Inslee orders state, health care workers to get vaccine

SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee is ordering all state government employees and health care workers across Washington to become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 or risk losing their jobs.

Kenneth L. ‘Ken’ Dart

Kenneth L. Dart, beloved son, brother, husband, father and friend passed away Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at the age of 62.

James (Jim) M. Smith

James (Jim) M. Smith of Ephrata, Washington, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 24, 2021, at the age of 69.

Raymond Donovan, Reagan's former labor secretary, dies at 90

NEW VERNON, N.J. (AP) — Raymond Donovan, a construction company executive who resigned as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor following grand larceny and other charges of which he was later acquitted by a jury, died last week. He was 90.

Raymond Donovan, Reagan's former labor secretary, dies at 90

NEW VERNON, N.J. (AP) — Raymond Donovan, a construction company executive who resigned as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor following grand larceny and other charges of which he was later acquitted by a jury, died last week. He was 90.

Raymond Donovan, Reagan's former labor secretary, dies at 90

NEW VERNON, N.J. (AP) — Raymond Donovan, a construction company executive who resigned as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor following grand larceny and other charges of which he was later acquitted by a jury, died last week. He was 90.

Brenda Joyce Valentine

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Brenda Joyce Valentine, 72, a resident of Moses Lake, Washington, on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Washington, of COVID-19 complications.

Ralph William Fleming

August 6, 1929 - July 8, 2022

Ralph William Fleming, 92, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away July 8, 2022 at the Good Samaritan- Silver Wood Village of Silverton. He was born August 6, 1929 in Lewellen, Nebraska; Ralph was the son of Arthur LeRoy and Nellie Elizabeth (Bennett) Fleming.

James Takayuki Nanto

March 6, 1939 – August 15, 2022

James T. Nanto, 83, and his wife Debbie died in a tragic house fire on Aug. 15, 2022. Jim was born in Hardin, Montana on March 6, 1939, the second son of Tom Kiyoshi and Frances Nobuko Nanto. He enjoyed life in rural Montana until the eighth grade, when he moved to Moses Lake, Washington, and graduated from Moses Lake High School. While in Moses Lake, Jim joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he served in many positions, including bishop, high councilor and missionary in Brazil. He graduated from DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago and, after serving in the Air National Guard, worked there as a civilian until he retired. Jim’s home always was filled with music. He played the violin, taught orchestra, led choirs, gave private lessons and sang duets with Debbie. He left a legacy of music that continues through his descendants...

Mary Guzman

Mary was born in Denver, Colorado in 1932 to Joe and Barbarita Barrios. In the mid-1940s, as a family, they migrated to Toppenish, Washington.

Louise Fleming

Louise Opal Fleming, 90, of Silverton, Idaho, passed away surrounded by her beloved family, on April 26, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society- Silver Wood Village of Silverton.

Leroy James Schaapman

Leroy James Schaapman, 58, of Quincy, Washington passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at Quincy Valley Medical Center from heart failure.

Jesse Manuel Puente

Jesse Manuel Puente, 74, of Quincy, Washington passed away following a brief illness on Feb. 11, 2022, in Yuma, Arizona.

Joseph Paul Warnick

Joseph Paul Warnick of Moses Lake died March 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Blanca Alvarado

Blanca Alvarado, longtime resident of Moses Lake, passed away at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane on Friday Feb. 4, 2022.

Lavonne 'Kay' Carrell

Lavonne “Kay” Carrell, 64, sadly passed away Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Moses Lake, Washington.

Carolyn Frances (O’Shea) Carpenter

Carolyn Frances (O’Shea) Carpenter was born on Sept. 20, 1938, in Wapato, Washington, to Rosalie and Theodore O’Shea.

Greek WWII resistance hero Manolis Glezos dies at 97

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Manolis Glezos, a Greek World War II resistance hero, who remained active in politics into his nineties, has died in Athens. He was 97.

Canadian PM's wife has recovered from coronavirus illness

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife said Saturday that she has recovered from being ill from COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Canadian PM's wife has recovered from coronavirus illness

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife said Saturday that she has recovered from being ill from COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus.