The Redmond Spokesman
Front page on 22 August 2007
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| Type | Weekly |
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| Owner(s) | Western Communications |
| Publisher | Steven Hawes |
| Editor | Leslie Pugmire Hole |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Headquarters | 226 NW Sixth Street Redmond, Oregon 97201  United States
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| Circulation | 4,300 |
| Website | Redmond Spokesman online |
The Redmond Spokesman is a weekly newspaper published in Redmond, Oregon. The paper serves the city of Redmond and neighboring communities in northern Deschutes County, focusing on local news and events. It has a circulation of about 4,300. The Spokesman was founded in 1910 by Henry H. Palmer. Today, the paper is owned by Western Communications, a publishing company with newspaper holdings in Oregon and California.
The Spokesman is weekly newspaper that serves the city of Redmond and northern Deschutes County. The paper is published every Wednesday. It is a community newspaper that primarily covers local area news, sports, business, and events. Most of the paper’s advertising is local as well. As of 2010, The Spokesman had a circulation of approximately 4,300. The paper maintains an online presence through redmondspokesmanonline.com, a web-site that has feature articles, local announcements, a current events calendar, and obituaries.
The Spokesman is the oldest continuously operated business in the city of Redmond. It was first published on 14 July 1910. The paper’s first publisher was Henry H. Palmer. He had previously published a newspaper in the neighboring town of Tumalo. Palmer operated the newspaper with his wife Clara, who was also an experienced journalist.
In September 1911, the Palmers announced that The Spokesman had acquired a new press and paper cutter to improve newspaper printing and production. A typesetting machine was added a short time later. In January 1912, the new 1,200 pound linotype machine was installed to further improve the operation. However, on 26 Feb 1912 a fire started in a neighboring hardware store. The fire spread to adjacent buildings, burning down a grocery store, a bakery, a furniture store, and The Spokesman office. Despite the fact that the loss exceeded their insurance coverage by $4,000, the Palmers were able to keep the newspaper going by using the presses at Redmond’s other newspaper, The Oregon Hub and at the The Bulletin in nearby Bend to print The Spokesman while new equipment was ordered.
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