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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 203 |
| 1915 | 261 |
| 1916 | 279 |
| 1917 | 236 |
| 1918 | 35 |
1,014 stories
- Defective Flue Claims New Fruitvale Home
A newly constructed farmhouse is reduced to ashes in a district with no fire protection.
- The Vital Link: Parcel Post in Rural Benton
Local resident G.H. Mottinger celebrates the expansion of money-order services to his remote post office and muses on the potential for rural education.
- Politics and Ice Cream at the Grange
Election fever meets community fundraising as local candidates take the stage at a Kennewick gathering.
- The Dangers of 'Complimentary' Voting
An editorial critique warns voters that casting ballots based on friendship rather than merit has real-world consequences for Benton County's representation.
- The Hunt for Post Office Robbers
Local and federal authorities are tracking leads after a recent post office heist in the region.
- The Never-Ending Court House Legal War
A legal stalemate in Benton County leaves lawyers, litigants, and commissioners in a dizzying spiral of injunctions and contempt charges.
- The Chautauqua Question
Kennewick weighs whether the traveling education and entertainment circuit is worth the community's time and money.
- The Community-Funded Battery
Kennewick rallies to outfit its local volunteer artillery unit with a 'mess fund' as they prepare for the trenches of Europe.
- The Great Red Cross Turkey Raffle
Community fundraising takes flight as local volunteers successfully raffle turkeys to support wartime relief efforts.
- The First Big Harvest
Kennewick marks its first major commercial apple season, but farmers fear they've already outgrown their warehouse capacity.
- A Voluntary Sacrifice for Families at War
Mrs. W. L. Lemon, secretary of the Yakima Valley Red Cross, donates her entire salary to aid families left behind during the war.
- Benton County’s $85,410 Year: Road Money Dominates the Budget
Commissioners proposed spending most of next year’s county budget on roads and bridges, with Kennewick’s district allotted $12,000 and an October hearing set on the tax levy.
- The Insurance Man Saved the Fire Department
The council wanted to shrink Kennewick's volunteer fire crew to eight men — until a state insurance surveyor pointed out that fewer firefighters meant higher premiums for everyone in town.
- The Gail Vanishes: A Launch Stolen From a Private Landing in the Night
R. L. Banta's gasoline launch disappears from his own riverfront landing. A steamboat captain half-remembers seeing her; a search up the Snake comes back empty.
- The $20,000 Road Left to the Wind
Finley's Live Wire Sparks demand to know who maintains the new Kennewick-Finley road after the experts depart and oil over sand turns into ruts.
- Thanks, Portland — Kennewick Already Has a Harbor
When the Portland Oregon Journal offered free wharf plans to upper Columbia towns, Kennewick's editor declined with civic pride: the Port of Kennewick already had a port engineer, a plan and the best wharf on the river.
- A Standish Descendant Dies, and Kennewick's Civil War Veterans Thin to Six
Oscar Howe left his wife and baby in 1862 to ride with an Illinois cavalry regiment, homesteaded his way west, and spent his last decade in Kennewick — where his passing leaves only six of the old G.A.R. post.
- Frost Takes Half the Potato Crop: Kennewick Growers Face Lean Season
A cold spring and killing frosts cut the early potato yield nearly in half, leaving growers with only 20 cars instead of the usual 40—but prices remain strong.
- A Woman Campaigner Sells Hartley's Logging-Camp Story
Mrs. W. A. Burleigh, a Seattle Republican operative, brought the governor's race to Kennewick's Commercial Club—and a candidate who refused the union label.
- Bash Won 75 Percent in His District. The Paper Says the Rest of Benton County Should Listen.
An endorsement for F. L. Bash argues that the middle commissioner district's decisive primary vote should carry weight across Benton County—and warns that an entirely new board could otherwise take over.
- A Sticker Campaign Shakes Up a Quiet Richland Election
Only about half the registered voters showed up, but a last-minute sticker candidate defeated the nominated man—and rumors swirled about the mayor’s qualifications.
- A $12,000 Bridge to Richland—and a Lesson in Low Bids
Benton County commissioners reject four steel-bridge bids and hire the Coast Bridge Company to replace the Yakima River crossing with two Howe-truss spans.
- The Speed Fiend and the Road Boss
As Benton County redraws its road districts, a local editor wants the men who maintain the roads given power to arrest the drivers tearing them up.
- Four Towns, 1,790 Red Cross Members, and $26.52 in Expenses
Kennewick, Richland, White Bluffs and Hanford bury their Christmas membership quota for the cost of a few posters and receipt books.
- The River That Could Be: Kennewick’s Bold Bid to Become a Port City
In 1914, local leaders mobilized a massive delegation to Portland, betting that the new Celilo Canal would transform their dusty town into a major shipping hub.