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| Year | Stories |
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| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 10 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 19 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 25 |
| 1892 | 34 |
| 1893 | 34 |
| 1894 | 38 |
| 1895 | 30 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 17 |
| 1904 | 12 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 5 |
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| 1923 | 1 |
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16 stories matching declin
- The Passing of Saluskin, Last Chief of the Yakimas
A legacy of tribal leadership ends in tragedy as the aged chief dies in poverty in Parker Bottom.
- The Myth of the Everett Building Boom
Local labor leaders debunk a fabricated 'building boom' story, warning it is a reckless tactic to lure surplus labor for anti-union motives.
- The Great Coyote Drive Falls Flat
A massive community hunting effort ends in embarrassment as the wily predators evade the local volunteer army.
- 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.
- Federal Engineers Deny Kennewick Harbor Funds
Local business interests lose bid for Columbia River infrastructure improvements after Army Corps of Engineers deems current docks sufficient.
- The Political Chessboard of the Fourth District
Assistant Attorney General Scott Z. Henderson bows out of the race, clearing the path for S.J. Harrison in the Fourth Congressional District.
- The Patriotism of Production
A wartime editorial debates whether local farmers are failing their country by exiting the livestock business during high feed costs.
- Securing Freight Cars for the Apple Harvest
A collapse in the California citrus market offers a rare logistical lifeline for Northwest apple growers worried about transporting their crops.
- The Human Cost of Efficiency
Labor leaders speak out against the 'Taylor system,' arguing that industrial time-management schemes treat men like machine parts and lead to physical decline.
- City Council Struggles with Budget Deficits
Facing declining property values and stagnant income, the Kennewick council cuts park funding to keep the city afloat.
- Railroad Giant Rejects Farmers' Plea for Wheat Shipping Aid
A desperate effort to route Eastern Washington's record wheat crop eastward to avoid a shipping bottleneck at Puget Sound is crushed by Northern Pacific officials.
- The Boom Days Are Over — Now Comes the Real Mining
Bead Lake Mining's president tours his tunnel, finds ore looking better than ever, and predicts a new era of systematic development for Newport's mineral district.
- 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.
- The Great Asparagus Betrayal: Why Kennewick Farmers Are Shipping to Seattle
A local grower exposes the hypocrisy of civic pride, revealing that 'local loyalty' is a myth when Seattle pays more for produce than Kennewick brokers.
- The Open River Was Supposed to Pay Dividends. Was Anyone Counting?
A year after the Celilo Canal opened, the Courier-Reporter asked whether the Inland Empire would actually use the river—and bragged that Kennewick was already the Columbia’s busiest freight town this side of Celilo.
- The Green Gold Rush: How Kennewick’s Asparagus Boom Became a Local Gold Mine
Local growers are realizing that with the right fertilizer and strict quality control, their valley's asparagus is commanding top prices and opening doors to eastern markets.