The Nugget Newspaper, Inc. The Nugget Newspaper was founded as an independently owned, weekly newspaper in the mountain town of Sisters, Oregon in 1978. The Nugget is widely read by the Sisters community. It provides comprehensive coverage of city government, school, forest service and other local news. Weekly features include editorials and letters to the editor, business briefs and features, columns, the (very popular) sheriff's report, music and arts, and stories on local events and people. Our readership spans Western Deschutes County from the Santiam Pass toward Bend and Redmond and includes Camp Sherman and Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, Crossroads, Tollgate, Indian Ford and development in the Plainview and Cloverdale areas. The publisher is Kiki Dolson (1982); News Editor, Jim Cornelius (1994) and Production Manager, Leith Williver (1991).