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Hayden Homes brings $375, 000 homes in northwest Redmond to market
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (615+ words) Published 6: 49 pm Tuesday, May 19, 2026 By Ian Haupt/Redmond Spokesman A local developer celebrated breaking ground on its planned 400-home development in northwest Redmond this week where homes are on the market for $375, 000. Redmond-established homebuilder Hayden Homes has eight two- and…...
Home prices tick higher in Bend, slip in Redmond, report shows
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (276+ words) Published 7: 00 am Tuesday, May 19, 2026 The price of a median single-family home in Redmond dipped to $460, 000 in April compared with $497, 000 in March, according to the report compiled by Beacon Appraisal Group using data from the Multiple Listing Service of Central Oregon....
Nonprofit looking for community feedback on AI
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (287+ words) Published 8: 29 am Tuesday, May 19, 2026 By Adapted from press release A local nonprofit organization has launched a three-phase public process designed to get a better glimpse of how Central Oregonians feel about artificial intelligence. The project, conducted by Central Oregon Civic…...
Vertrees: Words of advice from the Spokesman's former publisher
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (536+ words) Published 3: 39 pm Monday, May 18, 2026 What's the best advice you ever received? That probably takes some deep reflection. And even more thought provoking: Who did you receive it from? Many answers could simply be derived from growing up, precepts your parents,…...
Redmond twins win IMC girls doubles; Bend boys win team title
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (607+ words) Published 11: 20 am Monday, May 18, 2026 The girls doubles champions had perhaps an unfair advantage over the field at the Intermountain Conference tennis championships. The winners of the tournament have an innate sense of how each other is feeling based on their…...
Over 20-inch trout caught at annual Children's Fish Fair
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (111+ words) Published 3: 06 pm Saturday, May 16, 2026 By Ian Haupt/Redmond Spokesman About 200 kids took part in the annual Children's Fish Fair on May 16 at Fireman's Pond in Redmond. By midday, the largest fish caught was a 21. 5-inch trout. Event organizer Brian O'Neal…...
Redmond's Evan Otten signs to play basketball for Arizona
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (166+ words) Published 8: 00 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 Redmond's Evan Otten is headed to the desert to play for one of the nation's top college basketball programs. The 2023 Redmond High graduate announced on social media Friday evening that he has signed with the University…...
Airline offering TSA-free service to Portland, Seattle, Spokane from Redmond
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (459+ words) Published 2: 54 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 By Ian Haupt/Redmond Spokesman A regional airline is offering twice-weekly flights to Portland, Seattle and Spokane from Redmond this summer. Passengers can park at Redmond's private hangar just north of Redmond Municipal Airport, bypass transportation…...
Ice skating rink coming back to downtown Redmond
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (357+ words) Published 2: 35 pm Thursday, May 14, 2026 By Thanksgiving next year, Redmond should have its downtown ice skating rink back. Redmond City Council, acting as the urban renewal board, approved a contract on May 12 to Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company for the design phase…...
IMC tennis championships set for Friday and Saturday
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (438+ words) Published 12: 32 pm Wednesday, May 13, 2026 With a new format to Intermountain Conference tennis, the Caldera boys tennis team claimed its first-ever league title and is hoping to add to it this Friday and Saturday at the Intermountain Conference championships. Behind standout…...