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07/10/2025

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is Saturday, July 12! Special Exhibit descriptions & map, schedule, feature stories, and more are in the official guide...

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07/10/2025

The Nugget got a visit from soon-to-be-celebrity-canine Nugget (no relation) on Thursday. Next month, Nugget will compete in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest on August 8 at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California. According to his guardian Marcey Rhyne, Nugget is a blend of 16 identifiable breeds. The Nugget wishes him every success...

07/09/2025

Amid a statewide severe reduction in its 5,000 strong workforce, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) notified workers at the Sisters Maintenance Station that the yard will close July 31. Sisters roads will be maintained by the Bend Station which has a crew of only 11. The station at the Santiam Junction, crucial to winter driving, will not be extending its coverage into Sisters as it now stands.

(This is an evolving story and will be updated as new information is gathered. Amid a statewide severe reduction in its 5,000 strong workforce, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) notified workers at the Sisters Maintenance Station that the yard will close July 31. Sisters roads will be maint...

07/08/2025

Here's what happening in Sisters this week. For more events go to https://www.nuggetnews.com/page/community-events-calendar/110.html

07/02/2025

The Nugget Newspaper welcomes Kimberly Young as the newspaper's new Community Marketing Partner. Young will work with local and regional businesses to assist them with their marketing and advertising - across all of The Nugget Newspaper's platforms: print, digital, and social media - through the wee...

07/01/2025

A 63-year-old St. Helens man died in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 west of Sisters on Monday, June 30. Oregon State Police responded to the wreck at approximately 8:59 a.m. According to OSP, a preliminary investigation indicated that a blue Subaru Outback, operated by Randolf Lee Burghart was...

06/17/2025

Mark your calendar for Art at the Ranch, Black Butte Art Guild's annual fundraiser for the Sisters High School art department, Friday, July 11. Advance tickets are just $20; buy yours by July 1.

On Friday, July 11, come to the annual Black Butte Art Guild fundraiser, Art at the Ranch, in support of the Sisters High School Arts department, including providing college scholarships for students pursuing art degrees. It will be an inspiring afternoon filled with creativity and community. You'll...

06/16/2025

UPDATE: THE ALDER SPRINGS FIRE IS NOW ESTIMATED AT 1,500 ACRES.

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A 450 acre fire is burning on the Crooked River Grasslands northeast of Sisters.
According to Central Oregon Fire Info, multiple air resources including heavy helicopters and air tankers are assisting firefighters on the ground to fight what has been named the Alder Springs Fire. Resources include 4 engines, two 20 person crews, 8 rappellers, smokejumpers, one water tender.
Two additional crews are requested as well as two dozers and skidgeon.
The fire is reported to be located north of the Alder Springs Trailhead, which is some 17 miles northeast of Sisters.

Photo courtesy Central Oregon Fire Info; map courtesy Watch Duty.

05/23/2025

4th Friday Artwalk today. Get out and explore Sisters' art scene! Many galleries open until 7 p.m. Outlaw Jazz Combo will be playing at Makin' it Local featuring Combo alum Simon Rhett on saxophone (who just graduated from Loyola University New Orleans School of Music) and you can join in on the sidewalk chalk art. Visit Flying Horse Gallery for a new "Enchanted Beasts" show. We'll see you out there!

05/22/2025

Suspect arrested for hit and run on pedestrian: Sisters deputies arrested a 29-year-old Sisters man on multiple charges related to an alleged hit-and-run incident and a separate confrontation involving a weapon on Wednesday morning, May 21, 2025. Read full story here...

Sisters deputies arrested a 29-year-old Sisters man on multiple charges related to an alleged hit-and-run incident and a separate confrontation involving a weapon on Wednesday morning, May 21. According to Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Chad Davis, deputies responded to a reported hit-and-r...