Yakima, WA, July 31, 2024 – Cypress Creek Renewables (Cypress Creek) and the City of Yakima are pleased to announce Cypress Creek’s recent $50,000 contribution to support operations and maintenance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Park Aquatic Center. The Aquatic Center broke ground in May of 2024 and is expected to open next year.
Under the Washington State Growth Management Act, local governments in the state have to adopt, regularly amend, and periodically update an Urban Area Comprehensive Plan. The plan helps guide long-range land use policy in urban areas by establishing a community vision for effectively managing growth over a twenty-year period. Adopted by the Yakima City Council
Bajo la ley estatal Growth Management Act, los gobiernos locales del estado deben adoptar, enmendar regularmente y actualizar periódicamente un Plan Integral del Área Urbana. El plan ayuda a orientar la política de uso terrenal a largo plazo en áreas urbanas al establecer una visión comunitaria para gestionar eficazmente el crecimiento durante un periodo de
Click the following for a Yakima Area Arboretum news release about the annual Luminaria event, Dec. 8-9 – The release includes information about an online, timed-entry reservation system required to park at the Arboretum during Luminaria this year as there will be no Luminaria shuttle service by Yakima Transit due to a driver shortage.
Click the following link for a Yakima Health District news release about a Shigella outbreak in Yakima County – 101823_Shigella-Outbreak-in-Yakima-County (yakimacounty.us)
The Final Downtown Summer Nights presented by Cashmere Valley Bank and the Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) will take place Thursday, Aug. 17 at its normal time, but at a new location. The event will be held just around the corner at the new Rotary Pavilion Market Place at 15 West Yakima Ave. The Aphrodisi-Yaks
Click the following link for an Alaska Airlines news release announcing a second daily flight between Seattle and Yakima will resume this November – Alaska Airlines remains committed to smaller communities: Regional flying coming to several cities this fall – Alaska Airlines News The second daily flight will begin November 17th, with departure from Yakima
The Yakima Health District received a report from Benton County Mosquito Control District of the first West Nile virus positive mosquito pools collected in Washington this year. The West Nile virus positive mosquito pools were collected from the Grandview Sewage Lagoons in Yakima County, very closely bordering Benton County. While so far this year there
Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Curt Wilson as its Executive Director. A native of Washington, Wilson has an extensive background in the creative marketing and promotion of businesses, non-profit event design and management, graphic design, personnel recruitment and performance assessment, and project planning. He also has experience in
(Yakima, WA ) – The Downtown Yakima Farmers Market (DYFM), presented by Solarity Credit Union, will be moving to its new home, the Rotary Marketplace, this Sunday, June 25th, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “This is a historical moment for the market and the Downtown Assocation of Yakima. To have a place to call
