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Kim Carnes (center) and friends offered a warm, intimate performance for a packed Sisters Starry Nights house.

Planners approve 19-unit apartment complex
Sisters' planning commission gave the go-ahead to Hap Taylor on Wednesday, March 21, to build a 19-unit apartment complex on Adams Avenue in Sisters.

Program promotes school safety in Sisters
Fears about school safety hit close to home in recent weeks, with the arrest of a Mountain View High School student for allegedly plotting to murder a teacher and fellow students.

Taking the "squaw" out of Squaw Creek
Local activists are working on a plan to restore the health of Squaw Creek.

Alaskan youth help out Habitat
One of them had never driven a nail before. Another really liked the idea of getting out of Alaska for spring break.

Kim Carnes packs the house again
Kim Carnes, one of the first artists to perform for the Starry Nights concert series, dazzled her audience yet again last Saturday night.

Bill would allow school development charges
As the Sisters School Board gears up to convince voters to approve a $20.5 million bond for a new high school, legislators in Salem are considering a bill that would allow districts to charge new homes for their impact on schools.

Forest Service proposes logging
The Forest Service is inviting comment on an extensive vegetation management proposal to "treat" approximately one-third of a 15,000-acre project area west of Sisters.

Sewer connections ahead of schedule
Local contractor Gary Tewalt is earning high marks as his crew hooks up Sisters businesses to the new sewer system.

Sisters sportsman's show coming in April
Award-winning outdoor journalist Wayne van Zwoll will headline the Second Annual Sisters Sportsman Banquet.

Man arrested after incident in Sisters street
Deputies arrested a Hillsboro man on Sunday morning, March 18, after he allegedly assaulted his wife on a Sisters street.