Laura Cooper’s family stand by a birdhouse pole with a plaque dedicating the Laura Cooper Memorial Playground at W.F. Morrison Elementary in Troy Friday. Family members said Cooper’s love of animals made the memorial especially appropriate. Pictured are, from left: (back) Roger Williams, Ned Miller, Jason Williams, Jennifer Williams, David Cooper, Bonnie Miller and Jackson Williams; (front) Riley McNew, Jamisen Williams and Holden Cooper. (Ben Kibbey/The Western Ne…

September 18, 2018