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Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
Good morning, Yakima. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 20th of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Downtown Summer Nights returns with six free concerts from June 11 to August 27, offering live music at Front Street + Sergeant Pendleton Way. Local eateries, a beer garden, and an activity area for kids add fun for families and friends. 1280 NewsTalk KIT
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Sunnyside native Gurdil Dardi, a student at Central Washington University, earns national film recognition with a recent commercial project and is now finishing his thesis short film 'To God' on grief and healing + the film has been workshopped for Sundance consideration. KIMA
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Yakima Valley Libraries launched a summer reading challenge today that invites families to log 20+ minutes of reading with Beanstack, earn badges and entries into weekly prize drawings, and join free library events as the program aims to reach a community goal of 1.5 million minutes read. 1280 NewsTalk KIT
- ➤ The Yakima Schools Foundation will host its 35th anniversary spaghetti feed at the Harman Center on Saturday, June 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. with celebrity guest Asher Niles featuring a raffle for a private catered open-fired dinner and a silent auction for artwork plus a Seattle getaway. 1280 NewsTalk KIT
- ➤ Yakima's first Boys & Girls Club will open on June 22 at the Opportunities Industrialization Center's building (1009 N. Ninth Ave) this summer. The facility will include a basketball gym, teen center, and classrooms for youth ages 5-18, and will host monthly teen and family event nights. Yakima Herald-Republic
- ➤ A state audit report revealed that Mabton School District risked financial insolvency after three years of decline and its administrators imposed a spending freeze, $2 million in cuts + two interfund loans to rebuild funds; Superintendent Mengarelli expects the district to exit binding conditions within a year. Yakima Herald-Republic
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital has been recognized as a Center of Excellence for its work with pregnant women battling addiction and caring for newborns; it is the first hospital in Central Washington to earn this honor through its dedicated Perinatal Substance Use program. NonStopLocal
LIFESTYLE NEWS
- ➤ Inflation has driven pepperoni pizza prices upward in Yakima, with local spots like Bill's Place offering a $19 pie and Round Table charging about $22, while Zac's Zza's (3120 Mapleway Rd) and Abby's Legendary Pizza (4804 Tieton Dr) offer pricier options over $24 for a large pizza. 1280 NewsTalk KIT
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