Commercial flights will resume this evening at the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field, but the air traffic control tower at the airport is closed because of damage it sustained during a motor vehicle accident early Friday morning. FAA inspectors have determined the control tower cannot be occupied at this time because structural support beams inside it … Continued
Work continues on the Nelson Dam removal and replacement project and will result in temporary road closures next week. Work scheduled to continue next week includes pouring concrete for a new fish screen structure. The work requires temporary closure of South Naches Road at Powerhouse Road. This closure will start at 6:00 am and end … Continued
Commercial flights at Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field are temporarily canceled due to a motor vehicle accident early this morning, Friday, May 20th, that resulted in serious injuries to the driver and passenger. At about 3:00 am this morning, the driver of a vehicle traveling at an extremely high rate of speed eastbound on Washington Avenue … Continued
The City of Yakima Harman Center will celebrate its 18th anniversary with an open house from 1:30 pm to 3:45 pm this Friday, May 20th. “We will provide tours of the center and talk about all of fun things we have going on,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. Cake and punch will be served. … Continued
Click the following link for a news release issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announcing the first round of 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants – FAA Invests Millions to Build Safer, More Accessible Airports Across the U.S. | Federal Aviation Administration Among the grant recipients is Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field. The local airport will receive … Continued
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 17th. Action taken by the Council included: Approving an agreement with the Millennium Foundation to install mosaic art at Miller Park; Authorizing grant agreement acceptance from the Department of Commerce through the Community Law Enforcement Partnership Program to implement the “Community Action Days” program; … Continued
Abating/cleaning 1,336 incidents of graffiti, clearing over 35 tons of garbage and removing 563 grocery carts are some of the City of Yakima Clean City Program activities during the first three months of 2022. The Yakima City Council received a report on the program in its agenda packet for the May 17th meeting. Click Coversheet … Continued
Water line work will result in temporary water outages and traffic restrictions on North 3rd Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and West D Street starting Tuesday, May, 17th through Friday, May 20th. Work on the project will begin each day at around 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. City of Yakima water customers in the … Continued
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022. Agenda items for the May 17th regular meeting include: Proclamations for Police Week and Correctional Week Recognition of Councilmember Cousens for earning an Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership An agreement with the Millennium Foundation to install mosaic art … Continued
