The Yakima Sunfair Parade will follow its familiar route of more than one-and-a-half miles through Downtown Yakima on Saturday, September 21st. The parade begins at 10:00 am and is anticipated to last until 2:00 pm. It is expected to attract about 10,000 spectators. The parade will include about 200 vehicles as it makes its way

Yakima Transit will again provide free shuttle bus service to the Central Washington State Fair throughout its 10-day run. Shuttle buses will run continuously to the fairgrounds from the parking lot of the former Astria Regional Medical Center, 110 South 9th Avenue. Yakima Transit Free Fair Shuttle Bus Service Hours                                                      First Departure    

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024. Agenda items for the September 17th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire September 17th meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default (granicus_production_attachments.s3.amazonaws.com) The meeting will be held via Zoom and in person at Yakima

The City of Yakima has provided updated information about a potential annexation near the Pacific University of Health Sciences (PNWU) campus in advance of the issue being discussed at next Tuesday’s City Council meeting.  The updated information includes a new map showing a much smaller annexation area than previous versions.  “The new map does not

Work is underway to change Lewis Avenue from a two-way street to a one-way street southbound between Lincoln Avenue and Folsom Avenue. Crews are changing and installing new signage today, Thursday, September 12th, and tomorrow. It is anticipated that the section of Lewis Avenue will be a one-way street by Friday, September 13th. Drivers are

The City of Yakima is asking for input from the community about the 6th Avenue rebuild and rail renovation project. The first step in that process will be an open house next Thursday, Sept. 19th, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Garfield Elementary School, 612 N. 6th Avenue. The project covers a nearly one-and-a-half

Halloween egg hunt and free Tahoma Cemetery historical tours are just a few of the activities in the Fall 2024 Program Guide recently published by the City of Yakima’s Parks and Recreation Department. The 12-page program guide is available at 2024-YPR-FALL-PG-fp-web.pdf (yakimaparks.com) Printed copies of the Fall 2024 Program Guide are available at Yakima City

Thanks to a $25,000 donation from the Yakima Lions Club, a new pergola is now available for the public at the City of Yakima’s Lions Park. “The $25,000 donation made this project a reality,” said Parks & Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson. “It is a great addition to the park and complements the playground the Lions

Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on North 16th Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and McKinley Avenue starting Tuesday, September 10th and lasting through Friday, September 13th. 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