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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 60 |
| 1878 | 45 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 45 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 71 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 37 |
| 1888 | 53 |
| 1889 | 121 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 102 |
| 1892 | 185 |
| 1893 | 182 |
| 1894 | 260 |
| 1895 | 341 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1899 | 63 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 98 |
| 1904 | 89 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 41 |
| 1909 | 136 |
| 1910 | 32 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 40 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 18 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 4 |
21 stories matching given
- Richland’s Schools Under New Management
The newly organized school board selects a superintendent and vows to conduct its official business in the open.
- A Debt Paid in Full
A Kennewick church celebrates financial independence by burning their mortgage document in a ceremonial act.
- War Comes to American Lake
The Army selects a site near Tacoma for a massive new officers' training facility.
- Kennewick Mourns 'Big Harry' Hironaka
A longtime resident and laborer remembered for his immense strength passes away in Walla Walla.
- Kennewick’s Wartime Red Cross Success
A local Red Cross supper and sale raises $215 for the war effort, highlighting community unity during the First World War.
- Kennewick's Patriotic Flag-Raising Parade
A crowd of 800 gathers at Second and Tacoma streets to celebrate a new, 93-foot flag pole during the early days of WWI.
- The Bank Won't Bet on Orchards
Federal land bank president D. G. O'Shea declares fruit trees are too risky for long-term farm loans.
- Chief Copeland’s Lights-Out Crackdown
Eight Kennewick drivers face fines after a police sweep targets vehicles missing required tail lights.
- The Harvest Over the Classroom
As war labor demands pull students into Kennewick’s orchards, local schools adapt to a half-empty high school.
- Supreme Court Backs Benton County Taxpayers in Bond Case
The Supreme Court rules against Benton County commissioners for 'bad faith' in a courthouse bond dispute.
- Benton County School Exhibits Sweep the State
The seventh annual school fair highlights the educational rigor of Kennewick's students after their county-wide success at the State Fair in North Yakima.
- The Price of Dissent in Kennewick
A local resident writes to the paper to denounce a neighbor for 'treasonable utterances' and calls for a stricter enforcement of loyalty during wartime.
- The Price of Dissent in Wartime
A Richland man faces federal charges for treasonable utterances against the President and the U.S. Army during the fervor of the First World War.
- The Milwaukee Railroad Abandons Columbia River Electrification
Supply chain issues and shifting fuel costs force the Milwaukee Railroad to prioritize the Coast division over the local line.
- The Speed Fiend and the Road Boss
As Benton County redraws its road districts, a local editor wants the men who maintain the roads given power to arrest the drivers tearing them up.
- A $12,000 Bridge to Richland—and a Lesson in Low Bids
Benton County commissioners reject four steel-bridge bids and hire the Coast Bridge Company to replace the Yakima River crossing with two Howe-truss spans.
- The Fruit Growers' Dilemma
Federal promises to prioritize fruit shipments during WWI don't solve the long-term transportation and infrastructure crisis facing Kennewick's orchardists.
- The True Cost of Middlemen
How the Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union learned a hard lesson about shipping produce on consignment versus securing fair prices through cooperation.
- The Risks of Expansion for the Local Marketing Union
As the Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union debates entering the tree fruit market, local leaders warn against overextending their influence.
- They Spent $1,500 of Taxpayers’ Money to Fight the Recall
A Kennewick editor demands a stronger recall law after two county officials allegedly used public funds to thwart voters—and kept their offices while the election played out.
- The Clubwomen Take On the Midwives
Washington's Federation of Women's Clubs sets May 1–6 for Baby Week and presses the legislature to license midwives and put full-time health officers in the field.