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| 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 |
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| 1905 | 124 |
| 1907 | 53 |
| 1908 | 351 |
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| 1910 | 413 |
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| 1912 | 73 |
| 1914 | 261 |
| 1915 | 300 |
| 1916 | 545 |
| 1917 | 332 |
| 1918 | 45 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 1 |
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| 1923 | 185 |
| 1924 | 151 |
| 1925 | 64 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 19 |
545 stories
- The Conservation Debate: To Hunt or Protect?
Local sportsmen argue that keeping quail populations 'tame' and unhunted actually prevents them from multiplying, sparking a debate over wildlife management.
- The Port of Kennewick's Grandiose Ambitions
A citizen questions whether the proposed harbor improvements are a necessary investment or a financial burden that will outlast the town’s needs.
- The Dangerous Precedent of the 'Lowest Bidder'
The local paper critiques a political candidate for promising to run a public office on a budget that defies fiscal reality.
- The Bitter Pill of Primary Politics
Defeated congressional candidate S. J. Harrison pledges support to his Republican rival, while warning of an industrial downturn post-World War I.
- Teaching the Art of the Apple
Local fruit growers race to train home-grown labor to replace transient workers as the regional apple boom accelerates.
- The Price of Local Control
An editorial debate on whether Kennewick should adopt a township organizational structure to handle road funding.
- The Great Petticoat Ponzi Scheme
Kennewick residents lose their dimes to a Minneapolis 'endless chain' mail fraud ring.
- The Great High Line Irrigation Dream
Engineers are scouring Northern Pacific Railway data to see if a massive canal can bring water to 170,000 acres of arid land near Kennewick.
- Train Scare on the Highlands Road
A passing train frightens a team of horses, resulting in a dangerous carriage spill for two local orchard workers.
- Fire Scare in Olmsted Addition
A faulty fireplace joint nearly claims a home, but neighbors manage to contain the damage with a garden hose.
- Rabies Outbreak Reported in White Swan
Authorities fear coyotes are spreading disease, urging residents to secure pets.
- The Commissioner's Confusion
Local official E.C. Houston faces a political crisis after hesitating to take his seat, leaving his tenure in doubt.
- The Eleven-Dollar Slice: Kennewick Boys Pay Dearly for a Stolen Cake
A midnight raid on the Sophomore class party lands five boys in police court, each fined eleven dollars for one very ordinary cake.
- Seventy-Two Miles an Hour on the Oiled Road, and the Sheriff Is Asked to Stop It
Eleven cars tore past a half-mile stretch before midnight at forty miles an hour or better, and Finley parents want deputies posted along the road their children walk to school.
- Dairymen Tour the Valley to Learn the Gospel of the Silo
Thirty farmers from Richland and Kennewick spend a day inspecting five kinds of silos and hearing state experts explain how to keep winter feed from molding.
- Burglars Clean Out the Kennewick Clothing Store
Thieves forced the back door of the Kennewick Clothing store with a crowbar and made off with suits, overcoats and shoes; a patrolman may have passed the store while they were still inside.
- The Harbor Plan That Won on 214 Votes—and Three Ballots on Nob Hill
A port-district proposition for harbor improvements passed by 22 votes in a listless special election, with one polling place recording only three ballots.
- The Night Kennewick Lit Its Community Christmas Tree
Snow fell as hundreds of children gathered at Second and Yakima for candy, carols and a Boy Scout–guarded tree—with enough left over to send bags to a Spokane orphanage.
- The Grain Expert Who Confessed to an $11,250 Coast Swindle
A former Utah mayor and postmaster admits fleecing coast grain dealers, then losing the proceeds in promotion schemes.
- The Great Strawberry Coop Push
Kennewick and Richland farmers are being urged to stop undercutting each other and unify their marketing power.
- Prohibition Sparks a Local Grape Boom
With Washington going dry, local juice producers struggle to keep up with the sudden surge in demand for non-alcoholic refreshments.
- Kennewick and Richland Growers Form Strawberry Cooperative
Local farmers sign a new marketing agreement to stabilize the strawberry crop through a centralized cooperative.
- The Fight for the Berry Market
Outside buyers are circling the Kennewick strawberry crop, sparking a push for growers to unite and control their own prices.
- The Great Finley School Board Election
A sleepy community turnout of nearly 100 voters leaves a rural school district energized and calls for a healing of fractured neighborly relations.
- The Prohibition Crackdown on the Yakima Cafe
Following a quiet investigation, police raid a local eatery and seize over sixty pints of illicit alcohol.