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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 165 |
| 1915 | 193 |
| 1916 | 208 |
| 1917 | 184 |
| 1918 | 28 |
778 stories
- Tallow Fire Destroys Slaughterhouse
A kitchen accident at a tallow rendering plant ruins the Dircksen slaughterhouse; bucket brigade saves nearby property.
- The Patriotism of Production
A wartime editorial debates whether local farmers are failing their country by exiting the livestock business during high feed costs.
- Benton County Takes State Fair Top Honors
Local students secure first place in the state industrial and manual training exhibition through collaborative effort.
- The Price of Admission
When a new federal war tax on admissions threatens cinema prices, the local Princess theater owner decides to absorb the cost rather than pass it to patrons.
- A Dangerous Fall for a Telephone Manager
A local utility manager is injured after a utility pole collapses during maintenance work.
- The Right to Vote for Water
A clarification on who can vote in the Columbia Irrigation district election highlights the importance of land ownership to civic participation.
- The War on Rumors: Why Your Knitting Still Matters
Military officials and the Red Cross pushed back against malicious rumors that soldiers didn't want, or were even discouraged from using, knitted goods from home.
- Kennewick High School Debaters Triumph
Despite a lackluster turnout and a challenging, dry subject, the local team secured a victory in the first state debate series.
- 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.
- Beating the Market Heat
While Portland’s cherry market faces a mid-summer crisis from extreme heat, Kennewick growers are already turning their attention to the next harvest.
- A Spud Surplus Warning
Government officials warn local growers of a glut in the potato market that threatens to make the coming season a losing venture.
- Kennewick’s First Service Flag Flies
A local garage honors its employees serving in the Great War with a new emblem of community pride.
- Sudden Death of Kansas Arrival
A man who came to Kennewick seeking health improvement passes away after a short, serious illness.
- Kennewick Mourns 'Big Harry' Hironaka
A longtime resident and laborer remembered for his immense strength passes away in Walla Walla.
- The Passing of a Columbia Valley Pioneer
Undertaker I. N. Mueller recovers the remains of Jas. B. P. Woodruff, an early settler of the region.
- The Subscriber’s Revenge
A reader cancels a decade-long subscription after the editor has the audacity to send a bill.
- A Sudden Quiet in Finley
A peaceful passing of a local resident marks a somber moment for the Finley neighborhood.
- A Community Mourns: The Death of Ethel Horton
A beloved young Kennewick woman passes away after a two-month illness, leaving behind a grieving family and a husband.
- The Tragedy of Mrs. M. J. Williams
A beloved mother passes away in Portland after seeking medical help, leaving the community in mourning.
- Pioneer of the Valley Dies at 80
William McGuire, a Civil War veteran and longtime Hover resident, leaves behind a sprawling family legacy of 59 descendants.
- The Kennewick Home Front's Massive Effort for the War
Local D.A.R. auxiliary members finish an immense volunteer campaign, supplying thousands of essential items for Red Cross relief and state troops.
- Rejected by the Navy, Local Youth Persists in Pursuit of Service
After two medical rejections, a persistent young man finally clears his physical exam for military enlistment.
- Kennewick Plans Benefit Ball for Belgian Relief
The Commercial Club organizes a dance to support humanitarian aid efforts during the early months of the Great War.
- A Barber's Final Journey
The community mourns the loss of John Morgan Buckingham, a dedicated barber and long-time resident of the Garden Tracts.
- Tragedy Strikes Local Youth Over Simple Infection
A 16-year-old resident has succumbed to rapid blood poisoning following a minor facial infection, leaving the community in mourning.