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

The Yakima City Council will accept applications until Tuesday, December 31st at noon from qualified candidates interested in filling the vacancy on the Council that will be created by Sara Bristol’s resignation from her District 2 seat at the end of the year. To be eligible, applicants must be registered to vote and have to

About thirty years ago, Sandy Wooderson and a friend planted a blue spruce seedling near the home where she and her husband John lived next to their Selah apple orchard.  Sandy named the tree “Clyde” in honor of her friend who had given Sandy a hand in helping the seedling get off to a good

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, November 19th, 2013.  Action taken by the Council on October 15th included: –   Acceptance of the Downtown Master Plan Report and implementation of an action plan –   Conducting of public hearings on the proposed 2014 City budget and 2014 City

The latest returns for the 2013 General Election show that two incumbent Yakima City Council members have maintained substantial leads over their challengers and that voters are heavily supporting a measure that would require a so-called “super majority” vote by the City Council for new taxes or tax increases to be approved. As of Friday,

The latest returns for the 2013 General Election show that two incumbent Yakima City Council members have maintained substantial leads over their challengers and that voters are heavily supporting a measure that would require a so-called “super majority” vote by the City Council for new taxes or tax increases to be approved. Current Council Member

Initial returns for the 2013 General Election show that two incumbent Yakima City Council members have built substantial leads over their challengers and that voters are heavily supporting a measure that would require a so-called “super majority” vote by the City Council for new taxes or tax increases to be approved. Current Council Member Dave