, from the outskirts of Tollgate to a trail cam capture near a house in Camp Sherman.

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Previously missing Bend woman is now safe

UPDATE: — 7:40 a.m. Monday, April 8th

At approximately 6:40 a.m., a friend of Katrina Gagatko notified the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office that she had been in contact with Gagatko by phone and knew her location. At 7 :06 a.m., a Deputy located Gagatko and confirmed she was alive and well.

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Cold Weather Shelter organizers address concerns

Following an incident involving a guest outside the Cold Weather Shelter earlier this winter, neighbors raised some concerns about the shelter and its proximity to schools and neighborhoods among other things.

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Pesticide rule stalled by Bayer request

Implementation of a statewide rule that would limit the use of the weed killer believed responsible for the death of thousands of trees along Highway 20 west of Sisters has been stalled by a last-minute request from Bayer, the company that produces it.

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For concerned citizens, ‘Green Forests Matter’

Susan Wilson and Virginia Silvey are concerned about the ever-present threat wildfire poses to the future of Sisters.

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Foster on patrol in Camp Sherman

As Camp Sherman slowly adjusts to life without their resident deputy Dave Blann, a familiar face is on the road, making sure that the community continues to have law-enforcement coverage.

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Cloverdale FD honors volunteers

The volunteer members of the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District are a dedicated group of individuals who are true volunteers.

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Bend man killed in rollover wreck

A 25-year-old Bend man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover wreck on Highway 20 east of Sisters on Thursday evening, March 28.

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Low-income housing project filled up

Ponderosa Heights apartments, located on the corner of Brooks Camp and McKinney Butte Roads, is built out and fully occupied, with 30 percent of the 48 units awarded to Sisters residents.

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