Asphalt work will result in traffic and parking restrictions on Yakima Avenue between 2nd Street and 3rd Street on Wednesday, September 20th, and Thursday, September 21st. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 each day. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the project area

Efforts to build an aquatic center at MLK, Jr. Park gained significant momentum today when OIC of Washington (OIC) announced it has pledged $500,000 to the project and the Yakima Valley Community Foundation (YVCF) said it was giving a gift of $225,000. “Delivering on the promise of a top-quality aquatic center being built to serve

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023. Agenda items for the September 19th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire September 19th meeting agenda packet – NovusAGENDA The meeting will be held at Yakima City Hall, 129 N. 2nd Street and via

Pickleball lessons, Halloween egg hunt, and late season specials at Fisher Golf Course are just a few of the activities in the Fall 2023 Program Guide recently published by the City of Yakima’s Parks and Recreation Department. The 12-page program guide is available at 2023-YPR-FALL-PG.pdf (yakimaparks.com) Printed copies of the Fall 2023 Program Guide are

Yakima City Councilmember Patricia Byers will host a community forum this Thursday, September 14th. It will be 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Chuck Austin Place, 1630 South 16th Avenue, in the facility’s Flex Room. “The forum will provide an opportunity for community members to ask questions and provide feedback,” said Byers. “It will give

A grind and overlay project on Nob Hill Boulevard between 13th Avenue and 29th Avenue will no longer require overnight closures. The City of Yakima Public Works Department announced today, Monday, that work hours for the resurfacing project have changed from overnight to daytime. As a result, drivers can anticipate intermittent lane closures eastbound or

Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 12th, the City of Yakima will wrap up a summer-long project to upgrade traffic signal heads at several intersections. The traffic signal at Front Street and Walnut Street will be dark from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm tomorrow so crews can change out the signal heads at the intersection. During the project:

A grind and overlay project will require closing the intersection of 72nd Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard overnight next week. From Monday, Sept. 11th, through Thursday, Sept. 14th, the intersection will be closed from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am. Detour routes will be in effect during the closure. Access will be maintained to properties within

Concerns elsewhere in Yakima County about drinking water containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) prompted the City of Yakima to have its water tested for the substances.  The City received test results last week and all samples came back with no detection of PFAS in the City of Yakima drinking water supply. “We tested all