Swimmers both human and canine are invited to the 16th annual Paws in the Pool event from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 21st at the City of Yakima’s Franklin Pool, 2101 Tieton Drive. Yakima Parks and Recreation organizes the event for dogs and their owners each summer on the last day of

Water line work will result in the closure of 6th Avenue between River Road and Hathaway Street starting Tuesday, August 16th through Friday, August 19th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Due to heavy traffic volumes on 6th Avenue, drivers can expect delays and should

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, August 16th, 2022. Agenda items for the August 16th regular meeting include: Consideration of appointment to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Council discussion regarding City Manager review process Ordinance amending Yakima Transit’s rates and fares for fixed route, Paratransit and Commuter

Asphalt repair work will restrict traffic on a section of South 18th Street on Friday, August 12th. Total Site Services, Inc. of Richland will be removing and replacing a small area of settlement in the asphalt at the intersection of South 18th Street and East Viola Avenue on Friday. South 18th Street will be restricted

Water line work will result in traffic restrictions at the intersection of Washington Avenue and North 16th Avenue on Friday, August 12th.   Work on the project will begin at 5:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. City of Yakima water customers in the project area can expect water outages during the project work hours.

A traffic signal upgrade will impact the intersection of Yakima Avenue and 2nd Avenue tomorrow, Wednesday, August 10th. Crews will be upgrading the traffic signal heads at the intersection from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm this Wednesday. The traffic signal will not be in operation during the work hours. Traffic will be restricted to one

Asphalt repair work will result in traffic restrictions on North 16th Avenue between Cherry Avenue and Jerome Avenue on Wednesday, August 10th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the project area. Due to heavy traffic volumes

City irrigation water customers in the West Yakima area are without irrigation water today, Monday, Aug. 8th, and Tuesday, Aug. 9th, for repairs to the main transmission line. The outage affects City of Yakima irrigation customers from West Lincoln Avenue to West Yakima Avenue and North 28th Avenue to North 16th Avenue. As always, the

A project that began just over a year ago to remove and replace Nelson Dam reaches a milestone this week with the removal of a fish ladder. The fish ladder removal will be Wednesday through Friday, August 10th-12th, marking the conclusion of demolition on the project. As always, the schedule for this type of project