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13 stories matching touchet
- The Touchet Farmers’ Revolt Against Water Monopolies
Tired of paying exorbitant fees to private irrigation companies, local farmers are going rogue—and going underground.
- The Touchet Cougar Hunt
A mountain lion has descended into the timber near Touchet, sparking a local hunt as livestock producers fear for their herds.
- A Desperate Chase Near Touchet
Two young boys accused of robbing a farmhouse are captured after a five-mile foot chase.
- The Blacksmith’s Last Ride: A Tragic Accident in Touchet
Coroner rules death 'pure accident' as community mourns S.F. Olsen, a stranger who found only brief friendship before his fatal encounter with a local hack line.
- The Touchet River Water Wars
A Waitsburg milling company heads to court to force the railroad to yield ground for a new mill race.
- The Blacksmith Who Wasn't: A Stranger’s Fatal Mistake in Walla Walla
S.F. Olson, a visitor from Touchet, died after being struck by a hack in downtown Walla Walla. His identity was only confirmed by a receipt from a local hardware store, leaving his family and origins unknown.
- Tragedy on the Touchet
A search through the streets of Waitsburg ends in sorrow as a vulnerable woman is found drowned.
- A Touchet Farmer Dodged Bullets When Armed Guards Mistook Him for an Escaped Convict
A rumor, a coatless pursuer, and a single shot on the railroad tracks — all for a neighbor riding home on a bay horse.
- Introducing a New Species to the Walla Walla Valley
Local farmer George F. Thomas is importing game birds from the Willamette Valley to enrich the landscape for future generations.
- The Heppner Flood Survivors Found
After being reported dead repeatedly, three orphaned grandchildren are finally recovered and brought home to safety.
- The Long Road to Right-of-Way
After four years of negotiations, Walla Walla County prepares to use eminent domain to build a road through a resistant farmer's land.
- The Political Price of a Civil War Oath
A local controversy erupted when a resident’s right to vote was challenged based on his previous service in the Missouri state militia.
- An Unexpected Huckleberry Picnic
A timber claim worker in the mountains above Dayton comes face-to-face with a 250-pound visitor while foraging for berries.