Articles from the July 3, 2020 edition

Updated Jul 15, 2020

Larry Baker Van Buren, 88, of Kahlotus, passed away June 30, 2020. Born Nov. 15, 1931, in Pasco, Wash., he grew up in Kahlotus, but finished his last two years of high school in Walla Walla before attending Washington State College in Pullman. Larry was drafted into the U.S. Navy and served from 1952-56 in the Korean War before returning to Eastern Washington to farm in the Dayton area. He later met Shirley, and they were married Oct. 2, 1966, in Odessa, Wash. Together, they...