Through it all, the 1899 building remains the second-oldest courthouse still in use in Oregon. The Polk County Courthouse in Dallas was designed by Delos D. Neer, who also designed the Benton ...

Eric D. Beck is accused of disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, harassment and assault. Police say Beck set off the Polk County Courthouse fire alarm about 2:40 p.m., triggering the building's ...

Dallas is the largest city in Polk County, ... It was built in 1898 after the previous county courthouse burned was destroyed during a fire the year before, ... Rock for the clock tower, ...

Brian Dalton is the former mayor of Dallas in Polk County, Oregon. For more than 70 years, ... The courthouse is a prominent landmark in downtown Dallas. This photo was taken in 2022.

It's not 1955 and we're not in Hill Valley, but a clock has been struck by lightning. The Polk County Courthouse clock was most likely struck by lightning early Wednesday morning around 3:50 a.m.

Polk County will hold a public hearing Feb. 10 for a franchise for the proposed regional solid waste transfer facility in Rickreall. The public can testify in person at the hearing scheduled to ...

( Brittany Sowacke - Staff Photographer ) The former Dallas County courthouse tower was rebuilt and finished in 2007. The courthouse now houses the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture.

There are many good reasons why Polk County voters should vote yes on Nov. 5 to authorize an $81 million bond issue for expanded court facilities. One of the best reasons is that the money will ...

HEPPNER, Ore. — The dome is back home atop the historic Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner. Spectators gathered this week as crews raised the newly renovated clock and bell tower into place, re ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is ending 24-hour patrols after absorbing the loss of two more deputies. Citizens increasingly will have to report crime by phone or online.

Russell Allen Littleton was sentenced to nearly 32 years in prison for starting a fire inside a liquor store in Dallas, causing severe damage to the property and endangering the lives of numerous r… ...

While crews are nearly finished restoring the historic Morrow County Courthouse clock tower in Heppner, prison inmates in Pendleton put their expertise to the test by returning the actual clock to ...