Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on Washington Avenue between 24th Avenue and 16th Avenue from tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20th through Friday, March 29th.  Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each week day. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the … Continued

Though we are nearly a quarter of the way through 2019, there is still opportunity for business owners in the City of Yakima to renew their required business licenses. The easiest way to renew a business license is by visiting www.buildingyakima.com which offers an on-line option for renewals. “We are happy to work with business … Continued

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 19th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the March 19th regular meeting include: Receiving Yakima Valley Tourism’s 2018 Annual Report. Receiving a presentation on the Alert Yakima Emergency Notification System. Appointing members … Continued

After one month of work, and dealing with on-going inclement weather, a project to replace existing water and sewer mains along a section of Hathaway Street remains on schedule. The project limits on Hathaway Street are from North 6th Avenue to North 16th Avenue.  P.O.W. Contracting, Inc. of Pasco continues construction along various areas along … Continued

A free service is available to Yakima area residents that provides emergency alerts via voice or text communications. Offered by Everbridge, the service is the emergency notification system for Yakima Valley Emergency Management. “I encourage City of Yakima residents to sign up for this system so they can stay in the know when there are … Continued

Preliminary work on the long-awaited North 1st Street Revitalization project will likely get underway later this week and more construction activity will be taking place starting early next week. Tapani Inc, based in Battleground, Washington, is the general contractor for Phase 1 of the three-phase project. Tapani crews will begin saw cutting pavement this Thursday, … Continued

Entries are being accepted for the St. Patrick’s Day Iron Chef competition at the City of Yakima’s Harman Center. The free Iron Chef & Dance event will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Friday, March 15th. Iron Chef competitors will be asked to provide samples of an Irish cuisine item. Guinness Beer must … Continued

A 25-year-old man died Friday night at a house on East Race Street in what police suspect to be a homicide. Yakima police were dispatched to a home located at 604 East Race Street at about 5:15 pm Friday.  After entering the house, officers discovered the deceased 25-year-old man in a bedroom.  He had apparently … Continued

Daylight saving time will officially begin at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 10th. Clocks are set ahead one hour and many people set their clocks to “spring forward” before they go to bed the night before, in this case Saturday, March 9th. When you change your clocks, the National Safety Council suggests also taking the … Continued