'Very dark couple of weeks': Morgues and hospitals overflow

Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the pandemic, engulfing families in grief, filling newspaper obituary pages and testing the capacity of morgues, funeral homes and hospitals.

At Lewis funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that the voting rights and equal opportunity the late civil rights icon championed are threatened heading into the 2020 election.

At Lewis funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that the voting rights and equal opportunity the late civil rights icon championed are threatened heading into the 2020 election.

Myanmar mourns, protests after crackdown's deadliest day yet

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Mourners flocked to the funerals of those killed in the deadliest day of a crackdown on protests of last month's coup in Myanmar, as demonstrators, uncowed by the violence, returned to the streets Sunday to press their demands for a return to democracy.

2 Hispanic churches and too many tears: 100 COVID-19 deaths

NEW YORK (AP) — One is a Roman Catholic church in Queens; the other, a Lutheran church in Manhattan. But the COVID-19 pandemic has united the two Hispanic congregations in grief.

Mournful Mabton falls to Broncos

Vikings attend fellow student funeral before game

Robert (Bob) A. Hampton

Robert (Bob) A. Hampton, of Othello, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

Dorse Miles Oman

Dorse Miles Oman 1913 — 2006

LeRoy Countryman

LeRoy Countryman, 72, a beloved, long-time resident of Moses Lake passed away peacefully with his family at his side on April 9, 2011, in Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA. He was born April 13, 1938 to Lloyd and Josephine Countryman in Arlington, WA.

Sandra Evelyn Frazier

Sept. 18, 1936 - May 10, 2022

Sandra Evelyn Frazier was born on September 18th, 1936 in Fort Ripley, Minnesota. This was during the time of the Great Depression, where nothing was taken for granted. That was something she carried with her all of her life. If Sandy came across something, she would find it a purpose or a multipurpose. She'd say, "Let's not be wasteful."...

Fear for fun: Othello Straw Maze scares through October

OTHELLO — Lily McIndoe knew exactly what she wanted to be Friday night, and she gave careful instructions to Stephanie Carl, who was painting her face.

Hundreds at church flout COVID-19 gatherings ban

CENTRAL, La. (AP) — Hundreds of people flouted Louisiana's COVID-19 ban on gatherings, coming on buses and in personal vehicles to the first of three Sunday services at their church a day after New Orleans police broke up a funeral gathering of about 100 people.

Cruz urges DOJ to watch for religious discrimination in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz is urging the Justice Department “to closely monitor New York City” for potential religious discrimination amid the pandemic after its mayor singled out “the Jewish community” following the breakup of a large gathering of Orthodox Jews.

End of lockdown to uncork pent-up mourning for the lost

PARIS (AP) — As body after body has passed through his rubber-gloved hands, sealed in double-layered bags for disposal, Paris undertaker Franck Vasseur has become increasingly concerned about the future after the coronavirus pandemic.

End of lockdown to uncork pent-up mourning for the lost

PARIS (AP) — As body after body has passed through his rubber-gloved hands, sealed in double-layered bags for disposal, Paris undertaker Franck Vasseur has become increasingly concerned about the future after the coronavirus pandemic.

End of lockdown to uncork pent-up mourning for the lost

PARIS (AP) — As body after body has passed through his rubber-gloved hands, sealed in double-layered bags for disposal, Paris undertaker Franck Vasseur has become increasingly concerned about the future after the coronavirus pandemic.

End of lockdown to uncork pent-up mourning for the lost

PARIS (AP) — As body after body has passed through his rubber-gloved hands, sealed in double-layered bags for disposal, Paris undertaker Franck Vasseur has become increasingly concerned about the future after the coronavirus pandemic.

Thai city copes with sorrowful fallout from mass shooting

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country's worst mass shooting in an hourslong siege at a shopping mall.

Iran's president warns lockdowns could lead to protests

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that lockdowns meant to curb the spread of the pandemic could lead to street protests over economic problems, his website reported.

Marion E. Wood

Marion E. Wood passed away Oct. 15, 2007, in Spokane.