Author: City of Yakima
DAY News Release: Downtown Yakima Farmers Market Opens this Sunday
Make the Downtown Yakima Farmers Market (DYFM) your outdoor grocery store, starting Mother’s Day, May 8th! DYFM is poised for another great season as it opens on its traditional date, Mother’s Day, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Downtown Yakima on 3rd Street in front of the Capital Theatre. The 2022 season promises to … Continued
YAKIMA VALLEY SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT News Release – YVSIU Detectives Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting Incident
Yakima WA – The Yakima Valley Special Investigations Unit (YVSIU) is investigating an Officer involved Shooting incident that occurred in the City of Yakima, just before 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Yakima Police Officers located a subject who was wanted for felony assault charges, walking in the 800 block of N 20th Ave. … Continued
Yakima County Announcement: Yakima County Community Disaster Preparedness Survey
Yakima County communities have experienced several natural and human-caused disasters in recent years – landslides, flooding, smoke from wildfires, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic. To better protect and serve our community, Yakima County communities are working on an update to our Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan will include a strategy to reduce or eliminate … Continued
Yakima Valley Emergency Management News Release: Yakima County Hazard Planning Effort Seeks Public Comment
Yakima County has experienced several natural and human-caused disasters in recent years – landslides, flooding, smoke from wildfires, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic. Every five years, Yakima County and cities update our Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) to identify the greatest threats and hazards facing our community, and how we can best mitigate the impacts. … Continued
FDA News Release: FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of Two COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals
Click the following link for a news release from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announcing authorization of a second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of Two COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals | FDA The second booster dose is available for people ages … Continued
YHD News Release: Yakima Health District’s Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Will Close After March 31, 2022
The Yakima Health District’s mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics will end after March 31, 2022. Throughout the past months, the mobile clinics have provided invaluable access to the COVID-19 vaccine and held clinics in various locations, such as workplaces, grocery stores, schools, and much more. These mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics started when the FEMA Community Vaccination … Continued
WSDOT Announces Online Open House for W. Powerhouse Road Corridor
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is offering an online open house about the West Powerhouse Road corridor through April 11th. Access the open house at West Powerhouse Road Corridor Study online open house | WSDOT (wa.gov) In July 2021, the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments, City of Yakima, Yakima County and WSDOT began … Continued
Yakima Health District News Release: State Fair Park Testing Site to Close
The COVID-19 testing site at State Fair Park will close after March 29th. Click 031522_Yakima-State-Fair-Park-Testing-Site-is-Closing-After-March-29-2022 (yakimacounty.us) for a Yakima Health District news release about the closure and other testing opportunities in Yakima County.
FCC Launches Affordable Connectivity Program
In accordance with Congressional directives in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Dec. 31st, 2021 officially launched the Affordable Connectivity Program, the $14.2 billion successor program to the *Emergency Broadband Benefit which helped almost 9 million afford internet access during the pandemic. Eligible households are encouraged to apply to … Continued