Sisters names new fire chief
Chief Tony Prior of Kenai, Alaska rose to the top of the candidate pool following interviews with the five semi-finalists to replace retiring fire chief Roger Johnson. Following background... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Protecting the Sisters community
A drug overdose. A suicide attempt. Patients in cardiac arrest and not breathing. Two calls in February 2023, only three days apart - and two lives saved through professional care, quick... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Sisters prepares for wildfire season
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District is inviting folks in Sisters to a community event on wildfire preparedness. Local, county, and state agency professionals will speak on the upcoming wildfire season and their respective planning. They... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Sisters plows through much of snow budget
Public Works Director Paul Bertagna will be happy when spring arrives. Nearly all of Sisters was under a blanket of snow for 10 weeks. Bertagna and his crews have found themselves at all... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
- Community meets fire chief candidates
- Rumble on the Runway in jeopardy
- Watching the meter spin
- Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Board makes conditional offer to new fire chief
- Winter Carnival lit up skies over Hoodoo
- Sisters to select new fire chief
- Cause of house fire determined
- Roundabout construction to begin
- Foundation brings rural voices to Washington
- Fire consumes Sisters home under remodel
- Deputy Myers is on patrol in Sisters
- Drones buzzing Sisters Country
- County declares fentanyl emergency
- How to engage City in code compliance
- Firefighters quell chimney fire
- Conservationists react to wolf plan
- Applications open for community garden
- Family seeks information on missing woman
- Library re-opens after serious damage
Sisters students explore asteroids
Citizen scientists are exploring a body of asteroids called the Trojan to research remnants of the early solar system through NASA's Project Lucy. Launched in 2021, the Lucy Spacecraft has... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Kids get wild at Suttle Lake during new camp
It's a Friday. Or a Monday. The school district declares a day off. Parents with jobs, caregiving duties, or medical appointments scramble to find a healthy, fun way for their kids to spend... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Students let off STEAM in creative event
Sister Middle School opened its doors to the community last Thursday, sparking creativity and fun in STEAM Expo 2024. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.... — Updated 3/5/2024 Full story
Schools foundation reviews scholarships
It’s scholarship season, and a local school-and-student support system is preparing high school seniors for their next academic steps toward promising professional careers. March signals scholarship application review time for the... — Updated 3/5/2024 Full story
Sisters women will support local nonprofits
Chris Laing woke up inspired one recent morning at her home in Tollgate. She had been thinking of a successful organization in her former hometown of Homer, Alaska, that pooled individual donations to make one significant contribution to a... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Katie Pendleton: Fort-ifying promising futures in the trades
In celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, we are highlighting inspiring Sisters of Industry. From woodshop enthusiast to successful entrepreneur in the male-dominated world of... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Sisters woman embodies entrepreneurial spirit
In honor of International Women's Day (March 8), The Nugget recognizes the achievements of women who are making a significant impact on our community. Josette Johnson, founder and CEO of... — Updated 3/5/2024 Full story
Home sales regaining life
A comparison of homes sold in Sisters Country the last two months compared to 2023, shows change in the direction of the market. In January median and average prices came into near parity at... — Updated 3/5/2024 Full story
"Dune 2" & the Oregon connection
The hero stands atop a ridge of sand, surrounded by vast desert dunes. The dizzying scene is lit in strange tones of pale orange and amber, shadows spilling everywhere. Wind kicks up the... — Updated 3/14/2024 Full story
Youth will get creative in SFF summer camps
SFF Presents will host six summer creativity camps for middle and high school-aged students at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave., set to take place in July and August. The nonprofit has... — Updated 3/5/2024 Full story
Suttle Lodge hosts Winter Beer Fest
Beer- and winter-lovers came together for the annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest last weekend at Suttle Lake. Unlike last year's blizzard conditions, this year's beer fest featured... — Updated 2/27/2024 Full story
Submissions open for writing prize
What do bestselling author Tucker Malarkey, Emmy award-winning actor Sam Waterston, and one winning writer have in common? All will take part in the High Desert Museum’s 10th annual Waterston Desert Writing Prize, which honors excellence... — Updated 2/27/2024 Full story
Leprechauns dash around town
For 63-year-old Paul Reina of Bend, last weekend's Lucky Leprechaun run marked his first-ever formal race. "I started running in November with my daughter, who is a cancer survivor, and... — Updated 3/14/2024 Full story
Managing the forest in deep snow
What does the Sisters Ranger District do when the ground is buried under five to 10 feet of snow, or the roads are closed? They do much of the same work they do any other time of the year.... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Ski team competes at state tournament
The Outlaws pushed their limits and took risks at the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing 2024 State Championships at Mt. Hood Meadows, Wednesday through Friday, March 6-8. They didn't make... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Renowned runner shares book at SAC
Lauren Fleshman made her mark athletically as an elite runner, but her memoir may be her legacy. Fleshman's deep concern for the well-being of athletes, especially girls and women, is woven... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
- Boys tennis readies for the season
- Lady Outlaws win state playoff game for first time
- DeSmet to play football for George Fox University
- Grace takes reins as tennis coach
- Award-winning athlete speaking at SAC
- Wrestlers place at state tourney
- Swimmers compete at State
- Girls wrap up wrestling season
- Lady Outlaws earn conference honors
- Lady Outlaws advance to first round of state playoffs
- Outlaws season comes to an end
- Sisters ski team is strong this season
- Outlaws basketball honors seniors
- Individual wrestlers punch ticket to State tournament
- Swimmers advance to state
- Outlaws boys basketball wraps up league play
- Top-10 finishes propel Outlaws
- Lady Outlaws finish third in league
Deschutes County confirms plague case
Deschutes County Health Services last week confirmed a case of human plague in a local resident. The individual was likely infected by their pet cat. “All close contacts of the resident and their pet have been contacted and provided... — Updated 2/13/2024 Full story
Submit Letter to Editor
Letters to the Editor should be 300 words or less. The deadline for submission is Monday at 10 a.m. for publication in that week's Nugget. Please submit your letter by emailing to Jim Cornelius at [email protected] with "letter to the... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Introducing our High Desert Heroines
We live in the shadow of mountains named after three women. One of the names for the river that runs through town came about because Native American women often camped along its shores. A legend about the black volcano that guards our... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Choice of wildlife leader is critical
On May 10, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to decide who to hire to lead the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department as its new director pushed back an initially aggressive hiring timeline. “Hearing people... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
Page by Paige
Are you looking for a nonfiction book to read in 2024? "Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming" by Ava Chin might suit you. What does one single building... — Updated 3/12/2024 Full story
- Why play?
- Letters to the Editor 3/6/2024
- Urban and rural are interdependent
- Three tips for successful surgery
- Games are fun
- Dear Property Guy: Help… Tenant's dog trashed the carpet
- Stars over Sisters
- Letters to the Editor 2/28/2024
- A matter of history
- Please excuse the messes
- Dark Mornings
- Letters to the Editor 2/21/2024
- None of your business?
- 9 Ways to Gain Media Coverage
- Furry Friends helps Sisters families
- Tracking across Sisters Country
- Breach the dams
- The best we can do
- Letters to the Editor 2/14/2024
- Stuff that works
- An introduction to hobby games
- Don't 'rescue' kids - they need to work through problems
High Desert Heroine: Martha Cobb Hindman
Martha Alice Taylor didn't have a long childhood. Born in Oregon in 1857 to parents who came across the Oregon Trail, she married her 24-year-old neighbor Alfred Cobb in California when she... — Updated 3/12/2024
Memories of a favorite place
When Adora Hitchcock looks out her window in her quarters at The Lodge in Sisters, she can just make out the roof of Conklin's Guest House across Barclay Drive to the north. When she sits... — Updated 2/27/2024