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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 62 |
| 1858 | 29 |
| 1859 | 52 |
| 1860 | 27 |
| 1861 | 101 |
| 1862 | 87 |
| 1863 | 69 |
| 1864 | 32 |
| 1865 | 11 |
| 1871 | 11 |
| 1872 | 140 |
| 1876 | 812 |
| 1877 | 678 |
| 1878 | 526 |
| 1879 | 64 |
| 1880 | 180 |
| 1882 | 130 |
| 1883 | 911 |
| 1884 | 499 |
| 1885 | 838 |
| 1886 | 492 |
| 1887 | 484 |
| 1888 | 440 |
| 1889 | 1,324 |
| 1890 | 287 |
| 1891 | 1,115 |
| 1892 | 2,855 |
| 1893 | 2,829 |
| 1894 | 2,116 |
| 1895 | 1,830 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 62 |
| 1898 | 196 |
| 1899 | 446 |
| 1900 | 114 |
| 1902 | 34 |
| 1903 | 1,332 |
| 1904 | 1,126 |
| 1905 | 124 |
| 1907 | 53 |
| 1908 | 351 |
| 1909 | 1,545 |
| 1910 | 413 |
| 1911 | 160 |
| 1912 | 73 |
| 1914 | 261 |
| 1915 | 300 |
| 1916 | 545 |
| 1917 | 332 |
| 1918 | 45 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 18 |
| 1923 | 185 |
| 1924 | 151 |
| 1925 | 64 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 19 |
261 stories
- Beating the Market Heat
While Portland’s cherry market faces a mid-summer crisis from extreme heat, Kennewick growers are already turning their attention to the next harvest.
- The Town Says No to the Dead
In a rare exercise of municipal independence in 1914, Richland voters reject a proposal to take over the local Odd Fellows cemetery, choosing to let the fraternal lodge keep its final resting place.
- The Passing of a Columbia Valley Pioneer
Undertaker I. N. Mueller recovers the remains of Jas. B. P. Woodruff, an early settler of the region.
- The Subscriber’s Revenge
A reader cancels a decade-long subscription after the editor has the audacity to send a bill.
- Kennewick Plans Benefit Ball for Belgian Relief
The Commercial Club organizes a dance to support humanitarian aid efforts during the early months of the Great War.
- The Smooth Stranger’s Trap: A Banker’s Warning Against the 'Get Rich Quick' Scam
In 1920s Kennewick, local banks warned citizens that 'smooth strangers' peddling investments were likely frauds, urging residents to keep their money in trusted institutions rather than chasing phantom profits.
- The Last Laugh of the Dead: A Funeral Party in Finley
When a mother died suddenly in rural Benton County, her son’s friends threw him a surprise farewell party with taffy and coffee—proving that community bonds outlast even the deepest grief.
- The Bank vs. The Smiths: A Benton County Foreclosure Drama
A summons filed in the Superior Court reveals a $200 debt dispute between the Bank of Kennewick and local residents F.B. and Belle Smith, highlighting the precarious financial ties between early agricultural settlers and regional lenders.
- The Great Kennewick Housing Shuffle: Who Gets the Key?
As spring arrives in 1914, residents are scrambling to secure shelter. From newly arrived families claiming bungalows to long-time locals renting out their homes, the local real estate market is heating up faster than the fruit blossoms.
- The Foreclosure Auction: When the Bank Takes Your Land
A Benton County sheriff prepares to sell a farmer's property at the Prosser courthouse for over $1,300 in 1914, highlighting the precarious nature of land ownership during the early days of Washington's agricultural boom.
- The Foreclosure Auction: Luke Walsh Loses His Farm to Louis Rottmann
A Benton County sheriff’s sale is set for May 2, 1914, as a judgment of over $1,200 forces the transfer of land from one local farmer to another.