Irrigation canals can be tempting during sweltering heat, especially for kids and teenagers, The Columbia Basin Project is urging would-be swimmers to stay out.
Zammarchi says the city has a plan for a curbside recycling program but she says the cost of the program is to much given the current state of the recycling industry.
If you pay for curbside recycling an you want to make sure you're recycling the correct items you can pick up a brochure at the office at 2812 and a half terrace heights drive or check the website at yakimawaste.com.
The city of Yakima only provides a single can for all of our trash -- unlike the city of Seattle, where you get cans for regular garbage, recycled items (cans, bottles, cardboard etc.) and another can for yard clippings and grass. So if you want to be a good citizen and conservationist in Yakima, you can go downtown and make a couple of bucks on your bottles and cans BUT if you just want to dispos