The Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field staff along with its community partners will host a major, full scale exercise on Thursday, September 17th beginning at 12:30 pm. The exercise will simulate a fire that was ignited next to an airplane following by shots being fired. Over 70 volunteer actors and simulators will assist as victims,
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Road Repair Will Impact Traffic on a Portion of Englewood Avenue
Traffic on Englewood Avenue between 34th Avenue and 40th Avenue will be impacted for at least a day while City of Yakima crews try and pinpoint the source of a leak that is affecting the integrity of the roadway. The project will begin at 6:00 am on Wednesday, September 9th. While the project is underway,
Irrigation Project to Close Randall Park Dog Park for Two Days
The Randall Park Dog Park will be closed for a couple of days while a project is underway to install irrigation lines at the 1.6 acre off-leash park. The Randall Park Dog Park will be closed from 8:00 am on Wednesday, September 9th until 3:00 pm on Thursday, September 10th while new irrigation lines are
Yakima City Council Meeting Review
The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015. Action taken by the Council on September 1st included: – Setting an October 6th meeting date to consider an appeal of a Hearing Examiner’s decision to approve expansion of the Union Gospel Mission – Approving $100,000 for
2015 Yakima Citizen Survey Now Available Online
Phase 2 of the 2015 Yakima Citizen Survey is now underway and community members are invited to fill out an online version of the annual questionnaire by clicking on a link in the Points of Interest section on the City of Yakima website at http://bit.ly/1ieS8YM. Phase 1 of this year’s survey, which involved the survey
Road Improvement Project Will Close Section of Pacific Avenue
Beginning on Monday, August 31st, the section of Pacific Avenue between 6th Street and 1st Street will be closed to traffic for about one week while a road improvement project is underway. The project is expected to be completed by Friday, September 4th. Throughout the project, Pacific Avenue between 6th Street and 1st Street will
Downtown Streets Transform Into Hoops Courts
More than 1,900 players and as many as 12,000 spectators will fill Downtown Yakima streets this weekend for the 13th Annual Hot Shots 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. The tournament will feature a total of 481, the second most entries in the event’s history. To accommodate the nearly 40 courts and a large vendor area,
Yakima City Council Meeting Preview
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the September 1st agenda include: – Setting an October 6th meeting date to consider an appeal of a Hearing Examiner’s decision to approve expansion of the Union
News Conference to Celebrate Yakima Community’s Generosity
A news conference will be held on Friday, August 28th at 2:00 pm at the Yakima Convention Center to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of donations from the local community during a City of Yakima-led supply drive this week for crews fighting the Okanogan Complex fires in North Central Washington. The news conference will be attended
Donations for Okanogan Complex Firefighters Coming From Far and Wide
Since the City of Yakima launched a donation campaign on Monday to gather items to assist crews battling the Okanogan Complex wildfires, the generosity of the Yakima community has been on full display. Donations from local residents and businesses have been pouring in to the two Yakima fire stations where they are being accepted. Members
