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  1. Will Yakima Growers Organize?

    A government-backed marketing plan for fruit crops is stalling because local growers refuse to engage with the system.

    Jun 29, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money

  2. The Fight to Cap Power Rates

    Cities across the Pacific Northwest clash with Pacific Power & Light in a landmark valuation hearing.

    Jun 18, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterYakima, Yakima CountyFollow the Money

  3. A Gas Well Roars to Life in the Sagebrush — and Yakima Comes to Watch

    Sixty North Yakima men drove out to a wildcat well 14 miles north of Benton City, where escaping gas hissed like a locomotive, then lit into a 20-foot tower of flame — and raised fresh hopes of oil under the desert. Spoiler: the gas wasn't there in commercial quantities yet.

    Jun 10, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterBenton City, Benton CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  4. The Sheep Herders Who Burned a Half-Million Dollars to Scare Coyotes

    For eighteen months a Rattlesnake Hills gas well blazed away at a herders' camp — until experts did the math and a three-cornered oil race began.

    Apr 13, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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