Lions Pool, the City of Yakima’s indoor aquatics facility, was reopened at 6:00 am today following a temporary closure yesterday (Thursday, May 10th) while an emergency repair was completed to the pool’s main recirculation pump. “We thank the loyal users of Lions Pool for their patience while the facility was temporarily closed for the
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