A thin branch highlights the shoreline of Myron Lake in this photo taken from the Yakima Greenway.

Work continues on the addition for the Yakima Convention Center. The project is expected to wrap up in early April. Click Yakima Convention Center Addition (yakimacenter.com) for details about the addition, which will expand the Convention Center by 18,000 square feet.

This Photo of the Week is courtesy of the Yakima Training Center (YTC) Facebook page. The photo was taken January 13th when YTC was recognized for its community partnership with the City of Yakima. Mayor Byers and LTC Wittmer accepted the Department Award for Community Partnerships in recognition for the partnership between the City of … Continued

This week’s photo shows the arrival of the Community Christmas Tree in Downtown Yakima on Thursday, Nov. 19th. Crews from the City of Yakima and the Downtown Association of Yakima delivered and installed the tree at Millennium Plaza.

Mid-October fall foliage frames a photo looking out over the City of Yakima’s Chesterley Park.

Preparations will get underway in October for work on Phase 1 of the Cowiche Canyon Trail project. Click https://www.yakimawa.gov/media/cowiche-canyon-trail-project/ for details and a timeline for the City of Yakima project.

Yakima Parks & Recreation partnered with local Rotarians to install a new playground at Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Saturday, Sept. 19. The equipment was provided by local Rotary Clubs, who joined the City for a groundbreaking ceremony in February to celebrate the new playground. The installation was scheduled for April, but delayed due … Continued

Thousands of flags at Chesterley Park symbolize each person in Yakima Coutny with COVID-19. Red flags for those diagnosed, black flags for those who died from the virus.

A bright mural now decorates the entire side of a building in the 100 block of South 4th Street in Downtown Yakima.

The Yakima School District (YSD) Class of 2020 is celebrated in this aerial photo provided by Clem See of YSD. Graduates from around the area are also being honored with special programming on Yakima Community Television (YCTV), Charter Spectrum Channel 192. YCTV is airing special videos several local schools created for their graduates. Click https://videos.yakimawa.gov/CablecastPublicSite/schedule … Continued