The National Weather Service (“NWS”) has issued an air quality alert for the Yakima area that is in effect until 12:00 pm Saturday, August 5th. The alert is due to smoke from wildfires in Eastern Washington, British Columbia, and Montana, NWS officials said. Northeast winds are pushing smoke through the area and air quality could
The first returns of the 2017 Primary Election are giving an early indication of which of the 12 candidates for three Yakima City Council positions being contested will advance to the General Election on November 7th. Only the top two vote getters in each race move on to the General Election. The Yakima County Auditor’s
The National Weather Service (“NWS”) has issued a heat advisory for the Yakima area that will be in effect from 12:00 pm on Wednesday, August 2nd, until 8:00 pm Friday, August 4th. The NWS is predicting temperatures in the City of Yakima could reach as high as 107 degrees during the heat advisory. The agency
A road resurfacing and drainage improvement project will impact traffic through the Browne Avenue and Custer Avenue intersection for most of each day from Monday, July 31st through Thursday, August 3rd As a result of the project, the intersection of Browne Avenue and Custer Avenue will be closed to all traffic from July 31st through
Traffic signals at the intersection of 40th Avenue and Summitview Avenue will be shut down temporarily for part of the day on Sunday, July 30th while a new signal cabinet is installed. City of Yakima crews will be installing a new signal cabinet at that intersection from approximately 8:00 am until about 2:00 pm on
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular business meeting at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 1st, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. The Council is meeting earlier than its usual 6:00 pm time due to National Night Out events planned for that night. Agenda items for the August 1st
Anyone wanting to watch live coverage of Yakima City Council meetings will have another option as of August 1st. Beginning with the Council’s first business meeting in August, all of the Council meetings held in the Council Chambers at City Hall will be able to be seen in real time through a live streaming feature
Throughout the Yakima Valley and across the nation, communities will be throwing a “going away party for crime” during the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1st. In addition to numerous neighborhood block parties, several organizations and businesses will be sponsoring National Night Out events. The August 1st Yakima City Council business meeting will
A guardrail project will impact traffic on a section of Powerhouse Road for most of the day on Thursday, July 27th As a result of the project, the section of Powerhouse Road between Garretson Grade and Cowiche Canyon Road will be closed to all traffic on July 27th from about 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Utility work will result in traffic restrictions on North 40th Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and Englewood Avenue on Wednesday, July 26th and Thursday, July 27th. 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 area.
