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| Year | Stories |
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| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1918 | 2 |
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- Tension Over Water Rights in the Horse Heaven Hills
Landowners and irrigation developers meet in Prosser to resolve conflicting claims to the Klickitat River, highlighting the ongoing struggle for water rights in the region.
- Will the War Break the Apple Market?
As the Great War erupts in Europe, a leading fruit distributor warns Kennewick growers that panic is their greatest threat.
- The Port of Kennewick's Grandiose Ambitions
A citizen questions whether the proposed harbor improvements are a necessary investment or a financial burden that will outlast the town’s needs.
- The Collapse of a Reclamation Dream
A major land development company in Pasco enters receivership as debts mount and the promise of irrigated fruit prosperity stalls.
- The River That Walked
When the Columbia River froze solid, Hanford residents bypassed the ferry and walked across the ice to their ranches.
- Railroad Company Offers Land for 'Preparedness' Gardens
Facing a national food supply crisis, a local rail line offers employees rent-free access to vacant property to plant victory gardens.
- The Battle for the Columbia: Kennewick Stakes Its Claim
An editorial battle between rival river towns heats up as Kennewick pushes for a new port district to secure dominance over Pasco.
- Richland's Dairy Future
Farmers in the Richland district pivot from hay sales to high-value dairy production and modernized silage techniques.
- Richland Strawberry Growers Organize Against Middlemen
Strawberry farmers in Richland are banding together to bypass established marketing associations and are calling for Kennewick growers to unite with them to control local fruit prices.
- Kennewick Crushes Liberty Loan Goal
Despite being a community of borrowers rather than investors, local residents exceed their financial quota to support the war effort.
- The Hard-Won Lessons of Irrigating the Desert
An editorial reflection on the struggle to transform the arid sagebrush of the Columbia Valley into productive farmland through experimental science.
- Kennewick Women Organize to Aid the Needy
A local charitable effort reveals hidden poverty in the community, prompting a call for the destitute to set aside pride and seek help.
- Prosser Pump Owners Seek Irrigation District Exclusion
Prosser commissioners rule that landowners cannot dodge the irrigation district while holding onto private water rights.
- The Price of a Perfect Apple
How the struggle to market 'seconds and culls' reveals the hidden cracks in the Pacific Northwest’s fruit economy.
- The Mountain Snow Is Already Gone: A Warning of Record Low Water
State hydraulic engineer Marvin Chase tells irrigators to clean every canal and lateral now, because this summer's ditches may run lower than any on record.
- Strawberry Growers Face Pressure to Unite
A sharp-tongued editorial from the Kennewick Courier-Reporter calls out local fruit growers who refuse to join the cooperative marketing union.
- They Spent $1,500 of Taxpayers’ Money to Fight the Recall
A Kennewick editor demands a stronger recall law after two county officials allegedly used public funds to thwart voters—and kept their offices while the election played out.
- The Insurance Man Saved the Fire Department
The council wanted to shrink Kennewick's volunteer fire crew to eight men — until a state insurance surveyor pointed out that fewer firefighters meant higher premiums for everyone in town.
- The River That Could Be: Kennewick’s Bold Bid to Become a Port City
In 1914, local leaders mobilized a massive delegation to Portland, betting that the new Celilo Canal would transform their dusty town into a major shipping hub.
- Kennewick’s Merchants Are Losing the Town to the Mail-Order Catalogue
A Courier-Reporter editor counts the local ads that never ran—and blames Kennewick shopkeepers, not distant catalogue houses, for the trade slipping away.
- The War Department Drafted the Newspaper Editor
Washington picked the Courier-Reporter to run the national 'Smileage' coupon drive in the Kennewick district — and the high school's Senior Ten volunteered to sell the books at the Finley store and the Hover post office.
- The Night Kennewick Didn't Show
A Finley Grange fair meant to buy a piano turns into a bitter lesson in small-town loyalty, with only two Kennewick families in the hall.
- Dairymen Tour the Valley to Learn the Gospel of the Silo
Thirty farmers from Richland and Kennewick spend a day inspecting five kinds of silos and hearing state experts explain how to keep winter feed from molding.