A free service is available to Yakima area residents that provides emergency alerts via voice or text communications. Offered by Everbridge, the service is the emergency notification system for Yakima Valley Emergency Management. “I encourage City of Yakima residents to sign up for this system so they can stay in the know when there are

Entries are being accepted for the St. Patrick’s Day Iron Chef competition at the City of Yakima’s Harman Center. The free Iron Chef & Dance event will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Friday, March 15th. Iron Chef competitors will be asked to provide samples of an Irish cuisine item. Guinness Beer must

Daylight saving time will officially begin at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 10th. Clocks are set ahead one hour and many people set their clocks to “spring forward” before they go to bed the night before, in this case Saturday, March 9th. When you change your clocks, the National Safety Council suggests also taking the

Street light outages are just one of many issues City of Yakima residents and businesses can report through the Yak Back application at https://www.yakimawa.gov/yak-back/ or on the front page of the City’s website, https://www.yakimawa.gov/ “It has been a tremendous tool for the community to help identify and report issues,” said City Manager Cliff Moore. “It

The City of Yakima Parks and Recreation Commission will seek community input for the Martin Luther King Jr. Park pool feasibility study during its regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, March 13th. “I look forward to hearing comments and questions from the public during the Commission’s meeting,” said Councilmember Kay Funk, the City Council’s

The Yakima Police Department (YPD) will host a Coffee with a Cop event on Wednesday, March 13th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. YPD’s Coffee with a Cop will be at Tom Tom Espresso at the Soda Fountain, 2105 Tieton Drive. “The mission of Coffee with a Cop is to break down the barriers between

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, March 5th. Action by the Council yesterday included: Approving a rezone application submitted for 5231 W. Powerhouse Road. Receiving an update on the Yakima Police Chief search. Discussing Yakima School District joint meeting priorities. Approving an ordinance that, effective April 16th, changes the start time

The City of Yakima is now receiving applications for Fiscal Year 2020 lodging tax & tourism promotion grant funds. May 1st is the application deadline. The City of Yakima’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) will review applications during its meeting on Thursday, May 16th, and forward its recommendations to the Yakima City Council for review

Water main repairs will result in traffic restrictions on Washington Avenue between 24th Avenue and 16th Avenue from tomorrow, Wednesday, March 6th through Wednesday, March 13th.  Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the project