A planned power outage this afternoon may impact traffic on a section of Yakima Avenue. Pacific Power is planning a power outage from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm today, Thursday, at 316 East Yakima Avenue. As a result, the City traffic signal at the intersection of Third Street and East Yakima Avenue may be out
The Yakima City Council met for a regular business meeting yesterday, Tuesday, September 5th. Action by the Council on September 5th included: Declining to send a draft letter to President Donald Trump in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and directing staff to draft a letter in support of comprehensive immigration
There are plenty of opportunities for recreational programs this fall being offered by Yakima Parks and Recreation. Registration is underway this week for a host of activities, leagues and tournaments. They include: Fall Coed Volleyball League for ages 16 and older. Fall Volley Nights to get tuned up for the Fall league. Two golf tournaments
The Washington State Department of Ecology is extending an air quality alert for the Yakima area that is in effect until 12:00 pm on Friday, September 8th. The alert, originally scheduled to end Wednesday, September 6th, is due to wildfires burning in the region, combined with forecasts that call for conditions that could cause air
State and federal agencies are expressing concerns about smoke and heat in the region heading into the Labor Day weekend. The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an air quality alert for the Yakima area that is in effect until 12:00 pm next Wednesday, September 6th. The alert is due to wildfires burning in
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular business meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 5th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the September 5th business meeting include: Discussing a revised draft letter to President Donald Trump regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Discussing
Plans are underway for the 56th annual Sunfair Parade on Saturday, September 23rd. More than 100 entries are anticipated for this year’s parade, said Brian Campfield, president of the Yakima Sunfair Festival Association. Retired car dealership owner Bob Hall will serve as the parade’s Grand Marshal. “We’ll accept up to 125 applications,” Campfield said. “The
The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an air quality alert for the Yakima area that is in effect until 10:00 am Thursday, August 31st. The alert is due to wildfires burning in the region, combined with forecasts that call for conditions that could cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke
Most of the City of Yakima’s services and facilities will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 4th. That includes City Hall, Public Works, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Yakima Transit will not be running bus routes on September 4th and there will be no garbage pick-up that day by the
The finishing touches are underway for the City of Yakima’s new Emergency Operations Center. Located upstairs in the Richard A. Zais, Jr. Law and Justice Center, it occupies office space previously used by SunComm’s 911 operations before it moved to a facility in Union Gap. A federal Homeland Security grant covered the nearly $17,000 required
