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- 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 Kennewick Red Cross Mobilizes for War
Local women open new headquarters at the Commercial Club to begin a massive knitting effort to support troops in the trenches.
- Hotel de Copeland Opens Its Doors to Winter Drifters
As temperatures plummeted, Kennewick's city jail became a refuge for seventeen 'blanket boys,' highlighting the city's unofficial policy for managing homelessness during the deep freeze.
- A High-Stakes Carnival Chase
A hatless stranger dodges police bullets and makes a daring escape into a carnival tent.
- The State’s Missing Millions
A massive, systemic theft within the Industrial Insurance Commission leaves taxpayers and contractors to foot the bill while officials stay silent.
- The Call for Women on the School Board
An editorial push to break the all-male tradition of the local school board, arguing that a woman's perspective is essential for educational oversight.
- Voters Storm the Polls in Richland School Board Election
A heated school board race draws record-breaking turnout, sparking calls for more transparency in local governance.
- The Milk War of Kennewick
A local columnist blasts City Council's new dairy ordinance, warning it will bankrupt farmers and drive the regional creamery business to rival towns.
- 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.