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| 1859 | 1 |
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| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 52 |
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15 stories matching mayor
- The Mayor and the Mutinous Council
Mayor Geo. F. Richardson defends his administration against accusations of 'rocking the boat' in a fiery public letter.
- Everett Voters Oust Leadership
Citizens of Everett successfully recalled their mayor and commissioner for failing to address vice and corporate taxation.
- The War on Weeds
Mayor Richardson threatens property owners with tax liens if they fail to clear noxious weeds before they become fire hazards.
- The War of Words Between Kennewick and Prosser
A bitter editorial feud erupts between rival newspapers over a dispute involving county road and bridge funds.
- Petty Theft Rises During Times of Want
Mayor Richardson warns Kennewick residents to secure their property as economic desperation drives local petty crime.
- The Street Cleanup Petition
Business owners bypass the city council to force a pre-holiday cleanup of Kennewick's streets.
- Kennewick Faces Budget Cut for Local Roads
Legal wrangling with the county leaves city streets with a fraction of expected repair funds.
- A Heated Dispute Over Election Integrity
A razor-thin bond election triggers a floor fight in the council chamber over the right to recount the ballots.
- 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 Dust That Cost a Dollar: Kennewick’s Summer of Dry Streets
With city coffers empty and saloon licenses expired, the Commercial Club faces a parching summer. Will business owners pay for water, or let the dust settle?
- City Hall Bans the Big Firecrackers
A heated debate over fireworks and public safety ends in a compromise measured by the inch.
- The Fire Station Vigilante
When a man was beaten and robbed behind a local bar, a civilian known as 'Red' grabbed the police chief's spare revolver and hunted the suspect down.
- The Great Road War: How Prosser Tried to Starve Kennewick’s Infrastructure
A proposed county-wide tax revolt threatens to halt road building in Benton County, sparking a fierce debate over rural equity and urban development in 1914.
- The European War Ate Kennewick's Bond Sale
Voters approved $23,000 in funding bonds in June. By October the paper was still locked in a Denver vault, the city was still paying interest on its old warrants, and Keeler Brothers blamed a war half a world away.
- The Editors Came, Saw the Grapes, and Went Home to Boost Kennewick
For three days in September 1914 the young river town threw its Fourth Annual Grape Carnival, wined and dined the weekly editors of three counties, and sent them home to write love letters about cement sidewalks, shade trees and enormous bunches of grapes.