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| Year | Stories |
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| 1892 | 1 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1905 | 72 |
| 1914 | 165 |
| 1915 | 193 |
| 1916 | 213 |
| 1917 | 184 |
| 1918 | 28 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
865 stories
- Kennewick Equips for Chain-Gang Labor
The city council implements a new ordinance requiring prisoners to serve their sentences performing hard labor on the streets.
- The Fight for Yakima Valley Water Rights
State officials abandon their opposition to federal reclamation investigations, clearing the way for government-led irrigation projects.
- Trapped on the Ridge: A Teamster's Harrowing Ordeal
After his wagon tipped on a sharp declivity, a local teamster spent an agonizing night trapped beneath his wheat load before being discovered and rushed to the hospital.
- The West's First Woman Police Officer
A daring new appointment brings a female officer onto the beat to clean up public behavior in her community.
- The Case for a Central Power Plant in Kennewick
A Seattle engineer argues that consolidating regional power generation in Kennewick could slash electricity rates.
- Local Contractor Wins Highway Bid Amid Board Debate
County Commissioners grapple with local versus lowest-cost bidding in the construction of the Kennewick-Finley Highway.
- The State’s $12 Million Land Swap
A major administrative agreement aims to consolidate state school lands from forest reserves to boost timber revenue.
- The Looming Strike Threatens the Harvest
Railroads impose an embargo on perishable shipments in Kennewick as a national strike deadline looms for Labor Day.
- The Exemption of Martin Garber
When a local man avoided the WWI draft to farm beans and fruit, the community demanded an explanation, forcing the draft board to release his records.
- The Dust That Cost a Dollar: Kennewick’s Summer of Dry Streets
With city coffers empty and saloon licenses expired, the Commercial Club faces a parching summer. Will business owners pay for water, or let the dust settle?
- The Great Strawberry Labor Scramble
As Kennewick prepares for its largest berry harvest in history, local growers are turning to the Exchange and coastal agencies to import hundreds of workers—specifically Japanese laborers—to handle the crop.
- The Mail-Order Menace: How Catalogs Were Killing Kennewick’s Main Street
A fiery editorial in the 1914 Courier-Reporter warns that buying from Montgomery Ward’s catalog is a betrayal of local commerce, arguing that every dollar sent to Chicago or New York directly causes the death of small-town merchants.
- The Railroad Tax Fight in Benton County
A Superior Court judge rejects the Northern Pacific Railway’s attempt to slash its tax bill on 160,000 acres of land, upholding the assessor's valuations.
- The Bank of Kennewick Shuts its Doors
Stockholders vote for voluntary liquidation, promising full repayment as local banking consolidation triggers a shift in town commerce.
- The Tragedy at the Northern Pacific Bridge
After a man is killed in a railway accident, the community is left searching for his toddler who has vanished.
- Kennewick Moves to Outlaw Itinerant Horse Traders
City council drafts a 'prohibitive' license ordinance to address a wave of petty thefts linked to transient trading camps.
- 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.
- Suspicious Fire at Standard Oil Plant
A locked gate was forced open and three horses perished in a midnight blaze that local authorities believe was no accident.
- 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.
- The Second Street Stand-Off
Property owners in early Kennewick push back against municipal street paving, citing hard times and 'over-improvement' concerns.
- Voters Approve Port of Kennewick District
A three-to-one victory secures public control of the riverfront, marking a new era for local infrastructure and development.
- Railroad Donates Unused Land to Feed the Unemployed
Facing economic hardship, local families receive temporary plots to turn vacant railroad land into gardens.
- Railroad Spur Blocked by City Council
Kennewick officials stall a proposed industrial track on Front Street, citing public access rights.
- The End of the Footpath Across the Columbia
Northern Pacific enforces a strict no-trespassing rule on the bridge between Kennewick and Pasco, severing a vital pedestrian link.
- The Fight for the Finley Highway
A political brawl between Benton County towns erupts over construction of a new permanent highway, pitting local taxpayers against county officials.
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