Local first responders and Yakima area businesses are teaming up to provide the family-friendly “Keeping Cool With Safety School” on Saturday, October 8th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in a Valley Mall parking lot. The event will feature safety training and safety demonstrations along with an opportunity to meet and talk with members of

A project to replace a manhole cover on Nob Hill Boulevard between 30th Avenue and 31st Avenue will impact traffic in the morning on Thursday, September 29th. City of Yakima Wastewater Division crews will be working on the project between 5:30 am and 10:00 am on September 29th.  As a result of the project, westbound

Utility work will result in traffic restrictions on North 40th Avenue between West Chestnut Avenue and Summitview Avenue on Wednesday, September 28th through Friday, September 30th, 2016. 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

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016. Action taken by the Council on September 20th included: –   Seeking a state planning grant for a business incubator and public market –   Approving two amendments to the City marijuana ordinance –   Accepting 2017-2018 state and federal legislative

Yakima Transit will once again be providing free shuttle bus service to the Central Washington State Fair all ten days of the fair.  Shuttle buses will run continuously from the Park and Ride location at Gateway Center (home to Target, Big Lots!, and other stores).  Shuttle buses will load passengers at the Yakima Transit bus

A survey designed to provide guidance and direction for City of Yakima parks facilities and recreation programs over the next decade will be officially closed on Friday, September 30th.  That will be the last day community members will have the opportunity to fill out the surveys that were sent to their homes and mail them

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall. Items on the September 20th agenda include: – Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation – Equity study asset data collection presentation – Public hearings on marijuana ordinance

A road improvement project will impact traffic at the intersection of Scenic Drive and Hilltop Way from Monday, September 19th through Wednesday, September 21st. The project will take place within the intersection and will involve patching and paving utility cuts. Work on the project will take place between 6:00 am and 3:30 pm from September

A road improvement project will impact traffic along a three-block section of Walnut Street from Monday, September 19th through Thursday, September 29th. The project will take place on Walnut Street between 62nd Avenue and 65th Avenue and will involve removing old and deteriorated asphalt and repaving a section of the street. Work on the project