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A prominent local farmer faces allegations of animal cruelty for allowing his starving herd to wander the public roads.
“Instead of keeping them up and feeding during the winter he has let them run in the roads and rustle for themselves.”
Tired of paying exorbitant fees to private irrigation companies, local farmers are going rogue—and going underground.
“This is considered exorbitant with the added dilemma that a sufficient amount of water for everybody could not be supplied.”
A rumor, a coatless pursuer, and a single shot on the railroad tracks — all for a neighbor riding home on a bay horse.
“The supposed desperado, whose life might have been so wantonly sacrificed, was none other than our good friend and neighbor James Talbot.”
Two young boys accused of robbing a farmhouse are captured after a five-mile foot chase.
“They were told to stop, but refused and Deputy Sheriff Kees fired two shots from a revolver to frighten them.”
A mountain lion has descended into the timber near Touchet, sparking a local hunt as livestock producers fear for their herds.
“Touchet stock and sheep men have declared war on a monster cougar which has fled from its mountain retreat.”
Coroner rules death 'pure accident' as community mourns S.F. Olsen, a stranger who found only brief friendship before his fatal encounter with a local hack line.
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