Sewer Main Extension to Impact Traffic on Summitview

Extension of a sewer main to serve a new housing development will result in traffic impacts on a portion of Summitview Avenue from Tuesday, November 15th through Thursday, November 17th. While the project is underway, traffic along the portion of Summitview between 88th Avenue and 90th Avenue will be restricted to one lane in each … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, November 15th, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall. Items on the November 15th agenda include: –   Conducting public hearings on the proposed 2017 City budget and property tax levy –   Setting a December … Continued

Veterans to be Honored with Annual Downtown Parade

The Yakima community will honor its veterans and all U.S. military veterans by staging the 2016 Veterans Day Parade in Downtown Yakima on Friday, November 11th.  The parade is sponsored annually by the Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post 379. The parade will begin at 10:45 am at the intersection of Yakima Avenue and 6th … Continued

2016 General Election Returns Updated State Returns 2

The initial results of the 2016 General Election have been issued by the Yakima County Auditor’s office.  The Auditor’s office conducts only one count of ballots on election night and issues just one set of returns.  Yakima County uses an all-mail-in voting system, so ballots that are postmarked before midnight on November 8th will still … Continued

2016 General Election Returns Updated State Returns

The initial results of the 2016 General Election have been issued by the Yakima County Auditor’s office.  The Auditor’s office conducts only one count of ballots on election night and issues just one set of returns.  Yakima County uses an all-mail-in voting system, so ballots that are postmarked before midnight on November 8th will still … Continued

2016 Yakima County General Election Returns

The initial results of the 2016 General Election have been issued by the Yakima County Auditor’s office.  The Auditor’s office conducts only one count of ballots on election night and issues just one set of returns.  Yakima County uses an all-mail-in voting system, so ballots that are postmarked before midnight on November 8th will still … Continued

Road Project on Englewood Avenue to Impact Traffic

A road improvement project will impact traffic along a 10-block section of Englewood Avenue from Monday, November 7th through Wednesday, November 9th. Work on the project will take place between 7:00 am and 3:30 pm from November 7th through November 9th. While the project is underway, the section of Englewood between 56th Avenue and 66th … Continued

Dedication Ceremony for Beauchamp Center to Take Place November 9th

The renaming of a building in honor of one of Yakima’s most revered community leaders will take place on Wednesday, November 9th beginning at 1:00 pm.  The recently rechristened “Henry Beauchamp, Jr. Community Center” will be formally dedicated during a ceremony that will feature remarks by friends and colleagues of Beauchamp’s as well as other … Continued

Volunteer Opportunities on City Boards and Commissions

The Yakima City Council is asking volunteers interested in serving on the City of Yakima Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, Henry Beauchamp Community Center Advisory Committee and the Police & Fire Civil Service Commission to submit applications to the City Clerk’s office. The Henry Beauchamp Community Center Advisory Committee has one open position, the Lodging Tax … Continued