Good morning, Yakima.

Searchers have continued looking for Anthony 'Tony' Swan, 21, near Mount Adams after he went missing on a family fishing trip at Mosquito Lake on Sept.

3, with tribal police + BIA officers + community members using drones + dogs + grid searches in the hazardous terrain of the Yakama Reservation.

Radio KDNA, a Spanish-language station based in Granger, expanded its reach in May when KDNC 89.1 FM went on air from Bear Mountain to serve farmworkers in Manson and the Lake Chelan Valley — reaching up to 20,000 listeners; the station hopes to add local studios soon.

Union Gap Transit will offer free shuttle rides from key stops at 107 West Ahtanum Road and 2529 S Main St — easing travel to the Central Washington State Fair starting Friday, Sept.

25, with discounted season passes and ride wristbands available at local outlets.

Yakima Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 2026–2027 Classical Series with a live performance of Beethoven's 5th at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, Sept.

26 at 7:30 p.m. Residents can enter a contest to win a pair of tickets by 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 (student tickets start at $14).

Local businesses in Yakima will celebrate Batman Day on Saturday, Sept.

19 by featuring movie screenings (Batman ’89, LEGO Batman Movie, and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm) at Grand Cinemas in Sunnyside and hosting online gaming and comic events on Twitch and YouTube.

Families can plan family-friendly Halloween outings in the valley; events include Dia de Los Muertos at Mighty Tieton on Oct.

25, a haunted corn maze in Union Gap on Oct. 30, and a trunk or treat in Yakima on Oct. 31. More celebrations are set in Selah and nearby communities.

A new analysis shows that Yakima School District spent 4.5% on central administration in 2025-26—less than the state average of 5.3%—while superintendent salaries remain in line with those at similar districts in the county.

Union Gap voters approved an $11.9 million bond to build a new school gym and expand the cafeteria to boost safety and create a community hub — project work will start soon.

State biologist Lisa Hallock urges residents to report sightings of the rare Desert striped whipsnake in Vantage as shrinking shrub steppe habitat from agriculture and wildfire threatens the species.

The non-venomous snake has a white belly and pinkish tail (it may be confused with a garter snake).