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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 3 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 31 |
| 1876 | 163 |
| 1877 | 113 |
| 1878 | 68 |
| 1879 | 13 |
| 1880 | 25 |
| 1882 | 29 |
| 1883 | 149 |
| 1884 | 86 |
| 1885 | 144 |
| 1886 | 75 |
| 1887 | 71 |
| 1888 | 93 |
| 1889 | 285 |
| 1890 | 42 |
| 1891 | 172 |
| 1892 | 336 |
| 1893 | 315 |
| 1894 | 290 |
| 1895 | 363 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1898 | 41 |
| 1899 | 83 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 203 |
| 1904 | 164 |
| 1905 | 12 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1908 | 66 |
| 1909 | 224 |
| 1910 | 66 |
| 1911 | 23 |
| 1912 | 14 |
| 1914 | 57 |
| 1915 | 53 |
| 1916 | 83 |
| 1917 | 39 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 7 |
| 1929 | 4 |
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- Bridge Collapse Leaves Richland Stranded
Without a bridge, Richland business leaders struggle to find affordable transport to Kennewick.
- The Tiny Post Office Outperforming Cities
While the nation mobilizes for the Great War, the remote community of Paterson sets a local sales record for War Savings stamps that eclipses larger towns.
- The Resilience of the Kennewick Creamery
How local farmers transformed a failing enterprise into a regional powerhouse through cooperation.
- Kennewick's Cooperative Giant Cracks Half-Million Dollar Mark
Despite wartime tax burdens, the Kennewick Produce Company reports a massive surge in sales and a record-breaking year for local farmers.
- Kennewick Creamery Expands Territory and Market Reach
Local creamery reports an increase of nearly $40,000 over the previous year and successful expansion into the Seattle market.
- Growers Hold Tense Meeting Over Fruit Sales
After disputes over audit transparency, White Bluffs fruit growers gathered at the schoolhouse to debate the future of their cooperative marketing agreement.
- Prosser Bets $3,000 of Its Own Money to Land a State Experiment Farm
The college regents accept 80 acres from E. F. Benson and the Northern Pacific — but only if the town's businessmen can raise the cash to break ground first.