The students of Southwestern Community College are planning an evening candlelight service to celebrate the lives of Halsie Barnes and Ella Leonard on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, beginning at 8:15 p.m., at the Spartan softball field on the north side of the Creston campus.

The service starts at 8:15 p.m., and will be followed by the candlelight vigil. Pastors and counselors will be present if individuals need to talk. The public is invited to attend.

Feel free to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Barnes and Leonard, both SWCC students, sustained fatal injuries in a car accident on Friday, July 21, near Afton.