It serves the city of Redmond and neighboring communities in northern Deschutes County, focusing on local news and events.

It is a community newspaper that primarily covers local area news, sports, business, and events.

[2][3][4] The paper maintains an online presence through redmondspokesman.com, a website that has feature articles, local announcements, a current events calendar, and obituaries.

[5][6] In September 1911, the Palmers announced that The Spokesman had acquired a new press and paper cutter to improve newspaper printing and production.

When new equipment, including another modern linotype machine, was installed, the Palmers began printing The Spokesman in their own production facility again.

After The Spokesman won it for the third time, the trophy was retired and presented to Joe Brown at a ceremony in Redmond.

[13][14] In 1942, Mary Brown was elected president of the Oregon Press Conference while her husband was serving in the United States Navy.

Vertrees ran the paper for 26 years, winning the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association's Carl C. Webb award for long-term public service in 1992.

[citation needed] It was reported in 2017 that Western Communications had recently experienced difficulty paying employees on their regularly scheduled paydays.

[citation needed] The Spokesman was purchased by EO Media Group in a bankruptcy auction in August 2019.

[citation needed] On Oct. 20, 2023, staff at the Bend Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman announced plans to form a union.

The 11 members of union, dubbed the Central Oregon NewsGuild, consists of reporters, news assistants and photographers.

[20] On Dec. 19, 2023, the writers, photographers and news assistants at The Bulletin and The Redmond Spokesman voted 12-1 in favor of unionizing.