The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, November 5th, 2013.  Action taken by the Council on November 5th included: –   Approval of updates to the City of Yakima Shoreline Master Plan Program –   Approval of a six month moratorium on production, processing and retailing of marijuana –   Adoption … Continued

Initial returns for the 2013 General Election show that two incumbent Yakima City Council members have built substantial leads over their challengers and that voters are heavily supporting a measure that would require a so-called “super majority” vote by the City Council for new taxes or tax increases to be approved. Current Council Member Dave … Continued

On October 25th, Robbie Watkins discovered her husband Vic having trouble breathing in the kitchen of the Yakima home where the two senior citizens live. The first thing Robbie did was call 911. SunComm Calltaker Judy Dalzell immediately assessed the situation and, after determining that Vic was likely choking on an apple slice, asked Robbie … Continued

Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors save lives by waking us up or alerting us to toxic fumes or smoke in our homes in the early stages of a life threatening fire. The Yakima Fire Department (“YFD”) is officially reminding all citizens to check their smoke detectors when the clocks change early Sunday morning. Smoke … Continued

An 88-foot tall Engelmann spruce tree from the ColvilleNational Forest that will eventually grace the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to serve as the official 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree will make a two-hour stop over in Yakima on Thursday, November 7th. The convoy carrying the 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree on its … Continued

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, November 5th, 2013.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at YakimaCity Hall. Items on the November 5th agenda include: –    A public hearing on the Downtown Yakima Master Plan –    A public hearing on updates to the City of Yakima Shoreline … Continued

The first three community fall clean up events that the City of Yakima’s Refuse Division has coordinated this year have been big successes.  In total, the Sept. 7th, Sept. 28th, and Oct. 12th  clean ups have yielded nearly 20 tons (40,000 pounds) of trash, 2 tons of metal and 638 old tires.  Combined with earlier … Continued

As East Valley firefighters got to the scene of a house fire in Terrace Heights on October 14th, they were discouraged to find the home fully involved, but were pleased to learn that man who lived there was not inside.  However, the man’s dog, Thor, was reportedly trapped in the blaze. Once additional fire crews … Continued

The Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District is looking for a Community Christmas Tree.  The tree will be put on display during the holidays at Millennium Plaza in front of the Capitol Theatre on South 3rd street. The tree should be between 30 and 40 feet high, easily accessible by a crane on a flatbed truck and … Continued

The Yakima City Council held a study session on Monday, October 21st at Yakima City Hall. At the study session on October 21st the Council –      Discussed the 2014 Preliminary City Budget –      Endorsed creation of a downtown public plaza and continued work on implementing the Downtown Yakima Master Plan Yakima City Council study sessions are … Continued