While we at the Courier-Herald try to pick the most impactful stories in our year roundup, they may not always be the most widely read. The following are this year’s most-read stories online:

1) “A new major airport on the Plateau? Commission briefed on potential site near Enumclaw” – 5,806 pageviews

2) Opinion: “A major Enumclaw airport is being proposed. We must resist.” – 5,168 pageviews

3) “King County will pay $2.5 million in settlement to family of Anthony Chilcott” – 4,251 pageviews

4) “Investigators find fatal 2020 police shooting of Carbonado man justified” – 4,163 pageviews

5) “Crews closing US 12 and SR 123 near Mount Rainier as Goat Rocks wildfire grows” – 4,029 pageviews

6) “Four ESD schools on modified lockdown” – 3,976 pageviews

7) “The Sequel bookseller arrested on suspicion for child porn possession” – 3,699 pageviews

8) “Don’t let COVID put your fitness on hold” – 3,280 pageviews

9) “Enumclaw, White River school district levy results” – 2,910 pageviews

10) “Maple Valley driver arrested after passenger dies in crash” – 2,780 pageviews

HONORABLE MENTION

• Opinion: “We simply can’t discuss politics or religion. Here’s the reason.” – 4,162

This column receives an honorable mention because it has been more widely read than many of our 2022 articles, but it was published in 2019.