Redmond Spokesman

30/08/2024

"Swede Erickson reports that Henry Schumacher had a narrow escape from being run over by an enraged buck, but as we have not talked to Henry we are not sure that it isn’t one of Swede’s hunting stories."
— Spokesman, 1924

What was happening in the community 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago from the pages of the Redmond Spokesman.

30/08/2024

Lots of folks will be out enjoying the holiday weekend. And while temps have dropped down from summer highs, fire restrictions remain in place in numerous recreation spots.

Dry vegetation remains at large in Central Oregon, even as temperatures begin to decrease. Weather predictions indicate a warming and drying trend which means that fuels will continue to dry out and the likelihood of new ignitions increases, states Central Oregon Fire Management Service’s press re...

29/08/2024

Last November, the Sisters volleyball team reached the highest of highs by winning the Class 3A state championship. It was the program’s seventh state title and its first since 2017,

29/08/2024

Redmond will have a three-way race for mayor and a number of council seats up for election in November. That's in addition to a levy from the parks and rec district and Redmond School District bond. Voters in the city will also weigh in on ma*****na and mushrooms. Busy ballot!

With November only a couple months away, voters should get ready for what’s to come on their ballots this year. There are three people running for Redmond mayor this year; Charles Baer, Cat Zwicker and Ed Fitch. City council members running are Tobias Colvin, Clifford Evelyn, Alan Lawyer, Jay Patr...

29/08/2024

Good morning! It's August 29, 2024. Here is this week's edition of the Redmond Spokesman. You can find all of these stories and more at www.redmondspokesman.com.
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27/08/2024

“When I pulled into the parking lot, som**hing didn’t feel right."
— Randy Clithero, manager of Xtreme R/C Hobbies in Redmond

During the warm summer night of Aug. 19, two local businesses were broken into and burglarized. The culprit Ryan Gray, 34, was arrested on Aug. 22. Sora Sushi on Southwest 21st Place and Xtreme R/C Hobbies on Northwest Sixth Street were Gray’s targets. Each robbery occurred within a close time pro...

27/08/2024

A Bend man was uninjured after flipping his car and ending up in a pond near Smith Rock State Park on Monday.

27/08/2024

A couple years of major road construction is set to change East Redmond, including new roundabouts. The finished project will make for quicker travel between highways 97 and 126.

As the Redmond population grows, so does road congestion. In order to combat this developing concern, the Eastside Arterial Project will begin construction in 2025. The East Arterial Project is a three year plan that will construct new roadways in the eastern part of the city. The plan includes two....

27/08/2024

Almost 16 million years of geologic history, and 108 years of Baker City history, were loaded into trailers in the span of a few hours.

26/08/2024

Shriners Children’s of Portland has opened a clinic in leased space at The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care in Redmond.

23/08/2024

What was happening in the community 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago from the pages of the Redmond Spokesman.

23/08/2024

Big jumps raised big bucks for a good cause last night in downtown Redmond.

It was a relatively quiet Thursday afternoon on Deschutes Avenue, until suddenly motorcyclists revved their engines over the cheering crowd in anticipation of the 40 feet jump ahead. And retired cyclist Justin Homan came out of retirement just for the Redmond community. Professional motorcyclists vi...

22/08/2024

The revving and the jumping takes off tonight at 5 p.m. at Wild Ride Brewing

Hey adrenaline junkies, don't forget to come out and witness the incredible and FREE MX Jump Show at Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond tonight from 5 - 8 PM! The action and stunts are going to be off the charts, and it's an event you won't want to miss. Grab your friends and family and join us for an adrenaline-pumping evening of fun and excitement. See you there!

22/08/2024

Good morning! It's August 22, 2024. Here is this week's edition of the Redmond Spokesman. You can find all of these stories and more at www.redmondspokesman.com.
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21/08/2024

It takes long time to build a house. But if you get 100 people, you can get the heavy lifting done on five small shelters for Redmond people in need. It took just a few hours this morning.

Around 100 youth and adults strapped on their hard hats, grabbed their trusty hammers and got to work building sleeping units for the homeless Wednesday morning. On Aug. 21 First Story, an affordable homeownership nonprofit, along with four other organizations met to build five sleeping units for Oa...

21/08/2024

Runners, walkers and volunteers can now sign up for the 2024 Heaven Can Wait 5K on Oct. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Redmond High School. Fundraiser enthusiasts can sign up on the St. Charles Health System website. Same day registration and packet pick up starts at 8:30 a.m. This year is “particularly speci...

20/08/2024

“We got lucky. He must have been going really fast because he came through our neighbor’s fence and then into our yard, over some big cement blocks, kind of uphill. I don’t know how he did that but he did and went right through the carport and smashed through the shed.”
— Kristi Lorsung, 75

In the early hours of Aug. 18, 18-year-old George Sikes drove through two fences, a carport and a tool shed, creating a scene that looked like “a twister” came through. Sikes had stolen a 2017 Chevrolet Suburban Saturday evening and was impaired during the crash. Lorsung said it was his father.....

19/08/2024

A Redmond opioid treatment center is being supported by a $1.25 million grant from the state Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Board.

18/08/2024

What was happening in the community 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago from the pages of the Redmond Spokesman.

16/08/2024

Story has been updated.

The leader of a local nonprofit was arrested August 15 after police say they found commercial quantities of m**h in his southwest Redmond home.

16/08/2024

Homes-on-wheels — and their owners — are all over Redmond this week for an international expo.

More than 500 RVs and motor homes arrived in Redmond on Monday to attend the Family Motor Coach Association’s 109th International Convention and RV Expo at the Deschutes County Fair

15/08/2024

Redmond voters will have a lot to think about in November, including a proposed operations levy for the under-construction recreation center.

Voters in the district will be asked to pass a 5-year operations levy at a cost of 21 cents per $1,000 of assessed property.

15/08/2024

Good morning! It's August 15, 2024. Here is this week's edition of the Redmond Spokesman. You can find all of these stories and more at www.redmondspokesman.com.
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14/08/2024

Summer in the West is becoming a season of house arrest, as smoke from wildfires chokes the skies and experts say the best way to avoid it is to stay

14/08/2024

Local government officials met with nearly two dozen providers of homeless services Tuesday morning in Redmond as Deschutes County works to devise plans for a managed homeless camp on the

13/08/2024

If you're up on the Pacific Crest Trail this summer, keep an eye out for Charles Costa.

Musician Charles Costa is more than 4,000 miles away from his home country of England, and the singer-songwriter is on track to cover more than half that distance along the

13/08/2024

Charbonneau was the kind of man Thomas Jefferson envisioned leading the America he was trying to shape. He was a frontier renaissance man. He had a first-class education, had visited the important cultural centers of Europe, spoke eight or 10 languages both European and Indian, and by his métis heritage represented a sort of cultural exchange between the former colonies of the Eastern Seaboard and the Indian nations of the West.

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12/08/2024

The Deschutes County Fair is more than just a fun time. It's an economic driver for both Redmond and Central Oregon.

As the mercury edged into the triple digits, a wildland fire threatened homes nearby, and flash rainstorm doused crowds, the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo continued to draw attendees who

09/08/2024

The Central Oregon woman charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants in the March 22 crash that injured several Baker High School students attending the state FFA convention in

09/08/2024

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