Joanna Markell

Yakima school officials warned Tuesday that budget cutbacks that led to staff layoffs this spring are likely to continue into future years.

Yakima’s Dancing Dad, Ricky Pond, put his heart into an appearance on the “Dancing with Myself” television competition on Tuesday but didn’t advance past the second round.

Cookies are a labor of love in December. They are a connection to family and tradition, with recipes passed from generation to generation. They also are a chance to eat

Explore the Yakima Arboretum, Cowiche Canyon Trail, Tieton River Nature Trail, Irene Rinehart Riverfront Trail and more in Yakima and Ellensburg with YHR City Editor Joanna Markell.

A not-yet-built wind farm north of Ellensburg may be smaller than earlier proposed.