Schedule changes for Yakima Transit’s Route 8 will take effect on Monday, October 22nd. “We are changing the schedule to better serve our passengers,” said Yakima Transit Manager Alvie Maxey. Changes in Route 8’s schedule can be found at https://yakimatransit.org/new-changes-to-route-8/ Route 8 began service earlier this year, incorporating areas within the City of Yakima previously

Work is wrapping up on a second City of Yakima landscaping project that will conserve water. The current project involves installing irrigation lines and plants that require little water in landscaping areas around the City of Yakima’s Public Works Division at 2301 Fruitvale Blvd. “There is a two-fold purpose: One is to conserve water and

The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, October 16th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the October 16th regular meeting include: Presenting a Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation. Receiving reports from the Council Public Safety Committee and Council Economic

Monday, October 15th marks the end of another irrigation season for the vast majority of the residential and business customers served by the City of Yakima’s irrigation system.  That’s the day the system operated by the City’s Water/Irrigation Division will be shut off until next spring. The few other irrigation systems in the area that

The public is invited to participate in the Harman Center’s first Halloween Blood Drive scheduled for 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday, October 26th. “It is a Halloween-themed blood drive, so people are welcome to dress up in costume if they’d like,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. “We’ll have the Harman Center decorated

A repaving project will close a portion of Englewood Avenue this week. Englewood will be closed in both directions from 44th Avenue to 48th Avenue from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm starting Wednesday morning, October 10th, and continuing through the end of this week. The project will also involve removing the old road bed, prior

A classical guitar concert, Santa Lego Festival and memoir writing are just some of the events included in the Fall 2018 Newsletter published by the City of Yakima’s Harman Center at Gailleon Park. The newsletter covers activities at the center scheduled through the end of December. It includes event announcements, as well as a weekly

John Wayne, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy and many more film legends will grace the silver screen during Classic Movie Nights at the City of Yakima’s Harman Center. “Come enjoy the movies, everyone’s invited,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. Showtime is 6:00 pm for each of the movies scheduled. The free film series will include:

The Yakima City Council will conduct four study sessions over the next two weeks to begin discussions for the 2019 budget. The purpose of the study sessions is to evaluate city service levels within forecasted city revenues. The City of Yakima is committed to keeping citizens informed and seeking public input prior to city council