Airline passengers will need to make alternate plans during the last week of August 2020 as the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field (YKM) runway will close for planned improvements. Runway 27 will close from 8:00 am Monday, August 24th, through 8:00 pm Saturday, August 29th. Scheduled improvements include replacing runway edge lights, asphalt maintenance and updating
Many of the City of Yakima’s services will be closed Monday, May 25th, for Memorial Day. Yakima Transit will not provide bus service Monday. There will be no City of Yakima garbage pick-up service on Monday, May 25th. Garbage collection service schedules by the City’s Refuse Division will be delayed by one day next week.
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, May 19th. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Receiving a COVID-19 update. Discussing public safety and police budgetary concerns related to illegal cruising. Directing City staff to work in coordination with the Yakima County Development Association to begin the grant application process to assist
The Yakima City Council is seeking volunteers interested in serving on City of Yakima boards, committees, and commissions. The Community Review Board and Tree City USA Board each have one available position. There will be a vacant position on the Community Integration Committee and there is one vacant youth position on this Committee. The Board
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, May 19th, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the May 19th regular meeting include: Receiving a COVID-19 update. Issuing proclamations for Pride Month and Older Americans Month. Discussing interim and permanent City Manager
Mt. St. Helens erupted at 8:32 am on May 18th, 1980. At 8:32 am on Monday, May 18th, 2020, the Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC) will mark the eruption’s 40th anniversary with special programming: 8:32 am – Re-broadcasting local radio coverage from May 18th, 1980. 11:01 am – “Mt. St. Helens 1980.” The program was
A project to replace junction boxes will restrict traffic on two sections of 40th Avenue next Monday, May 18th, and Tuesday, May 19th. City crews will be replacing junction boxes in sidewalks on 40th Avenue just north of Summitview Avenue, northbound, and just north of Chestnut Avenue, southbound. The curb lanes on those two sections
After much discussion and debate throughout the summer and fall of 2019, the Yakima City Council adopted an ordinance in October of last year allowing cruising on specific Saturdays each year. The second and third Saturdays in June, July, August, and September are designated in the ordinance as available for ‘open cruising.’ Other than on
The Spring 2020 Heritage Garden workshop originally scheduled for the Yakima Area Arboretum has been changed to a webinar format due to COVID-19 concerns and restrictions. The workshop will be from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm on Sunday, May 17th. Click https://forms.gle/q3PBHSptt8DqkKCY7 to register for the workshop. The free webinar is titled “Sharing the Love
We must continue to prioritize the health of our community. Across Washington State, COVID-19 is hitting the residents and especially the vulnerable communities of Yakima County, the hardest. Our essential workforce, the ones who provide the services we need as a community, and our residents at high risk for severe infection need all of us
