December 2, 2022, 4:57pm Clark County News
Former state Sen. Don Benton isn’t ready give up on his bid for the Clark County Council just yet. Earlier this week, Benton formally requested a partial recount in the… Read story
May 16, 2022, 11:09am Clark County News
Filing week for the August primary and November general election began Monday, as candidates stepped forward to seek county and state offices. Read story
March 31, 2022, 12:00pm Clark County News
Although filing week for candidates planning to run for office in November is still more than a month away, three Clark County residents have already thrown their hat in the ring for county council seats. Read story
March 1, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News
The initial list of candidates seeking to replace outgoing county Councilor Eileen Quiring O’Brien included some familiar names, including former state senator and county environmental health director Don Benton. Read story
September 16, 2021, 5:22pm Clark County News
Clark County officials were mostly mum Thursday about a $1.4 million settlement agreement with former employees Don Benton, Christopher Clifford and Susan Rice, who claimed they were wrongfully terminated by the county after filing a whistleblower lawsuit in 2016. Read story
September 15, 2021, 5:45pm Clark County News
The Clark County Council has agreed to pay Don Benton and two other former county employees $1.4 million less than four months after a jury awarded the trio $693,998 in a wrongful termination lawsuit. Read story
July 14, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News
Attorneys for Clark County have filed a notice of appeal after Don Benton, the former director of the now-defunct Department of Environmental Services, and two of his former employees prevailed in their lawsuit against the county in May. Read story
May 17, 2021, 6:26pm Clark County News
Clark County provided no explanation for why it “utterly failed” its human resources policies when it laid off Don Benton, then the director of the now-defunct Department of Environmental Services, and two subordinates, the trio’s attorney argued Monday. Read story
May 6, 2021, 6:51pm Clark County News
A former county employee who helped carry out the layoffs of Don Benton and two of his employees told a jury Thursday she was never concerned the trio was terminated for being whistleblowers. Read story
May 3, 2021, 6:22pm Clark County News
Jury selection began Monday in a lawsuit against Clark County being pursued by Don Benton — a former Republican state senator, county official and Trump appointee — and two former county employees. Read story