GALLERY: Memorial Day memories
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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
Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.