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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 13 |
| 1858 | 10 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 16 |
| 1862 | 13 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 7 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 37 |
| 1876 | 198 |
| 1877 | 108 |
| 1878 | 90 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 38 |
| 1882 | 35 |
| 1883 | 205 |
| 1884 | 88 |
| 1885 | 138 |
| 1886 | 64 |
| 1887 | 92 |
| 1888 | 111 |
| 1889 | 270 |
| 1890 | 49 |
| 1891 | 230 |
| 1892 | 450 |
| 1893 | 385 |
| 1894 | 430 |
| 1895 | 611 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 26 |
| 1898 | 61 |
| 1899 | 125 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 219 |
| 1904 | 199 |
| 1905 | 19 |
| 1907 | 13 |
| 1908 | 101 |
| 1909 | 302 |
| 1910 | 86 |
| 1911 | 22 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 38 |
| 1915 | 64 |
| 1916 | 104 |
| 1917 | 51 |
| 1918 | 12 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 22 |
| 1924 | 21 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 7 |
104 stories matching make
- The Political Fight Over Road Access
Richland voters rally behind a candidate who pledges to defer to local road associations, highlighting the ongoing tension of geographical isolation.
- The Sheriff's Bad Week
Prosser's Sheriff C.E. Duffy had a string of bad luck involving a broken axle, a horse-drawn rescue, and a smashed finger.
- The Bid for a Government Power Giant
Senator Poindexter eyes Priest Rapids as the potential site for a massive $20 million federal nitrate and munitions facility.
- The Oil Fever Hits Grant County
Local boosters are placing their bets on a new drilling operation, hoping to strike it rich just outside of town.
- The Potato Boom Grips the Yakima Valley
High demand from the East pushes potato and alfalfa prices to record levels, prompting local growers to organize for better market share.
- Rabies Quarantine Declared in Richland
State officials order lockdown of district between the Horn and the Columbia River to combat epidemic.
- The Water War at Hanford
Ranchers and power companies lock horns in a high-stakes battle over irrigation rates that could make or break the valley’s future.
- A Woman Campaigner Sells Hartley's Logging-Camp Story
Mrs. W. A. Burleigh, a Seattle Republican operative, brought the governor's race to Kennewick's Commercial Club—and a candidate who refused the union label.
- The Struggle for the Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union
Local growers navigate competing marketing strategies to establish a unified system for fruit distribution.
- The Town on Wheels
As White Bluffs migrates toward the hill, the Columbia hotel prepares for its literal trek to the new townsite.
- The Cricket War at Stratford
Farmers in Stratford scramble to maintain ditches as a massive migration of crickets threatens to devour wheat fields.
- Historic Ferry Regulation Ordered in Eastern Washington
For the first time, state regulators impose rules on the Columbia River ferry lines to protect local travelers.
- A Nine-Year-Old’s View of Ranch Life
A young Richland girl writes a candid, humorous account of her first encounter with farm life after moving from the Alaskan frontier.
- The End of the Credit Era in Coulee City
Local merchants announce a shift to a 'cash-only' economy, aiming to eliminate debt and reduce consumer prices.
- The Great Land Rush of 1916
Thousands wait in anxiety as the first names are drawn for homesteading rights on the Colville Indian Reservation.
- The Midnight Switchboard Dilemma
A local telephone company threatens to start charging for after-hours calls to deter 'trivial' late-night conversations.
- The Valley Club's Resignation Crisis
Tensions over politics and social friction lead to the abrupt resignation of the club's president.
- The Price of Disposal: Colville Reservation Opens to Homesteading
Federal authorities announce the opening of 350,000 acres of the Colville Reservation to white homesteaders, touting the financial management of tribal wealth.
- The Peril of the 'Brewers' Bill'
As Washington state votes on prohibition initiatives, one local columnist warns that voters are being misled about the true impact of the proposed 'Brewers' Bill' on state law.
- The Looming Strike Threatens the Harvest
Railroads impose an embargo on perishable shipments in Kennewick as a national strike deadline looms for Labor Day.
- The Congressman Who Preferred Silence
Incumbent W. E. La Follette justifies his legislative record in a direct address to the Fourth District.
- 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.
- The Unlikely Huntress
A Horse Heaven rancher who had never held a rifle proves her mettle when an intruder threatens her flock.
- The End of the Ledger: Coulee City Merchants Go 'Cash Only'
Local business owners announce a shift away from credit-based commerce to lower prices and eliminate accounting headaches.
- Road Rights and Rural Disputes
A landowner threatens to close a long-standing public road, sparking a legal and neighborly conflict in sections 9 and 10.