IT’S A WRAP-2024

Eight years in the trenches and we’re still reporting stories other news groups can’t or won’t cover. Our journalistic style has drawn both praise and criticism.

Throughout the years Ranch Matters (RM) has stayed the course and uncovered some interesting facts and events that many would have preferred to be hidden.

Looking back, we’ve covered a lot of special reports that impacted the Ranch residents and the larger community as a whole.

The following is just a handful of stories we investigated and reported in 2024:

“NO STAMPEDE”, 01/15/24; “IT’S A BUMMER”, 01/19/24; “WIDOWS BEWARE”, 02/01/24;

“STAMPEDE STUNNER”, 02/08/24; “DOG & PONY SHOW”, 02/12/24; “INVITATION ONLY”,

02/18/24; “FUEL ON THE FIRE”, 02/28/24; “DRIES FLIES”, 03/02/24; “MAN UP”, 03/03/24,

“IT’S MY MEETING”, 03/06/24; “COMMISSIONER COMPETITION-2024”, 03/08/24;

“VIOLATED YOUR DUTIES AS DIRECTORS”, 03/11/24; “INVESTIGATION NEEDED”, 03/19/24;

“POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE”, 03/21/24; “TRICKY DICK-TRICKY VICK(ERY),

03/21/24; “RODEO RERUN?”, 03/26/24; “DICTATOR or DIRECTOR?”, 03/31/24; “SWORN IN”,

04/03/24; “HOW DARE SHE TRY TO TELL US HOW IN THE HELL TO DO THINGS”, 04/09/24;

“ MORE CASH FOR TRASH”, 04/10/24; “CONDEMN & EVICT”, 04/12/24; “MEET & GREET

REPORT”, 04/14/24; “IT JUST KILLS ME OF ALL OF THE ANIMOSITY”, 04/17/24; “THE

BULLY & HIS PULPIT”, 04/21/24; “JEFFCO COMM FORUM…”, 04/29/24; “TRASH TALK”,

05/01/24; “ I HOPE HE DOESN’T COME AFTER ME”, 05/03/24; “MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH

YOU”, 05/04/24; “VOTER BEWARE”, 05/05/24; “SPOOK GROUP”, 05/08/24; “OR 2024

PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT-COVERAGE”, 05/21/24; “END OF AN ERA”, 05/22/24; ***JUNE

2024 “I DO/MARRIAGE” & RM 7TH BIRTHDAY; “REDMOND’S OLD FASHIONED” 4th of July

PARADE”, 07/04/24; “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY-PART 2”, 07/11/24; “CRR CANDIDATES

FORUM”, 07/16/24; “SHERIFF ON THE RANCH”, 07/17/24; “REIMAGINED”, 07/18/24; “LEVEL

3 EVAC ON CRR…”, 07/18/24; “COUNTY FAIR WITH A HIGH DESERT FLAIR”, 07/24/24; “BY

HOOK OR BY CROOK”, 07/29/24; “PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (PGE) TAX REFUND OR ROBBERY”,

08/09/24; “WE WANT SOME ANSWERS”, 08/14/24; “…IT’S THE LAW…,

08/17/24; “UNDER THE RADAR”, 08/17/24; “SHOOTING ON THE RANCH”, 08/17/24; “NO SAY-JUST PAY”, 08/20/24; “WHERE’S PGE?”, 08/23/24; “HOT TOPIC”, 09/07/24; “I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR CRR”, 10/13/24;

“I AM GOING TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT…” 10/15/24;

“DEADLINE TO VOTE IS CLOSING IN”, 11/04/24; “GIVING TREE EVENT”, 12/02/24.

Last fall, a rather humorous suggestion was presented to the Ranch Board regarding the placement of a Weed Wagon in the lower pasture as a part of their War on Weeds.

On the surface the Weed Wagon concept seemed silly. However, the City of Bend has employed the use of such a Wagon in their parks and have declared it a success.