McNeill
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- Jun 22, 1889F.A. Nadeau Favors Belt Line Over City Track ControlAs Seattle rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1889, railroad managers and city officials butted heads over who would control the lifeblood of the growing port: the tracks on Railroad Avenue.Railroad Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Apr 26, 1894The Search for a Missing BoyAn investigation into a missing child leads to rumors of a boy living among Indigenous people near Kupper Inlet.Bellingham, WA
- Dec 14, 1916The Dark-Lantern Courthouse Deal That Split Benton CountyTwo defeated commissioners pushed a $125,000 courthouse bond through in thirty minutes, and Kennewick's editor saw a county-seat conspiracy — and a raid on the taxpayers' treasury.Prosser, WA
- Dec 14, 1916The Sunday Bond Deal That Split Benton CountyTwo commissioners secretly arranged a courthouse bond sale, and a courtroom fight over lost premiums exposed how far they went to keep the third commissioner—and the public—in the dark.Prosser, WA
- Jan 4, 1917They Spent $1,500 of Taxpayers’ Money to Fight the RecallA Kennewick editor demands a stronger recall law after two county officials allegedly used public funds to thwart voters—and kept their offices while the election played out.Kennewick, WA
- Jan 4, 1917The Lame-Duck Courthouse Deal That a Judge Had to StopBenton County's outgoing commissioners rammed through a courthouse contract and a $9,500 payment in their final hours — and the next morning the state Supreme Court's restraining order landed on the table.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Jan 4, 1917The Courthouse Contract Benton County Couldn't SwallowCommissioners Clements and McNeill let a courthouse contract and issued a warrant without advertising for bids. A judge said they were within the law; the Courier-Reporter said the taxpayers would remember.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Jan 5, 1917The Great Benton County Courthouse StandoffAs outgoing commissioners race to lock in a controversial courthouse contract, taxpayers secure a last-minute injunction to halt the scheme.Prosser, WA
- Jan 11, 1917Benton County Commissioners Clash Over Special CounselA heated debate between commissioners reveals deep-seated regional rivalries between Kennewick and Prosser.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Jan 12, 1917Commissioners Defy Court Order on Courthouse ConstructionTwo Benton County commissioners pushed ahead with a massive construction contract despite a judicial injunction, sparking a direct challenge to the court's authority.Prosser, WA
- Feb 1, 1917The Never-Ending Court House Legal WarA legal stalemate in Benton County leaves lawyers, litigants, and commissioners in a dizzying spiral of injunctions and contempt charges.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 8, 1922A Constitutional Deadlock in Benton CountyA dispute over an appointed county commissioner’s term creates a legal stalemate between state law and the constitution.Prosser, WA