News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A wet, sloppy slush storm blew through Sisters and the rest of Central Oregon last week, snarling some roads, closing others and proving how capricious weather in Central Oregon can be. Sometimes it rained. Sometimes it snowed. Frequently it did both. The Santiam Pass went to a conditional closure on Saturday, with manned blockades preventing any vehicle without chains from traveling the dangerous highway which has taken five lives since Christmas. Despite the weather, or more probably because of it and drivers being much... Full story
Serious crime in Sisters is down from 1994 levels, according to the Sisters Police Department Annual Report for 1995. Reported felony crimes dropped eight percent in 1995. The overall number of reported criminal incidents increased by 10 percent in 1995. That rate of increase was much slower than the 28.5 percent increase Sisters experienced in 1993 and 1994, leaving Sisters Police Chief Dave Haynes cautiously optimistic that the crime rate in Sisters has stabilized. "I'm... Full story
Two members of a Newberg family have been released from St. Charles Medical Center in Bend after treatment for injuries they sustained in a January 13 motor vehicle accident near Santiam Pass which claimed two lives. Marcia Worlock, 47, was treated for fractures of the pelvis, right hand and right shoulder. Daniel Worlock, 9, had a serious head injury. Todd Sprague, a spokesman for St. Charles, said Daniel was discharged January 19, and Marcia left the hospital January 20. Sprague was unable to say whether they had been... Full story
Judge Michael Sullivan has denied motions for a new trail for Diane and Dennis Nason. The Nasons were convicted of forgery and racketeering last November after the longest and probably most expensive jury trial in Oregon's history. The trial followed the collapse of the Nason family of more than 70 adopted children, many with severe disabilities, from around the world. The Nasons were acquitted of charges related to the deaths of three of those children. The forgery and racketeering guilty verdicts were for falsification of... Full story
The west wall of the future Sisters City Hall was "tagged" with graffiti last week. According Sisters Police reports, the graffiti had the characteristics of gang graffiti. The design was in the form of the "grim reaper" with initials B P above it and the number 13 to the right. According to police reports, the "13" represents the 13th Street Crips, an East Los Angeles gang. Police reports stated that the future city hall was probably "tagged" in response to rival gang graffiti that had previously been painted on the east... Full story
Thieves hit the KOA campground for the second time in just over a month during the weekend of January 20-21. According to those on the scene January 21, the burglars apparently threw a large rock through the plate glass window of the campground store, where they allegedly stole a few packs of cigarettes, some blown glass ornaments and a small amount of cash. "The stuff the hoodlums stole from the store was worth about 75 bucks, but the door will cost over $2,000 to replace," said Danny McCarthy, the son of the campground's... Full story
In a frankly honest press release delivered January 22, Barry Slaughter announced that he will not run for re-election to the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Slaughter cited continuing difficulties from a traffic accident that nearly killed him on January 14, 1993, when he was returning on icy roads from county business in La Pine and slid into the path of a log truck. "I have not been the same since that January day. There were some tough times with blackouts, loss of short-term memory and other problems. I've... Full story
