The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Jenner Fox is new to Sisters, but the songwriter has already made a big impact on the local music scene. He is a starring musician at the Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) summer concert event... — Updated 7/28/2023 Full story

The Coffis Brothers will bring roots rock to the Sisters Summer of Festival concert series on Saturday, July 31. Jamie and Kellen Coffis were born and raised in the mountains of Santa Cruz,... — Updated 7/21/2021 Full story

Madison Cunningham is hitting the Sisters Folk Festival stage for the first time this Saturday, July 17, as part of the Sisters Summer of Festival. Cunningham will be performing on a co-bill... — Updated 7/13/2021 Full story

Sisters Eagle Airport treated Sisters residents to a full show of airplanes and vintage and hot-rod cars at the annual Sisters Eagle Airport Fly-In event on the Fourth of July. A typical... — Updated 7/6/2021 Full story

Emily Woodworth of Sisters is the recipient of an Oregon Literary Fellowship through the literary arts organization. Woodworth had been aware of the organization for many years and had been... — Updated 5/25/2021 Full story

Worthy Brewing Company in Bend seeks to maintain sustainable brewing practices — and enhance the planet. The Worthy Garden Club, a nonprofit organization and philanthropic arm of the... — Updated 5/18/2021 Full story

Erika Eckert and her family lived part-time in Sisters prior to relocating from Seattle full-time two years ago. An Oregon native, Erika resided in Seattle for 25 years raising a family and... — Updated 5/11/2021 Full story

John Harvey, a Central Oregon local, is releasing his debut EP in May. An EP is a medium-length album, usually four to six songs long. Harvey has lived in Central Oregon for 10 years, a few... — Updated 5/4/2021 Full story

Karen Ellis and her family have lived in Central Oregon since the late 1990s and have been involved in the community art scene ever since they arrived. Ellis is one of 76 artists donating a... — Updated 5/4/2021 Full story

Nathan Woodworth has received a unique opportunity in his acting career.... — Updated 4/27/2021 Full story

Brianna Lattanzi has been practicing holistic healing for 11 years — since she was 14 years old. Now she is launching the healing arts practice Legendary Strategies in Sisters. “I h... — Updated 3/23/2021 Full story

Central Oregon musician Lilli Worona is recording her first full-length solo album of original material, working at Grange Recorders in Sisters. She has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding... — Updated 2/9/2021 Full story

Megan Ellsworth, Americana Project alumnus, who is now based in Denver, Colorado, released her first full-length album last Friday titled ELLSWORTH. As stated in the press release on the... — Updated 2/2/2021 Full story

Grant Tandy, formerly of Sisters and now living in Bend, is the manager at the Worthy Brewing Company “Hopservatory” in Bend. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hopservatory has not... — Updated 12/23/2020 Full story

Michaela Tucker (formerly Miller) graduated from Sisters High School in 2016. Since then, she has completed her Bachelor of Health Science’s Degree at California Baptist University. She g... — Updated 12/23/2020 Full story

Wrenna Rose is creative by trade and by passion. She was an instrumental contributor to the new community website, Sisters Country Community Connects, as a project coordinator and designer... — Updated 12/8/2020 Full story

Sisters Country has a new community-based website at sisterscommunity.org. Sisters Country Community Connects is the title of the new community website that was to launch Wednesday, December... — Updated 12/8/2020 Full story

After the success of the My Own Two Hands auction that went virtual this year, Sisters Folk Festival is putting on another virtual auction raising money for supporting the arts in light of... — Updated 11/25/2020 Full story

Former fire captain Justin Waalkes knows just how important the Central Oregon Public Safety Chaplains are to the well-being of first responders. Executive Chaplain Joel Stutzman helped him... — Updated 11/11/2020 Full story

Firefighter and emergency responders see a lot of trauma — devastating fires, accidents, illness, injury and death. It takes a toll. Over the past 25 years, there has been a shift in... — Updated 11/10/2020 Full story

Lauren Wattenburg is helping to keep the performing arts alive during a time when live performances are not possible. This Thursday, she will participate in virtual performances put on by... — Updated 10/20/2020 Full story

Thunderstorm Artisis returning to play the Sisters stage for the Sisters Folk Festival’s Close to Home 2 event on the evenings of September 11-13. Artis, a musician and singer-songwriter f... — Updated 9/10/2020 Full story

Jacob Everett Wallace has always known that music was his desired path. Wallace recently moved to Sisters and is getting set to release his latest single at the end of August, titled “Wandere... — Updated 8/25/2020 Full story

For Sisters Folk Festival, “Close to Home” meant just that — bringing live music close to home in Sisters Country. Last Saturday, Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) put on their first liv... — Updated 8/4/2020 Full story

Haley Johnsen, a singer-songwriter from Portland, is one of the featured artists in the Sisters Folk Festival’s Close to Home concert event at the Sisters Art Works Building on August 1. T... — Updated 7/28/2020 Full story