Wounded wayfarers wedged in wrecks

 Sisters had a rash of traffic accidents last week. Fortunately, everyone involved will make a complete recovery.

On Friday, June 27, at about 11:55 a.m., a 1988 Ford Bronco rolled on Camp Polk Road near Trapper Point.

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School drops trees

By Jo Zucker

The Sisters school administration ordered 12 trees on the high school grounds--including a few large, old ponderosa pines--to be cut because four posed a safety risk, and eight others needed to make way for

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County hammers Sisters comp plan

By Jim Cornelius

City planner Neil Thompson is trying to answer a barrage of questions and criticisms from Deschutes County planners regarding the update of Sisters Comprehensive Plan.

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Hood Avenue changes approved

 By Jo Zucker

Opponents of a one-way couplet through Sisters - as well as the developers of Pine Meadow Ranch - can breathe a sigh of relief.

The Deschutes County Commissioners and the Sisters City Council drove the final nail into the

couplet's coffin and cleared the way for Pine Meadow Ranch's development at a joint meeting on June 25.

The city council, with approval from the county, passed two ordinances and a transportation map amendment realigning Hood Avenue.

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No fireworks
in the forest

By Jim Cornelius

Sisters fire officials aren't going to throw a wet blanket on the Fourth of July tradition of setting off fireworks, but they urge those who do to be careful.

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Vandals smash window

Someone tried to heave a concrete block through the window of Sisters Floral sometime overnight on June 24-25.

The dual-pane insulated window stood up to the blow; only the

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Woman runs sheriff off the road
A Sisters woman was arrested after she allegedly collided with Deschutes County Sheriff Greg Brown's Ford Explorer on Highway 126 on Wednesday,
June 25. According to sheriff's reports, Brown was
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