A news conference will be held on Friday, August 28th at 2:00 pm at the Yakima Convention Center to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of donations from the local community during a City of Yakima-led supply drive this week for crews fighting the Okanogan Complex fires in North Central Washington. The news conference will be attended

Since the City of Yakima launched a donation campaign on Monday to gather items to assist crews battling the Okanogan Complex wildfires, the generosity of the Yakima community has been on full display. Donations from local residents and businesses have been pouring in to the two Yakima fire stations where they are being accepted. Members

Donations of specific items that firefighters battling the massive Okanogan Complex of fires need have been pouring in to two Yakima fire stations since a supply drive was launched yesterday by the City of Yakima. Spearheaded by the Yakima City Council, the supply drive will continue until this Friday, August 28th at noon. Donations of

Earlier today it was announced that the Okanogan Complex of wildfires has earned the inauspicious distinction as the largest in Washington state history. Nearly 1,300 people are battling the five fires that make up the complex, the 9 Mile, Beaver Lake, Twisp River, Lime Belt, and Tunk Block fires, which have consumed more than 400

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The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 18th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on August 18th included: –    Upholding an appeal of a “Use Interpretation Classification” decision by the Yakima Hearing Examiner –    Declining to designate Gilbert Park as a leash free dog park –   

Repairs to a water line will result in the closure of West Chestnut Avenue between South 16th Avenue and South 17th Avenue on Wednesday, August 19th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Because of heavy traffic volumes, drivers can expect delays in and around the project area.

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 18th, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the August 18th agenda include: –   Conducting an appeal hearing on a “Use Interpretation Classification” decision by the Yakima Hearing Examiner –   Consideration of a strategy for

A traffic signal upgrade project at the 1st Street and Washington Avenue intersection will impact traffic in the area for most of the morning on Sunday, August 16th. Crews from the City’s Streets Division will be installing a new signal cabinet at the intersection that will allow for flashing yellow arrow signals to control east/west