Sisters News

Two Bend residents are in serious condition after a head-on crash Saturday morning five miles west of town on U.S. 20.

Two Bend residents were injured, at least one seriously, when their cars collided head-on Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 20 about five miles west of Bend, shutting the road for nearly two hours, authorities said.

It's 11:00 a.m. on a hot and sunny Monday. I pull into Rainshadow Organics farm in Lower Bridge outside of Terrebonne to meet with owner Sarahlee Lawrence, who has been hard at work since daybreak.

C3 Events is proud to announce our seasonal concert lineup for 2012 that this year includes more than 100 musical acts, the great majority of which are free to the public and held in outdoor settings.

Champions were crowned in 26 competition categories in the third annual cross-country mountain bike race, staged on a mainly singletrack course on the Peterson Ridge Trail system south of Sisters.

The friendly folks up at Maragas Winery north of Terrebonne will host their annual open house Saturday, with music by a couple of fine local bands.

Born in Lebanon, Oregon, in 1937, Garrold M. Gary Gurnsey would live in various west coast cities in the U.S., travel across the U.S. and worldwide, and eventually return to Central Oregon, at least part time.

Lori Linville, of La Pine, smooths a section of wet concrete while working with other volunteers Wednesday on the new skate park that's taking shape near Sisters High School.

Every year about this time something stops me from my busy life and makes me pause to welcome summer and appreciate just how good we have it here in Bend.

Find linens, quilts, furniture and more Saturday in Sisters at the Kiwanis Antique and Collectibles Sale, an event to raise money for the charitable organization.

When a five-pound Brussels griffon named Pup Pup vanished in January 2008 into the high desert around Sisters, Ore., while his family was away, his owner searched for him for months.

Four Bend-area men are facing a variety of charges after a routine traffic stop by an Oregon State Police trooper led to the discovery of deer poaching, including the killing of a buck and pregnant doe.

The reconstruction of the roundabout at NW Crossing and Mt. Washington is complete and will be open Friday morning at approximately 4 a.m. The west end leg will remained closed for a few days longer while fresh concrete sets.

Ten Sisters High School students will be going to China this summer for two weeks -- but to get there, they have to raise a lot of money.

If you've been meaning for months to get over to the HarmonyHouse concert venue in Sisters to soak in some of its homey charm, you'd better do so Saturday night, when the place hosts "Zen cowboy" singer-songwriter Chuck Pyle for its final show of the season.

An end of the summer treat, Sisters will hosts their annual Folk Fest with some downright rocking folk, bluegrass, country, blues and more.

BEND, Ore. -- One Friday, more than 800 volunteers from local businesses took a few hours of their day to help kick-off United Way of Deschutes County's "Days of Caring." It was day one of the two-day event, and weather conditions were great for volunteers who lent a helping hand in 50 projects throughout Deschutes County.

It's been nearly two months since a St. Patrick's Day auto accident between Bend and Sisters critically injured Patty Meehan, banjo player for local acoustic Americana trio The Prairie Rockets, and claimed the life of her husband, Dean Hale.

Justin Nicklous, an educator at Sisters Middle School, has been hired to be principal of Redmond School District's Tumalo K-8 Community School, the district said Wednesday.

For people in Deschutes County, there are drop-off sites at the county clerk's office at 1300 Wall Street or at the Deschutes County Road Department building on 27th Street.