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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 9 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 9 |
| 1865 | 3 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 112 |
| 1877 | 100 |
| 1878 | 37 |
| 1879 | 9 |
| 1880 | 22 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 120 |
| 1884 | 52 |
| 1885 | 138 |
| 1886 | 75 |
| 1887 | 83 |
| 1888 | 64 |
| 1889 | 166 |
| 1890 | 34 |
| 1891 | 116 |
| 1892 | 361 |
| 1893 | 358 |
| 1894 | 318 |
| 1895 | 285 |
| 1897 | 11 |
| 1898 | 29 |
| 1899 | 71 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 160 |
| 1904 | 134 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 52 |
| 1909 | 136 |
| 1910 | 42 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1915 | 36 |
| 1916 | 73 |
| 1917 | 41 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 5 |
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- Burbank Loses Its Only Trading Post
A general merchandise store is completely destroyed by fire, leaving a small community without a local shop.
- Managing the Fragile Growth of Kennewick Orchards
Agricultural expert warns that current pruning methods are leaving local pear trees top-heavy and vulnerable.
- The Tragedy of a Young Belgian Immigrant
After four years building a life in Kennewick, a local slaughterhouse foreman dies of typhoid, leaving behind a young family.
- A Community Mourns: The Death of Ethel Horton
A beloved young Kennewick woman passes away after a two-month illness, leaving behind a grieving family and a husband.
- A Close Call on the Road to Town
A passing train frightens a horse, leaving a local woman injured after a harrowing fall into a rock pile.
- The Judge's Missing Corn
A local officer of the law advertises a corn crop, only to find that publicity acts as an invitation to thieves.
- The Struggle to Pave Washington Street
City council debates the funding of street repairs as residents turn to private subscription to finish the job.
- Fatal Ambush on the Northern Pacific
A railroader and a brakeman are gunned down in a mid-transit robbery that leaves investigators baffled.
- Kennewick Snubbed on the Map
Local boosters clash with Pasco neighbors over the routing of a major automotive trail.
- The War on Absentee Weeds
A Richland farmer demands the government hold absent landowners accountable for the 'public danger' of uncultivated land.
- A Nameless End in the Horse Heaven Hills
A stranger is found in a deserted sheep-camp shack, leaving behind no clues, no name, and no family to claim him.
- The Telephone Dust Prank
A creative hoax in a small town fooled local housewives into wrapping their telephones in rags to 'blow out the dust.'
- Ranch Accident Leaves Local Man Paralyzed
A farming accident involving a falling bale of hay has left Charles E. Lum with severe spinal injuries.
- The Commercial Hotel Changes Hands
Management of Kennewick’s Commercial Hotel shifts as the proprietor departs to pursue mining ventures.
- A Barber's Final Journey
The community mourns the loss of John Morgan Buckingham, a dedicated barber and long-time resident of the Garden Tracts.
- Blood and Bullets in a Freight Car
An investigation unfolds after a fatal shooting on a rail line near Vista, leaving a brakeman dead and authorities hunting for an unknown gunman.
- A Sudden Quiet in Finley
A peaceful passing of a local resident marks a somber moment for the Finley neighborhood.
- The Hanford Heist
Two strangers are held in the county jail after a clean safe-cracking job leaves the town of Hanford without its store funds.
- The Night the Spauldings Went to the Princess
A quiet night at the theatre turns sour when a burglar raids a prominent doctor's home, leaving the lights on and the windows shut behind him.
- Tragedy Strikes Local Youth Over Simple Infection
A 16-year-old resident has succumbed to rapid blood poisoning following a minor facial infection, leaving the community in mourning.
- Sportsmanship Over Scores
Kennewick High School honors basketball players not for their victories, but for their conduct in the face of difficult circumstances.
- The Tax Collector’s Hostile Expulsion
Kennewick’s county assessor leverages tax law to force a nomadic group out of town.
- Two Burglaries Rock Richland
A post office and a general store are looted in a single night as deputies scour the countryside for suspects.
- Fighting the Orchard Blight
A University of Washington plant pathologist concludes that tree surgery is the only effective remedy for the fire blight plaguing the fruit trees of the Yakima Valley.
- The Hitching Sheds of Kennewick
The local Woman's Club is taking on the city's infrastructure needs, starting with a hitching shed to protect farmers' horses.