News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A young woman attempted to elude an Oregon State Police officer on a fast and potentially fatal chase from Suttle Lake toward Sisters just before 10 a.m. on Monday, November 17. According to Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Mike Decker, he clocked the red Nissan Sentra at 88 miles per hour near the chain-up area above Suttle Lake. The trooper turned around and turned on his overhead lights. The woman accelerated to 90 miles per hour at the bottom of the hill near the Suttle Lake turn-off, passing a truck on a blind curve.... Full story
Sheriff's deputies, backed up by Sisters and Black Butte Ranch Police, arrested Todd Michael Brown at a home in Crossroads November 11, after he allegedly held them off for a half hour with a knife and a ski pole. According to Deschutes County Deputy Rob Short, police responded to a domestic complaint at 14572 N. Bluegrass Lane at about 7 p.m. Brown, who had one outstanding felony warrant and two misdemeanor warrants, allegedly holed up in a small upstairs bedroom with a... Full story
Multnomah Publishing Company has made a three-year lease-option agreement with the City of Sisters to purchase the bowling alley building that once was to become a new city hall. According to a city memo detailing the agreement, the Sisters publisher of Christian books (formerly known as Questar) will pay $4,500 per month during the lease period, with an option to purchase the building for $375,000 any time during the first two years of the agreement. If they purchase the... Full story
The Sisters City Council will meet with Sheriff Greg Brown on Tuesday, November 25, to discuss merger of the Sisters Police Department with the Deschutes County Sheriff's office. "The council has not made a decision yet on what they want to do. That will be the time that they put everything together," said Sisters City Administrator Barbara Warren. The actual vote will be held on December 11, according to Warren, who thinks that most of the council is in favor of the merger, with the possible exception of Council President Go... Full story
Tensions between Sisters Mayor Steve Wilson and City Council President Gordon Petrie came to a head in a heated exchange at the end of the Thursday, November 13, city council meeting. The fireworks were sparked by a series of letters in The Nugget between Ed Beacham and the mayor regarding a proposed sales tax to fund a sewer system. Beacham sharply criticized the mayor for the proposal and Wilson responded by asking Beacham and other citizens to participate in city... Full story
Two Sisters police reserves graduated from the 1997 Oregon Law Enforcement Reserve Academy on Saturday, November 15, in a ceremony at Redmond High School. Reserves Tim Hernandez and Richard John completed 358 hours of training, which began last March. Sisters area Darcy Davis graduated as a reserve for the Deschutes county Sheriff's Department and was honored with the academy's Academic Achievement Award for her 99.42 percent rating. Hernandez was given the prestigious Peer Award. The citation acknowledged that Hernandez... Full story
* * * To the Editor: I was disgusted and appalled by Mr. Gordon Petrie's personal attack on Sheriff Greg Brown at the (October 23) council meeting. His position as City Council President is an embarrassment to all fair-minded citizens of our community. Sheriff Brown and his staff have worked diligently to assist in the merger with our local police department. He has been more than fair in negotiations; even accepting the outdated and worn-out police vehicles and equipment in return for relieving city debt for over $30,000. Sh... Full story
Like a stampede of wild horses, the Sisters Outlaws overwhelmed the Taft Tigers 40-6 in the second round of the state 3A football playoffs. The Outlaws played before a standing-room-only crowd at Sisters High School Saturday afternoon, November 15. The big win means the Outlaws are among the final eight teams left in the playoffs and sets them up for a quarterfinal engagement at Parker Stadium in Corvallis Friday night against Junction City. The Junction City Tigers advanced with a 17-3 win over Vale. Taft got an indication o... Full story
