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Reward offered for info on Central Oregon wolf killing
Wildlife officials are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction regarding the illegal killing of a gray wolf in Central Oregon.

Science & Environment
City of Sisters recognized as ‘Dark Sky Community’
The nonprofit DarkSky International announced the designation on Jan. 22. It comes after the City of Sisters updated its lighting ordinance last year with more strict requirements for homeowners.

Sisters looks to expand its Urban Growth Boundary, seeks public feedback
The City of Sisters is looking to expand its Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), in an effort to create more space for its growing population. More than 3,700 people live in Sisters, and that’s projected to nearly double in the next two decades, according to the Population Research Center at Portland State University.
Central Oregon community eyes forested land development to meet housing demands
Due to its inability to expand beyond its Urban Growth Boundary, Sisters, Ore., has initiated a development project on an unused forested property known as "Sisters Woodlands" to tackle the rising housing prices.

Oregon now offers psilocybin therapy. Here’s what one of the first patients experienced.
One of Oregon’s first psilocybin clients gives new system the thumbs up

Science & Environment
Scientists detect new movement in Three Sisters volcanoes
Scientists are seeing new signs that magma is moving deep within the Three Sisters volcanic complex in Oregon’s Cascade Range, but there are no signs of imminent eruption.

Wildfire
Wildfires Cause Cycle Oregon To Cancel Ride For 1st Time
Cycle Oregon canceled it's 2017 route due to wildfires in the area. This year was the 30th anniversary of the ride.

State of Wonder
Bend Art Center Opens In Changing Central Oregon Arts Landscape
Bend's Atelier 6000 reopening as the Bend Art Center is a signpost for the restless conversation in Central Oregon art circles about who speaks for art and what needs to be said.