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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 2 |
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- Reckless Cowboys Cause Carriage Wreck
A family carriage is overturned near the Columbia River after being set upon by a group of rowdy horsemen.
- The Fight to Reopen the River
As high costs of living plague local farmers, the Courier-Reporter calls on the fisheries commission to restore public fishing rights on the lower Yakima River.
- Fatal Fall from the N. P. Bridge
A traveling salesman loses his life after catching his foot on a protruding bolt while crossing the bridge between Pasco and Kennewick.
- The Woman Who Swung on the Belt
A draft at the Aberdeen planing mill caught Mrs. F.M. Campbell’s dress, lifting her off her feet and spinning her around a shaft—her screams were the only thing that saved her life.
- Brush Fire Consumes Hay and Hog Pens at Costello Ranch
A routine cleanup of orchard waste turns into a local disaster when a sudden wind catches the rancher's winter feed supply.
- A Quick-Thinking Child Saves the Barn
A young girl's keen observation stops a potential disaster when she spots a fire catching in the hayloft of her family's barn.
- The Great Jack Rabbit Roundup
Over 250 hunters converged on the Two Rivers country for a massive, organized drive against the jack rabbit population.
- The Midnight Ambush at Benton City
Two alert clerks scare off burglars at a local store, but their midnight pursuit ends in a stumble and a flurry of gunfire.
- The Rapid Rise of the Kennewick Valley Club
Valley farmers organize, design, and break ground on a new clubhouse in less than two weeks, planning to complete the project with donated labor.
- The Great November Freeze
An early, record-breaking cold snap catches Kennewick farmers unprepared, endangering the apple harvest and shipping logistics.
- The Artisan Hotel Lost to Flames
A morning blaze leaves a local landmark in ruins, with early-rising travelers suspected of accidental negligence.
- The Great Finley Coyote Hunt
When a rabid animal terrorized a local farmyard, the community mobilized with every firearm in their possession to track it down.
- She Kept Her Feet on the Ledge: A Former Kennewick Woman Pulls Three Swimmers Out of the Palouse
Two girls and a young man went down in a hidden hole in the Palouse River, and one rescuer after another failed — until Mrs. George A. Fairchild waded in and hauled all three to shore.
- A Sanitary Sermon for Kennewick
City Health Officer F.M. Crosby issues a biblical-style list of ten ordinances to combat filth and disease.
- The Town That Forgot to Celebrate
Kennewick's editor warns that civic apathy is turning the community into a ghost town, one canceled event at a time.