After having served in an interim capacity for the last four months, Connie Mendoza has been named the City of Yakima’s Human Resources Director. In April, City Manager Tony O’Rourke selected Mendoza to fill the Human Resources Director position on an interim basis while he evaluated how to fill the job permanently. She will officially
Last year’s four-show debut of the Viva la Música Concert Series was an overwhelming success. Based on the positive reaction to the inaugural run of the free, family-friendly series in 2014, it is being expanded significantly for its sophomore season this year. The 2015 Viva la Música Concert Series will feature ten shows on consecutive
The Randall Park Dog Park will be closed for a couple of days while a project is underway to control weeds at the 1.6 acre off-leash park. The Randall Park Dog Park will be closed from 6:00 am on Monday, July 6th to noon on Wednesday, July 8th while the area is sprayed in an
Yakima County, WA – With temperatures in the Yakima Valley forecasted to reach over 100˚F during the coming week, public health officials are encouraging people to take precautions to protect their health. Several medical problems may arise from hot weather, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke, especially in older adults and young children. People with
A one-block section of Lincoln Avenue will be closed to all traffic for most of the day on Thursday, June 18th while portions of the road surface are repaired. Lincoln will be closed between 6th Avenue and Pierce Avenue on June 18th from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm. Westbound traffic on Lincoln will be detoured
Articles in the June 2015 edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include: Take the Bus for Free to Take a Dip in the Pool This Summer – Free Music and Movies to Fill Yakima Parks Again This Summer – New Communications Center Open and Operating in Union Gap. Click the following link
Try, try again. That motto certainly applies to Yakima’s efforts to be named an All-America City. During a ceremony tonight at the Sheraton hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado, a group of 25 people from Yakima hugged, high-fived, and celebrated when Yakima was announced as one of the communities receiving a 2015 All-America City Award. “Thrilled
A group of 25 people representing the diversity of the Yakima community are heading to Denver, Colorado tomorrow to be part of the 2015 All-America City finalists competition. Most of the group will fly out of the Yakima Airport on the 10:50 am Horizon Air flight to Seattle. The delegation that will be trying to
The Downtown Summer Nights Concert Series has grown in each of its first two years. After a successful debut in 2013, the series added more performers to its lineup for the 2014 season. This year’s 10-show series will include no less than 30 musical acts during its run from mid-June through late-August. Each show in
The intersection of 40th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard will be closed from 10:00 pm on Wednesday, May 20th through 2:00 am on Thursday, May 21st while a restriping project is completed. During the project, no traffic will be allowed through the 40th and Nob Hill intersection. Detour routes will be in place during the
