News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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If the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter receives the $1 million they are requesting from Deschutes County as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) distribution, they would use most of it to purchase an existing building at 192 E. Tall Fir Ct. to provide a more sustainable winter shelter. In time, it could evolve into a year-round resource center for Sisters’ houseless population. The 3,400-square-foot house has been on the market for a year and is priced at $795,000. The s... Full story
In the war against COVID-19, St. Charles Health System (SCHS) is fighting not only a lethal and spreading disease, but also a critical worker shortage. That was the principal takeaway when The Nugget sat down last week via teleconference with Dr. Doug Merrill, chief medical officer for the Bend and Redmond hospitals, two of the four in the system and the sole hospitals serving Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties — an area the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island. It... Full story
In a cascade of grim news over the past two weeks, it might be easy to overlook a startling development in the region’s waters: the Columbia River steelhead run is in big trouble. On Friday, August 27, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported, “The number of steelhead returning from the Pacific Ocean to the river this year is the lowest ever recorded. As of this week, just over 29,000 steelhead passed Bonneville Dam since July 1 — that’s less than half the average of the p... Full story
