Thanks to all for the wonderful feedback on the new Spokesman. We’re delighted the community is as excited as we are to bring back strong local journalism.

What’ve we been up to this week? We spent some time chatting with Redmond Airport director Zach Bass as he tries to prep the airport busting at its seams for future crowds. It’s possible there could be more than a dozen more gates built at RDM in the future, and better design will help traffic — both human and airplane — move more smoothly.

Want a peek inside Oregon’s Wild Harvest, a Redmond organic supplement company that employs 60 people? Check this out.

Redmond should prepare to vote on psilocybin issues in the November election. The public will have the final say on whether or not to welcome therapy centers and manufacturers of the newly-legal hallucinogenic.

There’s so many construction projects in Redmond it can be hard to keep up with them all. Here’s one such project, which is renovating one of the oldest buildings in town.

There are loads of other details we’ve reported: a final tally on the 2022 fair, a local project that helps to break foals brought to Redmond from the Warm Springs Renovation, and 150 people who gathered to hear from the Department of Forestry about a controversial wildfire map. This week’s Truck of the Week has gone Greek.

In the Aug. 23 paper, we’ll have previews of lots of fun stuff coming to the area, including a motorcycle show in Redmond and an airshow in Madras. Won’t want to miss either! 

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-Tim Trainor is editor of the Redmond Spokesman.