GALLERY: Memorial Day memories
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 4 months AGO
Community members place memorial flags on graves at Valley View Memorial Park in Soap Lake on Memorial Day 2024.
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People gather at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery for a ceremony in remembrance of veterans in 2023.
The grave of U.S. Army Air Force Major and World War II veteran Perry D. Brown is decorated for Memorial Day 2024.
Veterans Operation Creation choir members sing during the Quincy Memorial Day observances last year.
Commemorative roses were laid at the base of the Forgotten Heroes Memorial in Moses Lake on Memorial Day 2020.
Members of American Legion Post 28 in Ephrata fire a 21-gun salute in honor of the veterans buried at the Ephrata Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony in 2024.
Marcia Cordell places flowers on the graves of her in-laws Waco and Naomi Cordell at the 2020 Memorial Day ceremony at Pioneer Memorial Gardens in Moses Lake.
COLUMBIA BASIN — On the last Monday of May, Americans across the nation, and across the Basin, come together to honor those who have fallen in their country’s service. The Columbia Basin Herald will have coverage of this year’s solemnities in tomorrow’s edition; meanwhile, here are some scenes from Memorial Days past.
People gather at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery for a ceremony in remembrance of veterans in 2023.
The grave of U.S. Army Air Force Major and World War II veteran Perry D. Brown is decorated for Memorial Day 2024.
Veterans Operation Creation choir members sing during the Quincy Memorial Day observances last year.
Commemorative roses were laid at the base of the Forgotten Heroes Memorial in Moses Lake on Memorial Day 2020.
Members of American Legion Post 28 in Ephrata fire a 21-gun salute in honor of the veterans buried at the Ephrata Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony in 2024.
Marcia Cordell places flowers on the graves of her in-laws Waco and Naomi Cordell at the 2020 Memorial Day ceremony at Pioneer Memorial Gardens in Moses Lake.ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
Kennewick woman killed in Othello-area collision
OTHELLO — A Kennewick woman was killed when she ran into a semitruck at the intersection of SR 26 and South Booker Road early Thursday morning.
State Route 26 closed due to fatality collision
OTHELLO — State Route 26 is closed due to a fatality collision between a car and a semitruck near South Booker Road about four miles east of Othello, according to information from the Washington State Patrol and the Washington Department of Transportation. The road was closed about 6:30 a.m., according to the WSDOT. This is a developing story and more information will be added as it becomes available.
Coeur d'Alene to host fair housing training
Event takes place at public library in October
In this spirit, the city of Coeur d’Alene will soon provide a free “Fair Housing and Hot Topics” training. Partnering with Intermountain fair Housing Council, the event is slated for noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library Community Room, 702 E. Front Ave.