RSSTHIS WEEK IN LOCAL NEWS
Kittitas power project gets second wind - Declaring state authority trumps local objections, the Washington Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to a controversial Kittitas County wind farm. The unanimous decision ends a six-year battle ... ...MORE...
Workforce on wheels - UNION GAP -- Fast food is even faster on a pair of roller skates. As long as you don't fall down. Or drop an order. Or, worse, skate into a vehicle. Delivering burgers and beverages on wheels takes practice. And that's exactly what 16 newly hired carhops...MORE...
Junkyard opponents request summary judgment - A shot was fired Thursday in the ongoing legal battle over Yakima County's controversial relocation of an auto wrecking yard. Opponents of the move -- which takes Douglas Auto Wrecking from an island in the Yakima River and puts it along one of the region...MORE...
EPA to require livestock operation manure plans to be made public - Large-scale livestock operations on tribal and nontribal land must now submit their manure-management plans for public review under regulations issued Thur...MORE...
Sales put meaning of Thanksgiving on hold - In the midst of a bloody Civil War, Abraham Lincoln declared that Americans should spend the last Thursday of November celebrating Thanksgiving to reflect on all the things they were thankful for. But in the midst of what might...MORE...
Three local legislators named to GOP caucuses - Three legislators from Central Washington on Thursday were elected to leadership positions in the state House and Senate Republican caucuses. In the House, 15th District Rep. Bill Hinkle, R-Cle Elum, will serve as whip and 13th District Rep. Judy Warnick,...MORE...
Phone customers warned of scam - Don't trust the caller ID. Yakima County sheriff's deputies warned Thursday that a new financial scam may be coming to this area. The sheriff's office issued the alert after recieving a bulletin from neighboring Lewis County that authorities there have be...MORE...
Man arrested with 10 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop - A loud exhaust pipe led to the arrest of a man who had nearly 10 pounds of marijuana in the back seat of his car, Yakima police said. The 19-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday night after an officer stopped his car at First Street and East Nob Hill B...MORE...
Man charged with stealing firearm - YAKIMA -- A Granger man was charged Thursday with stealing a gun from a Yakima gun show last weekend. Froylan Ochoa-Bustamente was being held on $50,000 bail at the Yakima County jail. He also faces one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a f...MORE...
Puget Sound honors Heritage's Ross - YAKIMA -- Kathleen Ross, president of Heritage University, is not just a local mover and shaker. ...MORE...
Lower Valley man named Ecology director - YAKIMA -- Tom Tebb, a 17-year veteran of the state Ecology Department, has been named director of the agency's central region, director Jay Manning announced Thursday. Tebb, previously head of the Yakima-based region's water resources program, succeeds De...MORE...
Middle-schoolers opt to skip the plastic - Jordan Farino, 14, far left, and Tia Batin, 14, second from left, watch to see how the logo just silkscreened by Natascha Ray, 13, far right, comes out while Rebecca Fuchs, 14, second from right, looks on. The Wilson Middle School students are part of a "...MORE...
Gas prices plunge to $2.05 per gallon - YAKIMA -- Gas prices have continued to drop to levels the area haven’t seen in years. ...MORE...
Vandalism takes a heavy toll on sacred rock art - Here's the rub: The rock of ages may not be. The Yakima Valley is blessed with a strikingly rich palette of cultural heritage, a legacy of rock art left as many as 1,000 years ago. That legacy is under siege. Truth is, rock art here is deteriorating -- e...MORE...
Helen Jewett leaves $14 million to charitable groups in the Valley - Helen Jewett's stature as a philanthropist during her life is being enhanced to legendary proportions by what she chose to have done following her death. In a will admitted to probate in Yakima County Superior Court, Jewett chose to have distributed almos...MORE...
City awards Wal-Mart building permit - After years of legal wrangling and howls of protest from some West Valley residents, the city of Yakima on Wednesday issued a building permit for a new $14 million Wal-Mart supercenter at 64th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard. It came 51/2 years after the ci...MORE...
A homebuyer's paradise - Yakima County's home prices for the third quarter of 2008 have declined year over year, the first time that has happened in three years. The average median sales price for existing homes in the county during the third quarter was $156,400, a 2.3 percent...MORE...
State's higher education budgets to absorb big cuts - Economic woes aren't just for businesses anymore: higher education in Washington may be targeted for double-digit budget cuts. The state's public universities and community colleges are being asked to wield large axes to their budgets. Although no direct...MORE...
Police searching for jail escapee - The inmate who escaped from the Pacific Avenue jail in Yakima was helping load a commissary van Wednesday morning when he ran from a warehouse and scaled the outside fence, jail officials said. Yakima police and other agencies were still searching Wednesd...MORE...
Jobless rate up in county - Yakima County has shown signs of economic slowdown with increases in the number of lost jobs and the number of people without jobs. The county had 79,400 nonagricultural jobs in October, a decline of 1.1 percent from the same month a year ago, according...MORE...
The cupboard is bare - UNION GAP -- Tilly Bell relishes her weekly outings to the Union Gap Senior Center. It's her hangout, a place where she eats lunch, plays bingo and socializes with friends. "I love it. It's home away from home," said the 86-year-old Yakima resident. "Th...MORE...
A town on edge - WAPATO -- A makeshift memorial glowed in the dusk Tuesday not far from the place 16-year-old Ricardo Cabrera was shot. More than 30 candles in glass canisters bearing depictions of Jesus and the Virgin Mother surrounded the flowers. A bag of Cheetos and K...MORE...
Hazmat team responds to leaking chemical container - YAKIMA -- Yakima firefighters this afternoon are preparing to safely dispose of a leaking chemical container at the storage yard of a Fair Avenue apartment complex....MORE...
Need for trained wine workers grows due to industry boom - A decade of explosive growth in Washington's wine industry has created a growing need for more trained workers in the vineyards to the laboratory, according to new survey. The survey, unveiled Wednesday in Yakima, disclosed concerns among growers about a...MORE...
Prosser utility rates going up, but by how much? - PROSSER -- If you live in Prosser, expect a higher utility bill. How much higher is still up for debate. Prosser City Council members have raised rates on water, sewer and irrigation services. Taxes on those most likely will go up, too. A proposed garbage...MORE...
'Twilight' to debut at midnight tonight - Better channel your inner vampire, or maybe just drink a couple cups of coffee, if you want to be among the first to see Edward and Bella's forbidden love finally hit the big screen. The first local showings of "Twilight" are at the stroke of midnight ton...MORE...
11/21/08 Death Notices - Johnie Barnhouse Johnie Barnhouse, 76, of Zillah died Wednesday in Wapato. Mr. Barnhouse was born in St. Ignacious, Mont. He lived and farmed in Zillah for many years. Survivors include his wife, Noma Barnhouse of Zillah; three daughters, Lori Galland of...MORE...
Ellensburg accident sends two to hospital - ELLENSBURG -- One of two drivers hospitalized in a collision Wednesday night was cited for drunken driving and speeding....MORE...
Central Wash. legislators to serve in state leadership positions - Three legislators from Central Washington today were elected to leadership positions in the state House and Senate Republican caucuses....MORE...
Guilty Pleasures -- A thing for vampires - Yup, Guilty Pleasures has it: a bad case of "Twilight" fever. Stephenie Meyer's rainy romance novel with a vampire twist is one of those books you can't put down. Last weekend, after coming home from the bars, Guilty Pleasures still stayed up 'till dawn...MORE...
11/21/08 Books - READING/SIGNING GUY BROOKE. Noon-2 p.m. Saturday. Borders, 1700 E. Washington Ave., Union Gap. Author will sign his book, "Pepper the Preschool Puppy." 248-4018. SCOTT KLEPACH JR. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Holy Family Holiday Bazaar, 56th and Chestnut ave...MORE...
11/21/08 Theater - "THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA." 7 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. CWU's Milo Smith Tower Theatre, off East University Way, Ellensburg. $10 general admission, $8 non-CWU students and seniors, $5 CWU students. Tickets: www.cwu.edu/~theatre/tix/ or Mc...MORE...
11/21/08 Night life - NIGHT LIFE Blues/Jazz/Swing BERN'S TAVERN. 8:30 p.m. Nov. 29: Dirty River Blues Band. 618 Sixth St., Prosser. 786-1422. (Blues.) THE DEPOT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE. 32 N. Front St. 469-4400. * 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday: David Aggett. (Jazz, blues electric g...MORE...
Teens and tweens are gaga over 'Twilight' - I stopped on the porch and took hold of his face in my hands. I looked fiercely into his eyes. "I love you," I said in a low, intense voice. "I will always love you, no matter what happens now." "Nothing is going to happen to you, Bella," he said just as...MORE...
Planning a dazzling holiday light display? Let us know - For those of us at On magazine -- and plenty of others -- one of the best ways to get in the holiday mood is by cruising around the Yakima Valley and checking out the brightly lit homes on display. That's why this year, On is continuing a tradition that s...MORE...
Thanksgiving time is wine tasting time in the Yakima Valley - In the Yakima Valley, shopping isn't the only reason to look forward to the post-turkey weekend. For vino fans, it means three days of toasting to the good life during Thanksgiving in Wine Country. The swirl-and-sip celebration -- which includes wine tast...MORE...
11/21/08 Planner - AUDITIONS BEL CANTO OF YAKIMA. 7-9 p.m. Mondays. Yakima Evangelical Church, 7901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. Women's choir. 575-5762, www.belcantoyakima.com. YAKIMA CHAPTER OF THE BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY. 7 p.m. Mondays. St. Timothy Episcopal Church, 4105 Rich...MORE...
11/21/08 Art - ART WALKS FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK. 5-7 p.m. the first Friday of each month, Ellensburg. 15-plus galleries and nontraditional art spaces. List: www.ellensburgarts.com. SPECIAL EVENTS STUDENT ART COUNCIL: EVENING WITH THE ARTS. Ends today. Sarah Spurgeon G...MORE...
11/21/08 Film clips - OPENING TODAY "BOLT" (3D) -- Miley Cyrus and John Travolta provide the lead voices in the computer-animated "Bolt," a family flick about a dog that plays a superhero on TV but must scrape by on his ordinary canine abilities on a cross-country trek home. ...MORE...
11/21/08 10 Days Out - Friday, Nov. 21 * If a glass of wine is how you like to unwind after a long work week, you should check out two downtown wineries that are hosting special tastings tonight. From 5 to 10 p.m., Gilbert Cellars at 5 N. Front St. will unveil four new wines -...MORE...
Nov. 20 Morning roundup - The New York Times had a really interesting story this morning that states that while consumers are trying to cut back on expenses, some aren’t really saving any money at all....MORE...
Zais warns sales tax drop-offs will continue - Yakima City Manager Dick Zais warned Monday that a recent "dipping down" in sales tax revenue has shortchanged the city's 2009 budget forecast by $400,000. The projected shortfall represents less than 1 percent of the city's nearly $61 million general fun...MORE...
Teachers, parents voice dismay over lack of contract - More than 80 people crammed into the East Valley School Board meeting Monday night to ask why district teachers are still working without a contract. Teachers and parents told board members that it was time to end negotiations and forge a contract with th...MORE...
Driver killed in Saturday crash identified - YAKIMA -- The driver killed in a one-car crash Saturday has been identified as 24-year-old Mario Martinez Bautista, authorities announced today. Martinez Bautista was driving a 1990 Geo Prism south on Pom Pom Road near White Swan when he apparently lost c...MORE...
Installation begins on new natural gas pipeline - Cascade Natural Gas has begun installing a new pipeline to serve a growing area of West Valley. Work began Monday on the more than a mile-long pipeline along South 64th Avenue and west on Occidental Road. The service area include...MORE...
Salvation Army kettle drive under way - Bell ringer Charlie Mellon collects donations for Salvation Army outside Rosauers at 72nd Avenue and Tieton Drive on Tuesday, during the kick-off of the Annual Red Kettle Drive. Salvation Army will have more than 26 kettles around Yakima...MORE...
A buffer between fish and pesticides - Fruit growers using three pesticides must observe larger buffer zones to keep the products from reaching streams and damaging fish, a federal agency said Tuesday. NOAA Fisheries concluded the three products pose a risk to 27 species of salmon and steelhea...MORE...
11/20/08 Lower Valley briefs - Tree lighting festival Nov. 28 GRANDVIEW -- The Grandview Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Christmas Tree lighting festival at 6 p.m. Nov. 28 at Stokley Square on Second Avenue. The event will feature Christmas carols, hot chocolate, cookies and a...MORE...
West Valley senior named 2009 Rodeo Queen - There's a new Rodeo Queen in Wiley City. Cassie Frank, a 17-year-old senior at West Valley High School, took the 2009 title last month at the Featherland Ranch Arena in Naches. Contestants were judged on horsemanship, appearance...MORE...
County OKs contract to design courthouse - Yakima County is one step closer to a vote on a new courthouse in downtown Yakima. Yakima County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a $637,554 contract for design of a new courthouse project. The design contract, with Seattle firm DLR, will allow...MORE...
Local police begin Special Olympics fundraiser - The Yakima Police Department and the Yakima County Sheriff's Office are in a fundraising face-off. Gary McLaren, a retired reserve lieutenant for the sheriff's office, and Tim Bardwell, a Yakima police sergeant, will spend Saturday "freezin' for a reason"...MORE...
Sip and be merry: Wineries gear up for Thanksgiving - Here's a nice intro to the upcoming Thanksgiving wine tasting in our area put together by Loretto J. Hulse, a staff writer with the Tri-City Herald. We thought it would be nice to share this with you:...MORE...
On home front, soldiers' families lonely but not alone - It was the big night. Sarah Ashley Kinlow took the day off, left the baby with her mom, did her makeup at her sister's, then headed out for a night on the town: dinner at the Olive Garden, followed by the Ike-Davis football game....MORE...
Wine adviser: Now, for Thanksgiving reds ... - Continuing on the theme of last week -- planning your Thanksgiving wines -- here is Rule No. 3: Keep your red wine choices fresh, versatile and inexpensive. Fresh, because young red wines are full of juicy berry fruit flavors that complement the bounty o...MORE...
Yakima man gets 7 years for slaying 15-year-old boy - A Yakima man was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison for the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in 2005. David Infante, 23, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Mario Rosales. Yakima County Superior Court Judge Mich...MORE...
Neighbors appeal county OK for all-year gravel crushing - Several neighbors are appealing a county decision that would allow Columbia Ready Mix to crush gravel year-round from its pit northwest of Wapato. The appeals by two companies and a citizen contend the county ignored evidence about dust, traffic, noise an...MORE...
Talking about the menu staples: turkey, stuffing - Since turkey and stuffing are popular holiday foods, here are some tips for safely preparing your holiday bird. Buying your turkey If you buy a fresh turkey, keep it stored on a tray in your refrigerator for no more than two days before you plan to cook...MORE...
Police search for escaped inmate - YAKIMA -- Police, including K-9 units, are searching an area near State Fair Park for an inmate who escaped a county jail on Pacific Avenue....MORE...
11/20/08 Death notices - Monika G. Raymond Monika G. Raymond, 68, of Granger died Tuesday in Yakima. Mrs. Raymond was born in Berlin, Germany and had been a resident of Granger since 1978. She worked for Yakima Bait Co. Survivors include a son, Shon Raymond of Concrete, Wash.; a...MORE...
County eyes design contract for courts building - Yakima County officials want to separate the county's courts from its administrative offices -- a project with a price tag that could exceed $100 million -- and they expect to take another step toward that today. The county commissioners plan to sign a $6...MORE...
Prosser does the math on a new high school - By ROSS COURTNEY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC PROSSER -- School officials here learned Monday how much a new high school might cost. So did taxpayers. A new Prosser High School would cost $67.7 million and mean $3.55 per $1,000 assessed value in taxes to proper...MORE...
New Yakima restaurant on hold; economic woes blamed - A Salt Lake City firm has delayed its plans to build a national steakhouse-style buffet restaurant in Yakima. William Tell Inc. purchased 9.5 acres earlier this year for more than $2.6 million. It had planned to use part of the property, located on South...MORE...
Vote tally shows loyalty to Johnson outside city - It was close in the city, but the marquee 14th District state House race was no contest in the suburbs and rural areas of north Yakima County. Democrat Vickie Ybarra beat Republican Norm Johnson in the city of Yakima and she swept Union Gap's three voting...MORE...
'Snow Falling on Cedars' author to visit CWU Tuesday night - ELLENSBURG -- Author David Guterson, best known for his 1994 novel "Snow Falling on Cedars," will visit Central Washington University todayNov. 18 as part of CWU's Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series. Guterson, a Washington native...MORE...
Police arrest tool-tossing pair - YAKIMA -- A pair of theft suspects tossed stolen tools at the police cars that were chasing them early Monday, hitting one of the cars with a foot-long wrench, authorities said. The two men were arrrested after a 10-minute chase through Yakima early Sund...MORE...
Warrant issued in Sunnyside shooting death - SUNNYSIDE — An arrest warrant has been issued for the arrest of Armando H. Gonzalez Jr. for the shooting death of Eric Vargas. Gonzalez, 17, also goes by the nickname “AJ.”...MORE...
Prosser city council may raise utility rates - PROSSER -- City council members here may hike a variety of utility taxes and rates tonight.tuesday It could mean an extra $4.73 per month on the utility bill for an average single-family home. The increase will come in the form ...MORE...
Building Better Lives - For 10 years, Robert and Jude Bonser have helped their employees stay clear of drugs and alcohol and anything else that might land them back in prison. The Bonsers, both former drug and alcohol abusers, own and operate BBL Auto Sales and Auto Detailing in...MORE...
11/19/08 Death Notices - Betty Lou Arbanas Betty Lou Arbanas, 84, of Yakima died Sunday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Arbanas was born and raised in Butte, Mont. She moved to Wapato in 1946 and later lived in Walla Walla and Portland. She lived in Bend, Ore., for 40 ye...MORE...
Wash unemployment rate jumps to 6.3 percent - OLYMPIA -- Washington's unemployment rate jumped to about 6.3 percent last month -- up by half a percentage point over September -- with job losses driven by the strike at Boeing. State officials say Washington's economy lost abo...MORE...
Hearing to investigate unfair labor complaint against school district - A hearing Thursday will investigate an unfair labor practice complaint filed against the East Valley School District by the teachers association. The Public Employment Relations Commission, the state agency that helps resolve lab...MORE...
Nov. 18 Daily roundup - Good morning, shoppers. Short roundup for today. But I have a piece coming your way on the crazy ways you can now order pizza and what that means for local pizza joints in the Yakima Valley....MORE...
Housing values: We're No. 31, and that's pretty good - Yakima County continues to buck state and national trends in the real estate industry. Home values in Yakima County averaged $127,774 during the third quarter, a decline of 1 percent from the same period a year ago, according to figures from Zillow.com, a...MORE...
Yakima Reds find a new owner - With virtually no time left, the Yakima Reds have found a new owner and will return next season. Perry Piercy has completed a purchase of the team from Jere Irwin, and the Reds will return to the Premier De...MORE...
Guest worker program - TOPPENISH -- A guest worker program plans to fingerprint and photograph all nontribal workers on the Yakama reservation and collect 50 cents for every hour they work. Schaptakay Labor Works LLC has been licensed by the tribe's governing body to develop an...MORE...
Retail projects on rise in Union Gap - UNION GAP -- In April, Ron Doyle dealt with the blow of Western RV shutting down for good. But the closure of the recreational vehicle company that he once ran didn't limit future possibilities for the property. Doyle is now looking to rezone six parcel...MORE...
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No. 11 comes home - Home is where Shayla Holwegner's heart -- and, no doubt, much of her young soul -- has always been. So after a year and a half spent in the sterile halls of medicine in Seattle, she has ended the separation and brought her fight for life home to Yakima. F...MORE...
Rollover kills driver outside White Swan - WHITE SWAN -- An unidentified man died after rolling his car several times Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Yost and Pom Pom roads near White Swan. The man was driving a 1990 Geo Prism south on Pom Pom Road about 12:40 p.m. when he apparently lo...MORE...
Behold, the (quiz) answers you seek - Yakima Herald-Republic weekly news quiz 1. How will the Benton Irrigation District's planned $16 million improvement project benefit fish in the Yakima River? B) higher stream flows in summer below the Sunnyside Dam 2. Jeffrey Calhoon, a 1974 graduate...MORE...
Child care conference scheduled Wednesday - Child care is getting one step easier. A free conference, conducted in Spanish, will be presented Wednesday for child care and education providers, parents and interested community professionals. Called "Para El Mejor Interés De Los Niños" (...MORE...
Countywide seat belt blitz starts today - YAKIMA -- Police officers across Yakima County will be out looking for drivers who don't wear their seat belts at night. The Click It Or Ticket campaign starts today and runs through Dec. 7, according to a news release from the state Traffic Safety Commis...MORE...
Farmers big worry is about regulations - Overregulation is the greatest challenge to the future success of agriculture, according to a survey. The survey of 900 farmers, consumers and agriculture support industries will be part of a report to the Legislature on ways to keep the state's largest i...MORE...
11/18/08 Death Notices - Ricardo Cabrera Ricardo Cabrera, 16, of Wapato died Wednesday at Toppenish Community Hospital. He was born in Toppenish and raised in Wapato. He was a student at Wapato High School. Survivors include his father, Lorenzo Cabrera of Wapato; his mother, Mari...MORE...
One week left to apply for Johnson's City Council seat - With a week to go, three applications have been submitted for a pending vacancy on the Yakima City Council. Among the applicants is Paul George, chairman of the Yakima County Democratic Par...MORE...
Gas slips below $2 a gallon locally - Ellensburg's no longer the only area city with gas prices under $2 a gallon. Drivers filling up Saturday at several ARCO stations in Yakima and Union Gap are paying as low as $1.98 a gallon, according to the Web site GasBuddy.com, where drivers report pri...MORE...
Nov. 17 Morning roundup - We have a whole bunch of items for you. Most of them look at the different tactics retailers are using to get shoppers out during what everyone believes will be a gloomy holiday season....MORE...
11/17/08 In Basket - Agriculture CM Holtzinger Fruit Co. has promoted Scott Hanses to vice president. Hanses, who has been in the fresh fruit industry for 30 years, has been serving as the company's director of sales. Finance Catholic Credit Union has hired Maria Martinez as...MORE...
New baby brings chair out of retirement - We made an eventful trip to Berkeley, Calif., in September, and saw two important things ... a very new grandson and a very old rocking chair. First, the grandson. Shawn and Becky's baby son was born in mid-August, and named Jasper Denny Scofield (Denny i...MORE...
11/17/08 Senior Lunch Menus - Older American Nutrition Program (Call 574-2200 the day before by 4 p.m. to register for lunch.) Today: Baked ham, yams, green beans, applesauce, pudding. Tuesday: Mulligatawny soup, half salami and swiss sandwich, lettuce, tomatoes, pears, cookie. Wedn...MORE...
County homicide rate jumps - The fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ricardo Cabrera on Wednesday puts Yakima County on track for one of the highest homicide rates in years. The death of the Wapato teen, who was shot while walking with a companion on North Track Road outside Wapato, marked...MORE...
Goodwill gestures - After divorcing her husband in 1994, Maria Ramirez placed her life on hold to raise her three children. Now that they're grown, she's putting her needs first. "I know my life will get so much better," said Ramirez, 48. "I want to help people like they've...MORE...
11/16/08 Death Notices - Ricardo Cabrera Ricardo Cabrera, 16, of Wapato died Wednesday at Toppenish Community Hospital. He was born in Toppenish. He was a student at Toppenish High School. Survivors include his father, Lorenzo Cabrera of Wapato; his mother, Maria L. Cabrera of Wa...MORE...
11/17/08 Death Notices - Sandra Elaine McElroy Sandra Elaine McElroy, 58, of Benton City died Friday at home. Mrs. McElroy was born in Moscow, Idaho, and raised in Lewiston, Idaho. She moved to Prosser in 1978. She worked for the Kiona-Benton School District as an administrative...MORE...
11/15/08 Death Notices - George F. Bissonette George F. Bissonette, 67, of Cle Elumdied Thursday at Kittitas Valley Commun-ity Hospital. Mr. Bissonette was born in Missoula, Mont., and raised in Frenchtown, Mont. He was a employed with the Forest Service as a fire control offic...MORE...
Holiday Inn work to start - A new downtown Yakima hotel that is expected to bring 50 to 75 jobs to the area has reached another milestone. The city of Yakima has issued a building permit to Allpro for construction of a five-story, 114-room Holiday Inn at the site of the former La B...MORE...
These leaf bags don't last, and that's good - An experimental giveaway of biodegradable leaf bags has proven so successful with Yakima residents that the city has run out of bags. In all, the city had 50,000 bags to give away. An emergency supply of 20,000 bags is on order, but delivery could be a we...MORE...
Judge allows Ensey defamation suit to go forward - YAKIMA — A Yakima County judge on Friday refused to throw out Ron Bonlender's defamation lawsuit against a political rival who took his seat on the Yakima City Council. Superior Court Judge Robert H...MORE...
Naches woman wins wool garment contest - A Naches woman recently won first place in the Washington State Make It With Wool competition. Alice Faringer won the contest's adult category for her hand-knit patterned cardigan sweater and sewed coordinating olive slacks....MORE...
Mothers group offering college planning seminar - Apple Valley Mothers and More is offering a college planning and savings seminar for women at the group's November meeting. Apple Valley Mothers and More is the local chapter of the national nonprofit Mothers & More organiza...MORE...
Appointments available to apply for heating bill assistance - The weather is turning cold and the economy is slumping, which means thousands of people will need help with their heating bills this season. Appointments for residents of the upper Yakima...MORE...
11/16/08 Volunteer opportunities - Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * HEALTH CARE HELP: Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisers is looking for volunteers to educate consumers about their rights and options on prescription drug access, health insurance and acc...MORE...
11/15/08 Faith what's happening - Lutheran brunch to help defray transplant costs Grace Lutheran Church is hosting a brunch benefit for Kathy Schuller on Sunday morning. Schuller has taught first and second grades at Grace Lutheran School for 17 years. She is taking a leave of absence to...MORE...
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