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Grandview Centennial Community Photo

Grandview turned out in style for the community photo on Saturday, April 25. The weather cooperated and community members young and old gathered at the center of downtown for the community photo. The photo was taken at the same location as a historic photo taken in 1916. The official photo was taken by Theresa Kollmar [...]

Community to hear about ‘Healthy Youth”

Do our students feel safe in our schools? Do they feel safe walking to and from school? Are our students healthy? Are they overweight, under-weight? Are they using drugs? These are all questions that were presented to the Grandview students. A presentation on the school safety survey results will be presented. The Healthy Youth Survey [...]

Youth Career and Job Fair

The Citizens for Safe Yakima Valley Communities will host their 3rd annual Youth Career and Job Fair from 1–5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23 at Southeast Yakima Community Center. This collaborative community effort aims to employ 150 high school age youth in part-time summer jobs.

Prosser Wine and Food Fair homeless

The Prosser Wine and Food Fair is looking for a new home. The Prosser School Board has failed to approve a waiver to the school district’s no-alcohol policy. For the past 27 years, the Art Fiker Stadium has been home to what has been billed as the largest outdoor wine and food fair in Washington [...]

Grandview United – Youth Master Plan – Surveys

The first draft of the Youth Master Plan Surveys are completed and will be reviewed at our meeting this evening beginning at 5:00 PM in the west board room, upstairs at the School District Administration Building. Here are the links to review the draft surveys. Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan [...]

Sunnyside’s first homicide of 2009 gang related

Sunnyside, WA- The New Year has started out violently for Sunnyside with the city’s first homicide taking place just days of the holiday. At approximately 9:15 pm on January 3, a report of shots fired sent Sunnyside Police Officers to the AM/PM Mini Mart at 1850 Waneta Road at the east end of Sunnyside. The [...]

Missing a channel – CBS-KIMA off the air for DISH subscribers

Are you missing your CBS shows? Last week the KIMA-TV went off the air for DISH Network subscribers. DISH Network dropped KIMA last week after they failed to agree on a new contract. If you have tuned into channel 29 on DISH, you will see a video taped presentation of their side of the dispute. [...]

Cold weather tips for you and your pets

The unusual cold temperatures have caused many residents in Grandview discomfort. Frozen water pipes have become more common over the past several days with the city responding to multiple calls for assistance. Bursting pipes occur when frozen water causes a pressure buildup between the ice blockage and the closed faucet. Pipes in attics, crawl spaces, [...]

Grandview News Opens eReporter Access

Grandiew Washington 98930 Grandviewnews.net has now opened eReporter access to the community. The newly established community eNews publication announced Sunday public eRporter access for publishing articles of interest to the community. Click this link to the Grandview eReport submission form and become a Grandview News eReporter today!

Grandview Police Discover Fire in 900 block of West 4th St

Grandview, Wa 98930 At around 11 p.m. last night a Grandview police officer discovered what appeared to be a travel trailer being consumed by fire. It was located in the 900 block of West 4th Street in the alley behind one of the homes. As Grandview police secured the area, Grandview Fire was dispatched to [...]