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The third piece of the Frontier Middle School memorial thanking the school staff, emergency personnel, medical professionals, mental health staff and the community for caring for students. The memorial also acknowledges Jon Lane, the teacher who intervened that day.

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'It never goes away’
February 2, 2026 4 a.m.

'It never goes away’

Three decades after Frontier tragedy, Moses Lake heals the way it always has — quietly, together

MOSES LAKE — Three decades after the tragedy at Frontier Middle School on Feb. 2, 1996, Moses Lake is still healing – quietly, together and steadily. Sunday the community gathered for “We Remember,” a 30‑year commemoration at Frontier Middle School, not to relive the trauma, but to honor the strength, unity and continued care that followed it.