Incident: Robbery 1st Degree Assault 2nd Degree Case Number: 14Y002870 Date: 1-21-14 Location: 2204 W. Nob Hill: Fuel Station Mart Injuries: None to the victim or suspect Suspect: 17 year old Juvenile Male Status: Suspect In-custody Narrative: On 1-21-14 at approximately 1015 hrs a juvenile male entered the Nob Hill Fuel Station
The Yakima City Council has unanimously chosen Tom Dittmar to fill a vacancy on the Council created by Sara Bristol’s resignation from the District 2 seat at the end of last year. Dittmar will be sworn in at the start of the Council’s January 21st business meeting. Dittmar was selected by the Council following interviews
In this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – Next “Windows Alive!” Installations Debut in February – Yakima Police Explorers Post Scores High in State Competition – City/County Buyers Earn Prestigious Professional Credentials January 2014 Issues Brief
During an open public session on Thursday, January 16th, the Yakima City Council will hear presentations from all thirteen applicants interested in filling the vacancy on the Council created by Sara Bristol’s resignation from the District 2 seat. Following the January 16th presentations, the Council is expected to narrow the field to a pool of
The Yakima City Council has received thirteen applications from candidates interested in filling the vacancy on the Council created by Sara Bristol’s resignation from her District 2 seat. The deadline for submitting an application to fill the District 2 position was December 31st at noon. Bristol’s resignation officially took effect at midnight on December 31st.
Yakima Deputy Fire Chief Bob Stewart, who has spent his entire professional career with the Yakima Fire Department (“YFD”), has been appointed by Yakima City Manager Tony O’Rourke to serve as Acting Chief once current Chief Dave Willson retires on January 3rd, 2014. Stewart will assume his role as Acting Chief on January 4th. O’Rourke
In this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – New Year Will Bring a New Yakima Transit Route 1 – Help Keep Yakima Safe When Winter Weather Hits – Take Steps to Prevent Winter Home Fires Click on the link below to read those article. December 2013 City of Yakima Issues Brief
When longtime City of Yakima Public Works Director Chris Waarvick retired in June, Scott Schafer, who was the City’s Wastewater Manager at the time, was named Acting Public Works Director in order to allow City Manager Tony O’Rourke some time to evaluate how the position would be filled on a more permanent basis. At the
A preliminary environmental assessment of a portion of the former Boise Cascade mill site that was home to a plywood plant has confirmed that after decades of industrial use, the land will require some cleanup before it is redeveloped. Landau Associates, a Northwest-based environmental, geotechnical, and natural resources consulting firm, conducted the recently-completed assessment of
For most of his adult life, Dave Willson has been at home in a fire house. Just after the first of the year, Willson will move on to another stage of his life when he brings to an end a nearly 40-year career in the fire service. Willson, who has been Yakima’s fire chief for
