On March 11, 2020 Yakima Health District officials announced the first positive COVID-19 cases in Yakima County. One month later, Yakima County has had 535 confirmed cases locally, with 21 deaths attributed to the virus. We’re only four weeks into our local COVID-19 outbreak, but already nearly everything about our daily lives has changed, from
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, April 7th. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Issuing an Arbor Day Proclamation Issuing a National Tele-Communicators Week Proclamation Extending the Mayor’s order declaring an emergency through May 7th. Instructing the Human Resources Director to move forward with a competitive recruitment process for a
During its regular meeting last night, Tuesday, the Yakima City Council extended an emergency declaration due to COVID-19. The Council’s action extends the declaration through Thursday, May 7th. Mayor Patricia Byers signed the initial emergency declaration on March 12th, which took effect immediately. Under state law, the full Council needed to ratify the declaration in
The City of Yakima’s Harman Center has heard from the community and is offering its first online class via Zoom. At 1:00 pm next Tuesday, April 14th, the Harman Center will offer a virtual class on essential oil, highlighting Eucalyptus. The class will be on Zoom. Contact Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards at 576-6402 or
In response to COVID-19, the City of Yakima’s Refuse Division needs the community’s help to ensure proper garbage collection and safety for Refuse Division staff and the public. The Division requests the following: ALL refuse be bagged, all lids closed and carts placed at the curb or alley by 6:00 am on the morning of
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, April 7th, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the April 7th regular meeting include: Issuing an Arbor Day Proclamation Considering a proclamation extending the Mayor’s order declaring an emergency and a resolution approving
Click the following link to see the April 2020 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – This month’s Issues Brief includes: The City of Yakima’s response to COVID-19 – Page 1 The Yakima community pulling together to express support for first responders – Page 2 Yakima Police Dept. tutorials for online reporting – Page 2
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Washington State Department of Health (DOH), and the Yakima Health District announced today that a former Yakima hospital will be used to help support the state’s COVID-19 response. “This is an example of a strong partnership from all levels of government to bring capacity to the health care system
La Agencia Federal de Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA), el Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH), y el Distrito de Salud de Yakima anunciaron hoy que se usará un antiguo hospital de Yakima para ayudar a apoyar la respuesta COVID-19 del estado. “Esto es en ejemplo de una asociación solida de todos los niveles
The City of Yakima’s dog park at Randall Park is closed indefinitely due to COVID-19 concerns. “Due to the high volume of users of our dog park at any given time, we have made the decision to close it in order to reduce social gatherings and the possible spread of COVID-19,” said Parks and Recreation
