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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1905 | 77 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1914 | 203 |
| 1915 | 263 |
| 1916 | 371 |
| 1917 | 270 |
| 1918 | 42 |
| 1922 | 8 |
| 1923 | 86 |
| 1924 | 68 |
| 1925 | 32 |
1,446 stories
- The End of the Classroom Phone Call
Teachers, exhausted by dozens of daily interruptions from parents, ban non-emergency telephone calls to students during school hours.
- The Human Cost of the Great War
A local Y.M.C.A. representative shares harrowing reports from the trenches of France to rally Kennewick residents for an upcoming fundraising drive.
- The River Fog Scare
A young man goes missing on the Columbia River after his launch engine fails, triggering a town-wide search.
- The War Call for Bricklayers
Kennewick draft board receives urgent federal orders to mobilize skilled masonry labor for service under General Pershing.
- A Frozen Narrow Escape on the Columbia
A young man breaks through the ice while crossing the river.
- Hunger Drives Coyotes to the Front Porch
A harsh winter in Benton County leaves wildlife starving and emboldened, leading to strange encounters in White Bluffs.
- The Boss’s Math Lesson
A worker asks for a raise and receives a bizarre, exhaustive breakdown explaining why he supposedly never works a full day.
- The Columbia River’s Wildest Visitor
A young boy in White Bluffs learns the hard way that the wilderness is closer than it looks.
- The Unlucky Stuntman of Richland
A local rancher’s persistent attempts to perform high-speed automobile somersaults leave both him and his Ford in need of repair.
- A Gridiron Standoff in White Bluffs
High school rivals battle to a scoreless draw on the home turf.
- The Snowy Owl Invasion of 1916
A rare migration of Arctic owls across the Cascades warns locals of an impending brutal winter.
- Judge Hanford's Concrete Landmark Lost to Fire
A vacant ranch house near the town of Hanford, built of concrete and valued at $5,000, is reduced to ruins by a suspected electrical fire.
- The River's Grimmer Secrets
A gruesome discovery near the Coyote pumping station finally provides a clue to a year-old riverside mystery.
- The Perils of Early Automobiling
When Joe Bonn took his new Ford out for a spin in White Bluffs, he discovered that driving, unlike the locust trees lining the road, is not something you can just run into.
- The Great Apple Price Mystery
Local orchardists notice that while they receive pennies for their fruit, consumers pay dollars, leaving a massive profit gap to be absorbed by middlemen.
- The Great White Bluffs Dog Panic of 1907
A stray cur triggered a frantic scramble for safety, sending townspeople up ridge poles and onto the riverboats.
- A Bitter Courtroom Fight Over Bank Accounts
A White Bluffs farmer sues to block his wife from withdrawing savings and accuses her of reckless spending on two Star automobiles.
- Winter House Fire Destroys Family Home
Community efforts save neighboring barn and garage after house fire likely caused by defective flue in White Bluffs.
- The Bachelor Parade Complains
A group of eligible bachelors in White Bluffs publicly protests the 'popularity contest' committee's lackluster descriptions of their romantic qualifications.
- The Ghost in the Dusk
A suspected timber wolf triggered a stampede, tearing down fences between neighbors and leaving a trail of questions.
- The Rabid Coyote of Allard
A local man is treated for potential rabies after a struggle with a coyote on his property.
- Kennewick's First Ball Team Hits the Diamond
A scrappy group of locals forms a baseball squad to challenge the Pasco Pea Greens, marking the town’s athletic debut.
- Cooperative Selling Finds Its Feet
North Pacific Fruit Distributors report over $3 million in sales, standardizing the regional fruit trade.
- City Marshal Vows to Clear Streets of Unlicensed Dogs
Marshal C. E. Copeland warns Kennewick dog owners that their pets will face the 'bone yard' if license fees aren't paid by July 1.
- Kennewick's Odd Export: Coyotes and Badgers
While one club captures a coyote mascot, local entrepreneurs find a thriving market shipping live badgers to pet owners.