Both 62nd Avenue between Tieton Drive and Walnut Street and the intersection of 68th Avenue and Chestnut Avenue will be closed for most of the day on Monday, January 25th and Tuesday, January 26th while road repairs are made. The section of 62nd Avenue between Tieton and Walnut and the 68th and Chestnut will be

Traffic signals at the intersection of 40th Avenue and Tieton Drive will be shut down temporarily during the day on Sunday, January 24th for a few hours while work is done to replace the signal cabinet at that location that was recently damaged during a traffic accident. City of Yakima crews will be installing a

City of Yakima Water/Irrigation Division crews will begin work in late January to remove woody, invasive plants that are creating problems along the Powerhouse Canal Pathway. Woody, invasive plants will be remove from areas adjacent to the pathway between 24th Avenue and 28th Avenue as well as between 31st Avenue and 40th Avenue. “The scrub

The Yakima City Council is asking volunteers interested in serving on the City of Yakima Parks and Recreation Committee Youth Position, Planning Commission, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, Arts Commission, and the Southeast Community Center Advisory Committee to submit applications to the City Clerk’s office. The Planning Commission and Arts Commission currently have one open position

The Yakima City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, January 12th beginning at 10:00 am in the Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall. During the special meeting the Council will interview representatives of executive search firms that the Council is considering contracting with to help recruit candidates to become the next Yakima city

Utility work will result in the closure of Willow Street between North 20th Avenue and North 24th Avenue on Monday, January 11th. Work on the project will take place from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Detours around the construction site will be available, but because of heavy traffic volume in the area, drivers can expect

The public’s cooperation is being sought to help City of Yakima refuse operators keep on schedule during winter weather. “Ice and snow cause driving problems for everyone and when you drive a thirty-ton garbage truck, it can be especially challenging,” said City of Yakima Refuse and Recycling Manager Loretta Zammarchi. To provide the best service

Prominent Yakima business owners and individual community members have stepped up to provide another nearly $2 million in private pledges to build the Downtown Yakima Central Plaza. Those pledges are in addition to a $2 million contribution from the Plath family made earlier this year toward the plaza designed by world-renowned landscape architect and Yakima

In light of recent snowfalls, the City of Yakima reminds community members that it takes everyone pitching in to keep our area as safe as possible when snow or freezing rain make roads and sidewalks slick. While the City is responsible for keeping roadways as clear of snow and ice as possible, under a City