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| Year | Stories |
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| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1918 | 1 |
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- The Tightest Race in Town
A primary election for city attorney ends in a razor-thin, one-vote victory that exposes deep divisions across the three wards.
- The Failed Recall of Benton County Commissioners
A political movement to unseat local officials fizzles out as residents and neighboring papers dismiss the effort as unnecessary discord.
- The Persistent Quest for a Columbia River Park
A summer-long civic debate over turning a river island into a public park hits a familiar bureaucratic snag.
- The Collapse of a Reclamation Dream
A major land development company in Pasco enters receivership as debts mount and the promise of irrigated fruit prosperity stalls.
- The Search for Water in Horse Heaven
A deep-well irrigation success story promises a shift toward diversified farming in the arid lands above the valley.
- The Northwest Corn Revolution
Railroad experts prove that Washington’s climate can sustain record-breaking corn yields.
- The Struggle for Yakima Irrigation Rights
Kennewick editors push back against accusations of land-grabbing, demanding only the water rights promised to the lower valley.
- The Promise of Horse Heaven Oil
After finding significant gas deposits, local boosters and out-of-state experts bet on striking it rich in the hills.
- The Fight to Bypass the Railroads
Civic leaders across three states unite to promote Columbia River shipping as a 'shackle-breaker' for isolated interior towns.
- Richland's Dairy Future
Farmers in the Richland district pivot from hay sales to high-value dairy production and modernized silage techniques.
- Kennewick Residents Buck Port Expansion
A petition signed by 45 citizens halts progress on a sweeping riverfront development plan.
- Fruit Growers Push for Better Marketing
A newly formed by-products board calls for a major Seattle conference to stabilize the Northwest fruit industry.
- The Battle for the Columbia Ferry Franchise
A political standoff over the location of a ferry crossing sparks a power struggle between local developers, established operators, and the county commission.
- The $150,000 Land Swap
A major agricultural transition as a Walla Walla wheat tycoon trades urban real estate for 600 acres at the mouth of the Yakima River.
- A Fifteen-Million-Dollar Gamble on the Horse Heaven Hills
Voters prepare for a high-stakes bond election to fund the irrigation of 50,000 acres, warning that defeat spells doom for the district.
- The Struggle for Kennewick's River Future
As the Celilo canal nears completion, local business leaders push for a Port district to tax outside corporations and secure the town's maritime edge.
- Rabid Coyotes Put the Whole Columbia Valley on Edge
State College confirmed hydrophobia in a hog’s head from a Richland-area ranch, prompting dog quarantines and warnings that unusually bold coyotes could spread the disease through the valley.
- The Fight to Cap Power Rates
Cities across the Pacific Northwest clash with Pacific Power & Light in a landmark valuation hearing.
- The Shadow of Infantile Paralysis
As a polio outbreak grips the nation, public health officials in 1916 offer desperate, homespun advice to anxious mothers.
- The Economic Pulse of Benton County
Assessor A. H. Wheaton reports a quarter-million-dollar surge in personal property valuation and a steady rise in population, noting a sharp uptick in Ford ownership.
- A Three-Year Winning Streak Dies on the Question of Military Training
Kennewick's high school debaters argued the affirmative for military drill in Washington schools and ran into a Sunnyside team that had all the good evidence — their first loss in three years.
- Kennewick High Students Best Hover in County League Debate
Local debaters faced off against an all-female team from Hover on the future of the Monroe Doctrine.
- The Railroads Are Coming for Your River: Milwaukee Road’s Secret Land Grab
Agents of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad are quietly buying up ranches along the Columbia below Priest Rapids, signaling a massive hydroelectric and irrigation project that will reshape the region's power grid.
- Rabid Coyotes Terrorize Richland Farmers
A bold coyote invades a local ranch, biting livestock and triggering a community-wide alarm over a potential rabies outbreak.
- 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.