Art Projects Wanted for Fall/Winter 2017 Windows Alive! Displays

The Yakima Arts Commission is seeking applications for the fall/winter 2017 Downtown Yakima Windows Alive! Project. The deadline for artists to submit an application is 5:00 pm on Monday, August 28th. Notification letters will be mailed to the artists selected for the Fall/Winter display during the week of September 4th. “The goal is to have


Yakima City Council July 11th Business Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular business meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 11th, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North Second Street. Agenda items will include: Consideration of an ordinance establishing an annual vehicle license fee of $19 and fixing a time for it to become effective. Consideration


Heat Advisory Calls for Extra Precautions

The National Weather Service (“NWS”) has issued a heat advisory for the Yakima area that will be in effect from noon today, Wednesday, July 5th until 8:00 pm Friday, July 7th. The NWS is predicting temperatures could reach as high as 103 degrees by Thursday afternoon. The combination of hot temperatures and low humidity will


Volunteer Opportunities on City Aquatics Ad Hoc Committee

The Yakima City Council is asking volunteers interested in serving on a City of Yakima Aquatics Ad Hoc Committee to submit applications to the City Clerk’s office. In late May of this year, the Council decided to create an ad hoc committee to research the potential of constructing a new City-owned public pool that would


Utility Work to Restrict Traffic on South 1st Street

Utility work will result in traffic restrictions on South 1st Street between Chestnut Avenue and Walnut Street on Tuesday, June 27th through Friday, June 30th, 2017.  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


Registration Open for New Miller Park Summer Day Camp

Yakima Parks & Recreation is launching a new summer day camp at Miller Park (502 N. 4th Street) this year.  The day camp will feature a variety of activities for kids from 5 to 12 years old Mondays through Thursdays from July 10th through August 18th. “This is the first year for the Miller Park


Wings of Freedom Tour Brings Vintage Aircraft to Yakima

Yakima community members will have a rare opportunity to visit, explore, and learn more about several unique and rare treasures that are part of U.S. aviation history from June 26th through June 28th when the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour visits the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field. Included in the Wings of Freedom Tour are