Religion
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Children donate stuffed animals, make up packages for children in foster care
MOSES LAKE — Children from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints East Moses Lake Stake brought in stuffe…
Wahluke community to hold prayer vigil on first day of school
MATTAWA — It’s no secret that young people starting the school year face a lot of negative influences. Some folks in Mattawa plan to counter some of that negat…
Dental caring
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church’s annual free dental clinic seems to be making a difference. About 100 people came through each da…
Brookdale Hearthstone restores chapel to use
MOSES LAKE — The chapel at Brookdale Hearthstone is blessed and ready to serve once again. “This is a sacred place,” said Pastor Rick Garcia. “This is a c…
Federal judge blocks WA law requiring clergy to report abuse learned in confession
(The Center Square) – A federal court on Friday blocked a new Washington state law requiring religious leaders in the state to report child abuse or neglect, e…
Moses Lake response to homelessness still in development
MOSES LAKE — What follows the closure of the Open Doors Sleep Center at the end of the month, and the role of the city of Moses Lake, is still under discussion…
Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the …
YoungLives offers support, friendship for teen moms
MOSES LAKE — It’s a Thursday night at the Moses Lake Alliance Church, and the teenagers are eating, doing crafts, talking and praying, just like any other fait…
COLUMN: The unforgettable Pope Francis
This week, His Holiness Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died. That’s not really surprising. He was 88 years old, and he’d been struggling with h…
‘Wherever there’s need’
MOSES LAKE — Some Moses Lake Christian Academy students are getting a little different education this week. “We’re on our Extended Learning Week, where…
WA bill mandating clergy report abuse clears Senate floor
OLYMPIA – Rachel Fisher’s parents sang kingdom melodies the day she was born. The sound of religion followed Fisher growing up, where her evenings began with r…
A career of grace
MOSES LAKE — Pastor Walter Klockers has a guiding principle: “This is Christ's Church, and I know my place.” It’s a part of the creed he maintains for his m…
Bill headed to WA Legislature would allow private family cemeteries
OLYMPIA — Washington could allow family burial plots on private property, according to a statement from the office of Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, who prefiled …
GALLERY: A look at Christmases past
COLUMBIA BASIN – Grant and Adams counties often show their best off when the holidays roll around each year. Local law enforcement agencies collect money for c…
‘More than we ask or imagine’
OTHELLO — “The days of our years are threescore years and ten,” the Biblical poet wrote in Psalm 90, but the Othello Church of the Nazarene, which celebrated t…
Lighting up the town
MOSES LAKE — The holiday tree in downtown Moses Lake will blaze up bigger and brighter this year.