RSSTHIS WEEK IN LOCAL NEWS
Will Ybarra make another run in the 14th District? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A rematch of last year’s hotly contested 14th District state House election could be brewing; Democrat Vickie Ybarra is pondering another run....MORE...
Eisenhower, humane society team up for dogs and cats - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Seventh period has gone to the dogs. And cats....MORE...
Report: State behind the nation in its reliance on facilities for developmentally disabled - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The state of Washington is behind the national curve in its reliance on residential facilities for the developmentally disabled, a consulting firm wrote in a report delivered this month to Gov. Chris Gregoire....MORE...
CWU meets accreditation requirements - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Central Washington University has met all requirements for continuing accreditation....MORE...
Information meeting about online education is Saturday - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Interested in online education?...MORE...
McKinley Elementary Turkey Trot begins at 1:30 p.m. - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Get out those walking shoes....MORE...
NEW Snoqualmie and White passes both open this morning - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Both major cross-state mountain passes linking Central Washington to Puget Sound are open this morning....MORE...
NEW Union Gap man knocked unconscious after being struck by pickup - YAKIMA, Wash. -- An 18-year-old Union Gap man who dashed into traffic was hurt when a pickup hit him Thursday on Nob Hill Boulevard, police said....MORE...
NEW Woman hit by car on North First Street - YAKIMA, Wash. — Authorities say a 69-year-old Yakima woman was hit by a car Thursday as she crossed North First Street....MORE...
11/21/09 Faith Happenings - Thanksgiving Eve at Peace Lutheran Peace Lutheran Church in Selah will host a Thanksgiving Eve worship service at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The church is at 91 Wernex Loop. Information: 509-697-4353. Interfaith thanksgiving worship on Wednesday The Yakima As...MORE...
Great joy worldwide in small boxes from Yakima - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Even a toothbrush is cause for excitement. Then, throw in a box of crayons, a rubber ball and some lollipops, and there's absolute joy. Children around the world will once more be delighted by small, simple gifts this season, courtesy of...MORE...
11/19/09 Death Notices - Ruth V. Krause Ruth V. Krause, 77, of Arlington, Wash., formerly of Yakima, died Nov. 10 after years of battling lung disease. Mrs. Krause was born in Hazen, N.D. She was a purchasing agent for a sportswear company. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. No...MORE...
Avalanche control impedes traffic - Drivers heading to Seattle this morning shouldn't run into any road problems -- but it doesn't hurt to check conditions first. It was a different story on Thursday as avalanche control work and blasting closed both major routes to the west side for portio...MORE...
Right Pro Hardware closing after 15 years - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A local hardware store is closing its doors for good on Saturday. Right Pro Hardware has spent the last month selling all of its inventory at marked-down prices as part of its closing sale. The store will be closing after 15 years in bu...MORE...
Wapato homicide is county's 20th this year - WAPATO, Wash. -- The Wapato man found shot to death at a dark intersection near his home Thursday morning once told a state trooper he sold hundreds of dollars of a meth every week, according to court documents filed in one of his criminal cases. Lenard C...MORE...
Woman's family sues for medical negligence - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A Sunnyside man has accused four Yakima doctors of medical negligence in connection with the death of his wife last year from septic shock after her colon ruptured. An attorney for Gary Stonemetz filed the lawsuit Thursday in Yakima Coun...MORE...
Recount for Selah CIty Council race is Dec. 7 - SELAH, Wash. -- A mandatory recount in the ever-so-close Selah City Council race for the Position 1 seat is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 7, county elections officials said Thursday. The recount in the race between incumbent Allen Schmid and challenger...MORE...
Shortfall may force budget cuts in Wapato - WAPATO, Wash. -- Cuts may be inevitable as the city of Wapato grapples with a projected $350,000 shortfall in next year's operating budget. The possible deficit comes after a mid-year budget crisis sparked layoffs and a spending freeze on office and other...MORE...
Local job growth gets a financial lift - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima and Klickitat counties are receiving part of $3.3 million in loans and grants to create job and business growth. The money, which will be shared with Asotin and Lincoln counties, was awarded Thursday by the Washington State Commun...MORE...
Saving young fish from dying channel - NILE VALLEY -- Call it the Great Fish Rescue of 2009. Some 35 biologists sloshed hip deep through the frigid backwaters of a dying river channel Thursday. Working in teams of three, one attracted and stunned fish with an electrically charged pole, while t...MORE...
Police officer from Yakima shot to death in Las Vegas - MOXEE -- Trevor Nettleton liked to call his dad Chevy after the character portrayed by actor Chevy Chase in the movie "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." It was a kidding reference to their friendly competition to outdo one another in decorating thei...MORE...
EPA picks Valley for well project - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Valley has been selected as one of 10 communities nationwide for a special project to reduce health risks faced by minorities drinking contaminated water from private wells. The Seattle office of the U.S. Environmental Protecti...MORE...
An Indoorsman Thanksgiving - A lot of people think of Thanksgiving as the beginning of the holiday season, a time when love of family provides warmth and shelter against the coming cold of winter -- a time when traditions are revived, blessings are counted and rosy gratitude reigns o...MORE...
An Indoorsman Thanksgiving -- The recipes - Bird with Bourbon and Brown Sugar Glaze Whole turkey, 16 pounds 3/4 cup bourbon (Jim Beam works well, is delicious and cheap. Wild Turkey is more Thanksgiving-appropriate and also delicious, but not cheap.) 1/4 cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons brown mustard...MORE...
An Indoorsman Thanksgiving -- Entertaining tips - I almost ran out of plates before people even arrived for my test-run Indoorsman Thanksgiving feast and was forced to do dishes several times just so everyone could have clean silverware. The Indoorsman is not, therefore, the end-all-be-all of party throw...MORE...
An Indoorsman Thanksgiving -- Giving thanks - Times are tough right now. That's not news, and it's not something to laugh about. We're fighting wars, we're losing our savings and we're mired in an existential crisis, trying to figure out who we'll be as a nation when we manage to dig ourselves out --...MORE...
Josh Blue -- Equal parts inspiration and humor - Josh Blue, the comic who performs Saturday in Yakima, tells a story in his act about a stranger approaching him on the street to tell him how inspiring it is that he's out on his own. "I'm like, lady, I'm on my way to th...MORE...
Dan Peters sees the poetry in everyday life - There's poetry in everyday life in a house in Selah. Dan Peters' new book, "Down the Road the Children Go," proves it, image by image. Peters, a 41-year-old father of two who teaches English at Yakima Valley Community Co...MORE...
Local flavor colors La Riviere's latest novel - Susan La Riviere's latest Yakima Valley novel, "The Brothers," brings us the latest adventure from the Gunderson family out in Naches. The self-published work, La Riviere's third, has Jake and Levi Gunderson fighting for their lives after a routine hike i...MORE...
Engaging music on top in Camerata Chorus performance - The Camerata Club Men's Chorus has been entertaining Yakima and raising money for music scholarships since 1916, and it continues that tradition Saturday with its annual Capitol Theatre performance. The club, joined by the Central Washington University Me...MORE...
11/20/09 Film clips - OPENING TODAY "THE BLIND SIDE" -- A homeless African-American teenager is taken in by a wealthy white couple as part of a college football recruitment program in this adaptation of Michael Lewis' nonfiction bestseller. Starring Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bull...MORE...
11/20/09 10 Days Out - Friday, Nov. 20 * That excited screaming you hear? It's the thousands of teenage and preteen girls around the Yakima Valley all worked up over the new "Twilight" series movie, "New Moon," which opens today. Even if you're not one of those wait-in-line-ov...MORE...
11/20/09 Planner - AUDITIONS BEL CANTO OF YAKIMA. 7-9 p.m. Mondays. Yakima Evangelical Church, 7901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. Women's choir. 509-575-5762, www.belcantoyakima.com. CASCADE WINDS OF YAKIMA. Thursdays. Broadmoor clubhouse, 55 W. Washington St. Open auditions for wome...MORE...
11/20/09 Art - ART CONTESTS YAKIMA VALLEY PET RESCUE POSTER. Celebrating pet rescue in the community. Deadline to submit art is Dec. 7. Any 2-D media welcome: painting, computer graphics, drawing, photography, cartoons. All art must be donated to be considered; no copy...MORE...
11/20/09 Night life - NIGHT LIFE Blues/Jazz/Swing GILBERT CELLARS. 8 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 4-5. Mark and Kim Holt. 5 N. Front St., Yakima. Music in the tasting room or the Gilbert Underground. 509-249-9049. (Blues.) JACK-SONS SPORTS BAR: BLUES, BREWS AND BURGERS. Thursdays...MORE...
11/20/09 On sale now - DISCOUNT PASS SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL. Memorial Day weekend (May 29-31) at The Gorge in Quincy. Special discounted three-day festival pass on sale at www.sasquatchfestival.com through Dec. 16. Full lineup announced Feb. 16. NOW ON SALE CAPITOL THEAT...MORE...
11/20/09 Books - READING/SIGNING SUSAN MARIONNEAUX LA RIVIERE. 10 a.m. Saturday. Inklings Bookshop, 5629 Summitview Ave., Chalet Place. Local author will sign copies of "The Brothers." Accompanied by a performance by Larry La Riviere, promoting his CD "Gator Woman." 509-...MORE...
11/20/09 Theater - NOW PLAYING "THE NUTCRACKER BALLET." 7 tonight and Dec. 4, and 1 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 5. Sunnyside High School auditorium, 16th Street and Edison Avenue. Admission: $10; ages 2 and younger free. Performance by the Prosser School of Ballet. 509-788-5070...MORE...
Saturday is final day for Right Pro Hardware - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A local hardware store is closing its doors for good on Saturday. ...MORE...
President of Pacific Northwest University abruptly leaves - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Dr. Stan Flemming, president of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, has abruptly left his position as the top administrator of Yakima’s medical school....MORE...
Snoqualmie Pass shut for avalanche control - SNOQUALMIE PASS, WASH. -- Traffic on Interstate 90 on Snoqualmie Pass was stopped at 3:30 p.m. today so road crews can conduct avalanche control....MORE...
CWU's craft beer and microbrew tasting series begins tomorrow - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- The Central Washington University Office of Continuing Education is offering its first craft beer and microbrew tasting series....MORE...
Recount date set in Selah City Council race - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A mandatory recount in the ever-so-close Selah City Council race for the Position 1 seat is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 7, county elections officials said this morning....MORE...
Former NFL player Didier may campaign opposite Patty Murray - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Clint Didier, a former NFL tight end and member of the Washington Redskins legendary Fun Bunch, is considering a run against U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash....MORE...
Davis HS grad killed in Las Vegas robbery attempt - NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A Las Vegas police officer who grew up in Yakima was shot to death in his garage in North Las Vegas early this morning, family members told the Yakima Herald-Republic....MORE...
A few more details on the new Ike facility - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Want more info about what the new Ike might look like?...MORE...
Dorn to address graduation requirements during speech today in Seattle - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The state superintendent of public instruction is slated to deliver a policy speech on graduation requirements for math and science this afternoon. Thursday Nov. 19...MORE...
CEO aims to make Albertsons "more simple" - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Star Tribune in Minneapolis had a story today on new SuperValu CEO Craig Herkert. Herkert, who came to the Minnesota company from Walmart, expressed several goals that included making shopping more simple....MORE...
On Magazine: Good to the last drop - YAKIMA, Wash. -- We’ve got comedian Josh Blue, poet Dan Peters, the Camerata Club Men’s Chorus and a very special Indoorsman Thanksgiving, all coming your way Friday in On Magazine....MORE...
Highway 12 closed tonight for cliff blasting - NACHES, Wash. — U.S. Highway 12 will be closed tonight to allow for safe blasting of rock cliffs over the roadway....MORE...
Wapato man is Yakima County's 20th homicide this year - WAPATO, Wash. -- A 55-year-old Wapato man was found fatally shot in his car at a rural intersection southeast of Wapato....MORE...
'Macbeth' performed this weekend at YVCC - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Valley Community College will present the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's adaptation of "Macbeth" today through Sunday. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Kendall Hall Auditori...MORE...
Navarro honored in final day on Yakima school board - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Raymond Navarro Jr. received a standing ovation Tuesday night at the November business meeting of the board of directors for the Yakima School District. The outgoing school board member said he was humbled by the display. And other board...MORE...
Attendance jumps at Maryhill Museum - GOLDENDALE -- Maryhill Museum south of Goldendale saw attendance rise 17 percent this year, a trend its director suspects is driven by a poor economy spurring people toward affordable diversions. "I think it's indicative of people staying closer to home a...MORE...
Union Gospel Mission offers turkeys to those in need - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Families in need this Thanksgiving are invited to sign up for a free turkey at the Union Gospel Mission. Families must sign up in person at the mission and present two pieces of identification, including from Washington state. The deadlin...MORE...
Yakima County pageant contestants face Dec. 31 deadline - YAKIMA -- The Miss Yakima County and Yakima County's Outstanding Teen pageants are seeking contestants through the end of the year. The pageants, part of the Miss America Organization, take place in March. But the deadline to apply is Dec. 31. This is the...MORE...
Sunnyside auto theft program appears to be working - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- Sunnyside police say the number of car thefts dropped by almost half in 2009 compared to last year. Auto theft reports from January to November decreased 49 percent when compared to the same period in 2008. Using a state grant, the cit...MORE...
Budget picture brightens in Mabton - MABTON, Wash. -- Residents of this financially beleaguered town may see lower utility taxes and two more police officers patrolling streets next year. As they prepare the 2010 budget, some city leaders say finances have improved and will only get better,...MORE...
Program focuses on medical careers for Yakima Valley students - High school students who want to get connected to careers in health care might want to check out the ConneX program. ConneX, an academic program sponsored by the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, is looking for high school students interested in health...MORE...
ESD Superintendent Jane Gutting to step down - Jane Gutting, superintendent of the Educational Service District 105, plans to retire next year. Gutting announced her retirement through a news release Wednesday after telling her staff at a meeting Tuesday that she plans to retire June 30, 2010. Guttin...MORE...
Tea partiers to rally in support of California farmers - ELLENSBURG -- The men behind Yakima's tea parties want to draw attention to a water dispute in California. They will rally today in support of San Joaquin Valley farmers who oppose water restrictions enacted to protect a threatened fish called delta smelt...MORE...
Yakima DJ Jenifer Wilde is bucked by The Bull - Jenifer Wilde, a radio DJ with 92.9 The Bull, is the latest casualty in a string of cuts at Gap West Broadcasting. "They're cutting it down to the bare bones," said Wilde, who was let go on Friday. "There is no morale. There are honestly a lot of very d...MORE...
Community centers offer a sense of place - Grandview wants a new community center. Sunnyside wants to reopen one. So does Wapato. And an incoming city councilwoman in Toppenish is lobbying for a new one. While Yakima Valley cities are cutting back on parks...MORE...
11/18/09 Death Notices - Donna K. Eckman Donna Kaye (Higginbotham) Eckman, 43, of Covington, Wash., died Nov. 7 at the University of Washington Medical Center. Mrs. Eckman was born in Jonesboro, La., and received a business degree from Yakima Valley Community College in 1986. Sur...MORE...
Car thefts drop in Sunnyside - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- Sunnyside police say car theft dropped by almost half this year compared to last year....MORE...
CWU hosting speaker from Michoacán this week - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Central Washington University and the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies are hosting Secretary Maestro Jaime Hernández Díaz, secretary of culture of the state of Michoacán, Mexico, today through Saturday....MORE...
Ground breaking for CWU's Hogue Technology Building is this afternoon - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Central Washington University’s 40-year-old Hogue Technology Building is getting a facelift. ...MORE...
High school students interested in health care careers can get experience through academy - YAKIMA, Wash. -- High school students who want to get connected to careers in health care might want to check out the ConneX program....MORE...
U.S. Cellular donating $1 million to education through "Calling All Communities" campaign - YAKIMA, Wash. -- U.S. Cellular is donating $1 million to 10 schools nationwide through its second annual Calling All Communities campaign....MORE...
YVCC to present "Macbeth" this week - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Valley Community College will present the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s adaptation of “Macbeth” Thursday through Sunday....MORE...
Palin reportedly spending Thanksgiving in Richland - RICHLAND — Sarah Palin will reportedly spend Thanksgiving Day in Richland at the home of her aunt Katie Johnson....MORE...
Breast-cancer guidelines touch off firestorm - To Gail DeGiulio, new breast-cancer guidelines from a national panel of medical experts saying most women in their 40s shouldn't bother with annual mammograms weren't merely startling news. They smacked of a potential death sentence....MORE...
Snoqualmie Pass restrictions lifted - EASTON, Wash. -- Travel restrictions have been lifted on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass....MORE...
Dueling over dual-language classes in the Yakima Valley - Teachers in the Yakima Valley see it every day: Spanish-speaking children running into an English language barrier. Many schools have provided dual-language classes to help them. But just how well these classes work remains a point of contention. Most du...MORE...
Dispute leads Yakima to limit annexations - Major residential development in West Valley will all but cease under a new Yakima city policy that makes it tougher for developers to get sewer hookups outside city limits. The new policy, adopted Tuesday by the City Council, represents a dramatic turna...MORE...
Sculpture move not set in stone - A compromise for an 8-foot art sculpture appears to have fallen through. Last week, Yakima City Councilwoman Kathy Coffey announced the Yakima Convention Center was more than willing to take...MORE...
Professors will bring Michoacan culture to CWU - ELLENSBURG -- There's Cinco de Mayo, then there's Nov. 20. Back in Mexico, there is no question which date is more important. In November, uniformed school children march down the streets and families gather in central plazas to mark the outbreak of their...MORE...
High-speed chase ends near Moxee - Authorities say a high-speed chase of a convicted felon that began in Royal City ended with four arrests before dawn Tuesday near Moxee. It all began about 12:30 a.m. when a Grant County sheriff's deputy spotted a stolen 1990s Ford station wagon northboun...MORE...
State panels favors new wind farm - A state energy siting panel Monday recommended Gov. Chris Gregoire approve the Desert Claim wind farm located eight miles northwest of Ellensburg. Gregoire has 60 days to act on the unanimous recommendation of the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Cou...MORE...
County jobless rate steady - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima County's unemployment rate in October was 6.7 percent, unchanged from September but well above the rate of 5.2 percent for the same month a year ago. The county's workforce numbered 130,330 with 121,540 employed and 8,790 unemploye...MORE...
City to push ahead with gang-free initiative - YAKIMA, Wash. -- At her last meeting as a member of the Yakima City Council, Sonia Rodriguez got a shout-out from the fire chief and saw her fellow council members agree to continue working on a gang-free initiative she proposed. "This is a real opportuni...MORE...
Hero honored for doing 'what I was taught' - YAKIMA, Wash. -- In late September, Chuck Doan was standing in line to buy a cup of coffee at a downtown supermarket when he heard someone yell for help. What the 47-year-old Yakima man did next not only saved a man's life, but got him honored before the ...MORE...
School district approves Ike specs - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima School District took a step toward replacing Eisenhower High School on Tuesday night, when the school board formally approved educational specifications for the Ike replacement project. The move, required by the state, defines...MORE...
Reaction to City Council proposed subsidy cuts mixed - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Plans to cut the subsidies that a variety of groups gets from the city of Yakima drew mixed reviews Tuesday night during a packed meeting at City Hall. Some of the groups were OK with it. Others were not. "We know the economy is bad right...MORE...
School workers call for 'fair' contracts - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima School District employees -- from teacher's aides to custodians -- pushed for "fair and equitable" contracts Tuesday night at the November business meeting of the district's board of directors. Representatives of Yakima Educators U...MORE...
11/17/09 Death Notices - Floyd W. Crouse Floyd Wayne Crouse, 74, of Yakima died Thursday at Selah Convalescent. Mr. Crouse was born in Canon City, Colo., and served in the Navy. He worked as a pit boss in a casino in Reno, Nev., where he lived for 35 years. He moved to Yakima aft...MORE...
High-speed chase results in four arrests near Moxee - YAKIMA, Wash. — Authorities say a high-speed chase of a convicted felon that began in Royal City ended with four arrests before dawn today near Moxee....MORE...
Come listen to storyteller Rick Huddle tonight at McKinley Elementary - YAKIMA, Wash. -- It’s storytime at Yakima’s McKinley Elementary School....MORE...
Community Information Meeting tonight at McClure Elementary - YAKIMA, Wash. -- McClure Elementary School is holding its eighth annual Community Information Fair tonight....MORE...
Yakima County's unemployment rate dips to 6.7 percent in October - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima County’s unemployment rate in October was 6.7 percent, slightly lower than September’s rate of 6.9 percent but well above the rate of 5.2 percent for the same month a year ago....MORE...
Yakima man to be honored tonight for life-saving heroics - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Fire Department is honoring Chuck Doan at tonight’s Yakima City Council meeting for helping save a life in September....MORE...
White House announces funding to support education reform - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The race is on. The Race to the Top, that is....MORE...
What do you think of school libraries going digital? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Are books becoming obsolete?...MORE...
New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns - NEW YORK — For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life’s more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure out if they should even be getting one at all....MORE...
Nile Road breached to divert river - The Nile Road is breached at 7 a.m. Tuesday to divert the adjacent Naches River away from the toe of a landslide that covered nearby Highway 410 and the Naches River in October....MORE...
Yakima Valley foster children lent a helping hand to college - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Like a lot of freshmen, Taylor Judd is living in the dorms and getting used to college. It's her first quarter, and she's still figuring things out. "I'm just trying to get my prerequisites done so I can decide what I want to do," the 19-...MORE...
Teacher accused of sexual misconduct appeals firing - Michele Taylor, the 31-year-old East Valley High School physical education teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old male student last spring, is appealing termination from her job. Taylor has asked for a hearing, and that request "constitutes an a...MORE...
Equal access, taking responsibility key to health - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Two of the three deaths related to swine flu so far this year in Yakima County were relatively young men who were also obese, Yakima Health Administrator Dennis Klukan said Monday. Klukan said each of the men who died weighed more than 40...MORE...
County budget: $51.9M ... and cutting - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Call it a work in progress. Yakima County commissioners adopted a 2010 budget Monday that includes job losses for 26 people, fewer beds for juvenile offenders and reduced public services. The bad news? More budget cuts are likely after th...MORE...
Regional's sleep center wins accreditation - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center's Sleep Disorders Center recently received accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. To receive a five-year accreditation, a sleep center must meet or exceed all standards for...MORE...
Tip: Bypass Nob Hill overpass Wednesday - The Nob Hill Boulevard overpass will be closed between 3 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday while construction crews repave both ends of the span, city officials say. Eastbound motorists should take Third Avenue, Mead Avenue and First Street to return to Nob Hill....MORE...
Toys for Tots collection to honor late Toppenish boy - TOPPENISH, Wash. -- The family of a Toppenish boy who died in 2001 from asthma is holding a Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive Sunday in his honor. Tony Menard-Wentz would have turned 20 on Sunday, according to a news release. Relatives are asking people to...MORE...
Meetings discuss fast-track teacher certification - Educational Service District 105 is presenting informational meetings this week about the Alternative Route to Teaching Certification program. The meetings will take place at 7 p.m. today and Wednesday in the Kittitas Room of the ESD 105 Conference Cente...MORE...
County to send Naches into new channel, close detour - Naches, WASH. -- Prompted by rapidly rising water in the Naches River, Yakima County was preparing to divert the river to a new channel around the Nile landslide Monday evening. Workers also plan to close State Route 410's existing detour on the Nile Road...MORE...
Yakima trailer fire under investigation - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Authorities are investigating a fire Sunday afternoon that destroyed a trailer at the Woodland Mobile Park, 2008 N. First St. Neighbors reported the fire in the 22-foot trailer at 12:23 p.m., battalion chief Tom Sevigny said in a news rel...MORE...
11/16/09 Death Notices - Dolores P. Mendoza Villegas Dolores Prisca Mendoza Villegas, 76, died Saturday in Sunnyside, where she lived. Mrs. Villegas grew up in La Cañada in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, but lived in the Lower Valley since the 1940s. Survivors include h...MORE...
ESD to hold information meetings for prospective teachers - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Educational Service District 105 is presenting informational meetings this week about the Alternative Route to Teaching Certification program....MORE...
YVCC honored for wine making - Yakima Valley Vintners, Yakima Valley Community College’s teaching winery in Grandview, won four awards at the 31st Annual Tri-Cities Wine Festival this month....MORE...
Mt. Adams to honor Stephenson tonight - WHITE SWAN, Wash. -- I just got off the phone with Mt. Adams School Board member Vern Stephenson, who will be honored for his 20 years of service tonight. I also learned that his mother was the first woman to serve on the same board....MORE...
Regional's sleep disorder center earns accreditation - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center’s Sleep Disorders Center recently received accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)....MORE...
Warmer forecasts could push Nile work ahead of plans - NILE, Wash. — Pushed by rising water levels in the Naches River, Yakima County is preparing to open the new river channel around the Nile landslide, perhaps as early as Tuesday....MORE...
Authorities investigate Sunday afternoon fire - YAKIMA, Wash. — Authorities are investigating a fire Sunday afternoon that destroyed a trailer at the Woodland Mobile Park, 2008 North First Street....MORE...
Students paying for better classroom grades? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Should students be able to pay to get good grades?...MORE...
Did you know it's American Education Week? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Community members are invited to visit their neighborhood public schools this week to help celebrate American Education Week....MORE...
Nob Hill overpass to close much of Wednesday - YAKIMA, Wash. — The Nob Hill Boulevard overpass will be closed between 3 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday while construction crews repave both ends of the span, city officials say....MORE...
Land on the move - Call it the shifting road. Or call it, as engineers do, a maintenance problem. Tieton Reservoir Loop Road, tight on the southeast corner of Rimrock Lake, is a road in motion. Slow motion....MORE...
We've got your quiz answers right here - 1. Central Washington University is No. 1 in the country in current rankings of B) Division II college football teams 2. Private fundraising will provide $25,000 to keep what open this winter? C) state Department of Natural Resources Sno-Parks in the are...MORE...
11/16/09 In Basket - Agriculture The Yakima County Cattlemen's Association has elected new officers. They are Ed Campbell, president; Justin Waddington, vice president; Sandy Hull, treasurer; and Cary Campbell, secretary. Construction The Building Industry Association of Was...MORE...
Holiday decorating 101 - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Cut-up credit cards. Fruit. Wallpaper scraps. While most people wouldn't see how these items relate, Marci Venable sees them as holiday crafts in the making. "My focus i...MORE...
11/16/09 Senior lunch menus - Older American Nutrition Program (Call 574-2200 the day before by 3:30 p.m. to register for lunch.) Today: Rib barbecue, jo jo potatoes, baked beans, orange, pudding. Tuesday: Mulligatawny soup, half salami and Swiss sandwich, lettuce, tomatoes, pears,...MORE...
11/15/09 Death Notices - Jacob A. Waugh Jacob Allen Waugh, 48, died Tuesday at his home in Yakima. Mr. Waugh was born in Culpepper, Va., and served in the Army. He moved to Yakima in 1983 and worked in construction. Survivors include a daughter, Tiffany Spencer of San Diego, Cali...MORE...
Yakima convenience store robbed early Sunday - A man in a black ski mask robbed a convenience store at gunpoint late this morning, authorities say....MORE...
Burglar nabbed in former West Valley High School - Authorities arrested a 39-year-old Yakima man who had broken into the old West Valley High School building early this morning....MORE...
Man arrested after drive-by shootings, chase near Toppenish - Authorities Saturday night arrested a 19-year-old Buena man who they say sideswiped a patrol car during a high-speed chase after a drive-by shooting....MORE...
Drivers running stop signs cause two fatal crashes - HARRAH -- Two crashes involving blown stop signs in two days have killed two people within a few miles of this small town. A 75-year-old Harrah man died Saturday after a col...MORE...
Web site lists teachers' projects to attract donors - By Adriana Janovich Yakima Herald-Republic A ninth-grade science teacher at East Valley High School is hoping to fund technology for her classroom by looking for donations online. Sarah Malkovich posted a request at DonorsChoose.org, which is spotlighting...MORE...
Anti-amnesty theme draws crowd to local event - Wearing T-shirts bearing the slogan "Stop the Invasion" and applauding exhortations to "take back our country," opponents of amnesty for illegal immigrants gathered at a Grange hall in Yakima. About 65 people attend...MORE...
King will hold town hall meeting by phone - Selah crews contain fire on property to garage SELAH -- Firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed a family's garage and everything in it Saturday afternoon. Selah firefighters were called about 2:45 p.m. to a garage fire in the 700 block of Point Drive...MORE...
Yakima People: Horse trainer to compete for reining championship - Horse trainer from Moxee will vie for reining championship Moxee horse trainer Dan Stark will compete in a North American reining championship on his quarterhorse Gallo Del Cielo. Stark, 60, will go up against nearly 300 reiners from across North America...MORE...
Keeping seniors on their feet - Yakima now has a small army of fitness instructors who have as their mission nothing less than preventing falls among the elderly, a leading cause of inj...MORE...
Meeting will review fire response in 'no man's land' - Meeting will review response on remote fire Legislators seeking ideas for what to do when wildfires ignite in no man's land By ROSS COURTNEY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC SUNNYSIDE -- Could firefighters have done more to prevent this summer's Dry Creek fire fr...MORE...
Quiz yourself on the week's local news - Herald-Republic weekly news quiz 1. Central Washington University is No. 1 in the country in current rankings of A) colleges with "Central" in their names B) Division II college football teams C) top party schools D) colleges with lowest rates of swi...MORE...
Johnson may face primary challenge - First-term legislator's vote to give domestic partners equal rights riled some fellow Republicans By PAT MUIR YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC State Rep. Norm Johnson's sup-port of a domestic-partner benefits bill earlier this year turned some of his fellow Repub...MORE...
Donna Scofield -- Martha Stewart's coming to Thanksgiving - This time every year I get a warm inner flush (no, not hot flashes, much nicer than that). It happens when I look out the window and see threatening gray skies, and birds gathering around the feeder in the backyard like folks at the free sample stands at...MORE...
11/15/09 Volunteer Opportunities - Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * HOOVER HELPERS: Hoover Elementary School needs reading tutors Monday from 1 to 2:10 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 3:10 p.m. Tutors will listen to children read and help students im...MORE...
11/15/09 Master Gardeners - Now that the growing season is over and all of our beds are cleaned up, the plants are mulched, protected and tucked in for the winter, and the irrigation has been blown out, and all of our tools are oiled and hung on their hooks, and the lawn mower and w...MORE...
Illegal immigrants, unlawful activities - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima County jail echoes with slamming steel doors and yelling prisoners as a federal agent sits down behind a computer with a list of inmates to interview. Across the table is Julio Laguna Mendoza, a quiet 54-year-old arrested for d...MORE...
How ICE program works - When a prisoner arrives at the Yakima County jail, a corrections officer will ask a variety of questions, including place of birth. If the answer is somewhere outside the United States, the inmate's name is referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce...MORE...
Diocese gets new chancellor, vice chancellor - Two leadership changes have been announced in the offices of the Catholic Diocese of Yakima. The Rev. Robert Siler is the new chancellor, and Elvia Gonzalez is the new, part-time vice chancellor. Siler, 49, who has been chief of st...MORE...
11/14/09 Faith Happenings - Cross Church's Thanksgiving meal Nov. 21 at Davis High The Community Service Team of the Cross Church will be serving a free Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 21 at the Davis High School Cafeteria. This is open to the public and no reserva...MORE...
Houses of the Lord - Already, a strong foundation has been laid. The framework is solid, the plans honed, the structure in place. Now, it's up to Bryan Ketcham to keep building. Ketcham is the new director of Catholic Charities Housing S...MORE...
Car running stop sign causes fatal crash - HARRAH -- A 75-year-old Harrah man died this morning in a collision caused by a driver running a stop sign, the Washington State Patrol said. Theron Feil of Harrah was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-car collision about 10:10 a.m. at the intersectio...MORE...
Group holds rally to protest amnesty for illegal immigrants - Wearing T-shirts bearing the slogan "Stop the Invasion," and applauding to exhortations such as "take back our country," opponents of amnesty for illegal immigrants gathered today at a Grange hall in Yakima. About 65 people attended the event, dubbed "Tea...MORE...
Toppenish man dies from crash injuries - A Toppenish man died early this morning in a Yakima hospital from injuries suffered after he failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by another vehicle, the Washington State Patrol reported....MORE...
Early opening at White Pass delights skiers, boarders - WHITE PASS -- Jason Tross of Olympia was counting down the days until he could reintroduce his skis to white powder. He's usually the first to board the chairlift. But this year, with his wife Lindsay and 4-year-...MORE...
11/13/09 Death Notices - Walter D. Glaspell Walter Dale Glaspell, 67, of Prosser died Tuesday. Mr. Glaspell was born in Walla Walla and his family later moved to Prosser. He worked for various government subcontractors on the Hanford Reservation and was a senior radiation protec...MORE...
11/14/09 Photo journal - ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic Fall brings warm colors in an orchard off Lateral 1 Road near Wapato....MORE...
Yakima Curves closes - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Curves has closed. A sign on the door of the facility, a fitness and weight-loss franchise that caters to women, says the closure is due to the current economic conditions and the fact the gym "has not been able to regain subst...MORE...
Three hurt in crash outside Wapato - WAPATO -- A collision at a rural intersection west of Wapato sent three people to the hospital Friday. The Washington State Patrol said that at 1:45 p.m., Rogelio Solis of Toppenish was driving east on Branch Road in his 2003 Dodge Dakota when he failed t...MORE...
Races still tight as vote counting goes on - No lead changes, but two of Yakima County's tightest election races remain just as close after Friday's latest ballot tally. City Council races in Selah and Sunnyside may be headed for recounts after election results are certified Nov. 24. In the Selah Ci...MORE...
Nile businesses may get help - NILE VALLEY -- Businesses along State Route 410 that suffered economic losses as a result of the Nile Valley slide will have a chance to seek low-interest disaster loans next week. The federal Small Business Administration announced Friday the agency will...MORE...
Family literacy topic of Grandview gathering - GRANDVIEW -- Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is conducting training today at the middle school in Grandview to help build family health literacy. The presentation is based on the book, "What to do When Your Child is Sick." Families will be followed fo...MORE...
West Valley's future out for review - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Designated areas for commercial development and extension of Nob Hill Boulevard are among the highlights of the long-awaited West Valley Neighborhood Plan now available for public review. The Yakima County plan presents a detailed snapsho...MORE...
Camp Prime Time eyes lodge renovation - Camp Prime Time is launching its first capital campaign to fund the renovation of its lodge. About $1 million is needed, which will fund the renovation of the 60-year-old lodge that houses the dining room and playroom. The new and improved lodge will inc...MORE...
11/14/09 Death Notices - Edward J. Bichich Edward John Bichich, 81, of Selah died Wednesday at home. Mr. Bichich was born in Snoqualmie Falls, Wash., and had been a resident of Selah for the last 18 years. He worked and retired from the Snoqualmie Valley School District after 30...MORE...
