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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 7 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 17 |
| 1892 | 33 |
| 1893 | 19 |
| 1894 | 13 |
| 1895 | 33 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 60 |
| 1909 | 59 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1912 | 1 |
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- The Saloon That Moved Across the County Line
To escape higher Spokane County licensing, a Camden saloonkeeper hauls his buildings into Stevens County—only a few yards down the road.
- The Trout Fry Went to Colville. East Stevens Anglers Paid for Them.
County commissioners stocked western streams with hatchery trout, leaving fishermen on the east side of Stevens County to raise their own money—and resent the license fees they already paid.
- The Man Who Built Meyers Falls
A 76-year-old Stevens County pioneer who filed the water right, built the flouring mill and helped open the Colville valley dies at home — and the county's paper of record can find nothing dishonorable to say about him.
- Stevens County Bets $1,000 on Its Apples
Spokane's apple-show manager came to Colville with a proposition: a county booth in Spokane and Chicago, a special fruit train hauled as second section of the overland fast mail, and $6 a box waiting in Illinois.
- The Senatorial Fray in Stevens County
A power struggle between Leviathan politicians Levi Ankeny and Wesley Jones splits the local party faithful in Colville.
- Newport Offers Its Town Hall to Win a Court of Its Own
A petition to split Stevens County into judicial districts asks the county commissioners to hold court in Newport—with the town promising free rooms, offices, and a jail.
- The Pigeon Shoot That Turned Tacoma's Traps Into a Free-for-All
Seattle's Stevens outgunned Tacoma's Ed Barlow 85 to 76 before a roaring crowd, while side bets, civic rivalry, and a rogue band of skirmishers turned a genteel trap match into barely controlled chaos.
- Legislature Honors Fallen General Isaac I. Stevens
Lawmakers declare a ten-day mourning period for the former Governor and Union General killed in the Civil War.
- The Dry Fight Comes to Stevens County
Newport’s saloon case waits in Colville as ranchers outside town limits prepare to vote on county-wide liquor licenses.
- The Passing of a Frontier Pioneer
Melancthon Z. Goodell, a guard for Governor Stevens and a veteran of the Indian Wars, dies at 55.
- Four Steamboats and a Free Bus: Newport's River Boom
The Ruth began regular runs, the Nancy returned, and new boat houses rose at the Stevens dock as Newport became the busy hub of Pend Oreille River traffic.
- The Birth of Ione
Stevens County commissioners officially certify the incorporation of the town of Ione following a successful local election.
- The County Would Keep Her for Life — If It Could Sell Her Land
After 18 years at the Stevens County poor farm, an Indigenous woman named Katherine Martin becomes the object of a bargain between county officials and the Indian department over her allotment.
- The Dry Wave Hits Stevens County
Voters mandate the closure of all saloons outside incorporated towns, forcing a major shift in local nightlife and commerce.
- The Bid That Didn’t Stick: Stevens County’s $219,500 Bond Deal Goes Bust
A Chicago bond house wins the county’s funding issue, then fails to make good; Denver’s Rollins Sons steps in with a premium bid.
- The Governor’s Ultimatum on Indigenous Land
Governor Isaac I. Stevens issues a public warning regarding unauthorized settlement on lands reserved for Indigenous use.
- Stevens County's First Prohibition Convention Vows to 'Kill the Saloon' for Good
Reformers from Newport and across Stevens County met in Colville, organized a permanent Prohibition party, and asked commissioners to stop licensing saloons outside town limits.
- He Fired a Salute—and Killed His Best Friend
Sam Kay was trying to greet J. McGraw before a hunting trip when a revolver shot struck McGraw in the stomach. Kay is in custody while the Stevens County coroner investigates.
- The House Rejects Treason Resolution
Tensions reach a boiling point in the territorial legislature as members debate the loyalty of Delegate Isaac I. Stevens during the onset of the Civil War.
- The Election That Decided Whether Stevens County Would Stay ‘Closed’
A county prosecuting attorney race turned on saloons and law enforcement, with the new officer’s supporters expecting a ‘wide open’ county—prompting a sharp rebuttal from the Newport press.
- A Stump in the Road Brings a $5,000 Lawsuit Against Stevens County
After a wagon wheel struck a stump on the LeClerc road, Mrs. K. P. Baker sues for a broken arm and surgical costs.
- The Assessor Followed the Law. Then the County Lawyer Sued — and the Taxpayers Got the Bill.
A Stevens County feud over exempting mortgages and county warrants from taxation turns into a straight-up election threat, reprinted from the Colville Statesman-Index.
- Sheriff and Editor Clash in Spokane
An intoxicated Sheriff and a local editor settle a long-standing journalistic feud with revolvers in downtown Spokane.
- A Stevens County Rancher Gets Word of a $7 Million Transvaal Inheritance
Richard Oehmigen of Hunters learned that relatives in Germany had named him heir to one-fifth of an uncle's distant estate—and took the news with remarkable calm.
- The Transit Case That Made the County Pay
A Stevens County surveyor ordered the tool he needed; commissioners refused the bill. The state Supreme Court said the county was liable.