Benton County Board of County Commissioners
Named in 4 stories. Back to all names
- Jul 15, 1915Benton County Sets Vote on Horse Heaven Irrigation DistrictAfter years of frustration, landowners push for an official irrigation district, hoping to finally turn arid plateaus into productive farms.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 8, 1916Benton County Commissioners Caught in Courthouse Bond ScandalChairman J. B. Clements and Commissioner Alex. McNeill face an injunction after allegedly pushing through a $125,000 bond issue for a new courthouse without public consent.Prosser, WA
- Dec 28, 1916Whose Ox Gets Gored: Kennewick Draws the Line on County Bridge BondsA Prosser editor's jab over a Columbia River bridge bond prompts the Kennewick Courier-Reporter to deny it ever sought a bridge — and to attack commissioners' power to borrow without a vote.Kennewick, WA
- Jan 11, 1917The Prosecutor Picked Prosser: Kennewick Demands His ResignationBenton County's prosecuting attorney tells the commissioners he is 'prejudiced in favor of Prosser' in the court house bond fight — and the Kennewick editor says a public official has no right to a favorite side.Kennewick, WA