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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 7 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 151 |
| 1877 | 118 |
| 1878 | 66 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 24 |
| 1882 | 24 |
| 1883 | 148 |
| 1884 | 74 |
| 1885 | 111 |
| 1886 | 66 |
| 1887 | 72 |
| 1888 | 79 |
| 1889 | 211 |
| 1890 | 38 |
| 1891 | 158 |
| 1892 | 322 |
| 1893 | 259 |
| 1894 | 313 |
| 1895 | 422 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 21 |
| 1898 | 39 |
| 1899 | 82 |
| 1900 | 16 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 139 |
| 1904 | 119 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 61 |
| 1909 | 169 |
| 1910 | 46 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 31 |
| 1915 | 27 |
| 1916 | 65 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1923 | 26 |
| 1924 | 16 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 7 |
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- Kennewick's 1916 Traffic Plan: Yield to Anyone Driving North or South
A proposed city ordinance gave north-south traffic the right of way at every intersection, prompting a local editor to wonder how anyone was supposed to know which way was north.
- Farmers Plan Their Own Interurban Railroad
Weary of broken promises from outside promoters, Nooksack Valley farmers move to build and own their own rail line.
- Railroad's Right-of-Way Bill Comes Back at $6,000
A Colville jury rejects a $30,000-an-acre claim from the old Jordan cement plant and hands the Idaho Washington Northern a costly but smaller condemnation verdict.
- Fifty Citizens Ask the Railroad to Let Them Cross Their Own Main Street
Newport's council petitions the Great Northern to open Fourth Street over its tracks — but the company's prior right-of-way may make a condemnation suit the only way through.
- The Christmas Scavenger Hunt
A Kennewick family tired of the standard tree tradition invents a complex, house-wide treasure hunt for their holiday gifts.
- The Raid on Occidental Avenue
Seattle police stage a dramatic basement breach to dismantle a gambling operation.
- Underground Gambling Ring Broken in Seattle
Police used sledgehammers to breach a hidden gaming den connected by a long tunnel.
- The Municipal Rock Pile: Kennewick's Hard-Nosed Welfare Policy
Facing a winter spike in transient homelessness, the Police Chief mandates manual labor as the price of a meal.
- Logan Billingsley Saws His Way Out of Detention
After his sentencing in a high-profile whiskey graft trial, Logan Billingsley vanished from the immigration detention station using a hacksaw.
- Shingle Mill Owners Move to Slash Wages
Washington shingle manufacturers opt to cut pay to stay competitive against British Columbia imports.
- The Concrete Escape: A Forger’s Dramatic Jailbreak in Montesano
A. M. Gowan digs his way out of a 'burglar-proof' concrete jail using nails and a saw, leaving authorities along the coast on high alert.
- Taxes Paid, Roads Denied
A taxpayer from Carley confronts county commissioners over the inequitable distribution of district road funds.
- Richland Demands Better Mail
After the river froze, stopping boat deliveries, Richland residents held a mass meeting to protest their isolation.
- A Terrifying Buggy Ride to Tea
Two local women narrowly escape injury after a horse-drawn carriage turns chaotic on the way to a club gathering.
- Penrith Rises From Its Ashes — and Newport Is to Be a Good City
Boosters report a rebuilt sawmill, new storefronts and 22 orchard tracts sold as the little Pend Oreille town rebuilds after a winter fire.
- Narrow Escape on Gabel Mountain
Three young boys go hiking, resulting in a terrifying 30-foot tumble down a ledge for one local youth.
- Kennewick’s First Rules of the Road
The city council implements a new traffic ordinance to curb reckless driving and prevent accidents on business streets.
- Shakespeare Coming to Kennewick
The famous Ben Greet Players will bring classical drama to town after the local Women's Club and lyceum committee secured a rare stop on the company's tour.
- Newport Saloon Owners Sue the Railroad That Remade Their Street
John Koch and Max Weinkauff say the Idaho Washington Northern turned Fourth Street from a business center into a smoky, obstructed nuisance—and they want $10,000.
- Rabies Scare Puts Every Dog in the Richland District Under Quarantine
A state veterinarian quarantines the Columbia River Valley after a mad dog bites local animals, ordering dogs tied or muzzled from the Horn to the Columbia.
- The Eccentric Engineer Who Vanished on His Honeymoon Comes Back
H. L. Russell, the self-styled "Lord" who laid the Idaho & Washington Northern's line into Newport, deserted his bride in Chicago a year and a half ago — now he has reappeared, bound for Metaline.
- Irrigation Bond Election Halted by Corporate Standoff
Horse Heaven growers demand transparency as power company refuses to disclose critical water rights data for the $15 million project.
- Voters Snub City Debt Proposal
Only 115 residents turned out to vote on a critical municipal bond measure, leaving the city council frustrated by public indifference.
- The Case Against the Contractor
A labor editorial argues that public works projects should be managed by the city directly, not by private contractors who cut corners and inflate costs.
- Battling the Strawberry Root Weevil
Horticultural experts share a rigorous, high-stakes method for saving berry patches from a devastating pest.