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Benton County’s courthouse is the oldest county courthouse in Oregon still being used for its original purpose, according to a news release from the County. In use since 1889, the building no ...
Benton County officials decided to drop a $50 million new courthouse from the list of buildings they want to construct as part of a justice improvement bond measure, planned for May 2023. But that ...
Striking workers began at 8 a.m. Friday, marching from the Benton County Courthouse to City Hall. The union and county bargaining representatives met for a final day of mediation to try to reach a ...
Prosser had a fire in 2021 that burned its city hall and police station. Benton County had a picturesque courthouse that’s mostly vacant — 15 or fewer workers occupy the historic three-story ...
J.J. Smith with Smith's Bell and Clock Service communicates with Nathan Mitchell as they hoist supplies up to the clock tower at the Benton County Courthouse in Vinton on Aug. 4, 2015. The 1906 ...
FILE: The Benton County courthouse in Corvallis. Chris Lehman / KLCC. A union of Benton County employees ended its strike Wednesday, after reaching a tentative deal on a new contract.
Benton County Courthouse clock has been restored to original, historically accurate condition after a painstaking project. Here's how it was brought back to life.
FILE: The Benton County courthouse in Corvallis. Chris Lehman / KLCC. A union of Benton County employees went on strike at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Benton County had a picturesque courthouse that’s mostly vacant — 15 or fewer workers occupy the historic three-story building in the heart of Prosser.
It's weird walking into the Benton County Courthouse knowing everybody there knows what's going on with the charges. But I got a lot of support from people there as well." ...