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Yakima this week: Yakima Police Explorer Post 275 seeks volunteers

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Youth ages 15½–21 can join Yakima Police Department's Explorer program with background checks and interviews.

A self-storage facility proposal at 1004 Wallace Way in Grandview was filed for SEPA review, including 39,400 square feet of space and 33 RV parking spaces on 4.28 acres.

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    Yakima this week: Yakima Police Explorer Post 275 seeks volunteers“Yakima Police Explorer Post 275 seeks volunteers”
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    Youth ages 15½–21 can join Yakima Police Department's Explorer program with background checks and interviews.“Youth ages 15½–21 can join Yakima Police Department's Explorer program with background checks and interviews.”
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    Youth ages 15½–21 can join Yakima Police Department's Explorer program with background checks and interviews.“Youth ages 15½–21 can join Yakima Police Department's Explorer program with background checks and interviews.”
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    A self-storage facility proposal at 1004 Wallace Way in Grandview was filed for SEPA review, including 39,400 square feet of space and 33 RV parking spaces on 4.28 acres.“Grandview City filed a SEPA document for a self-storage facility project at 1004 Wallace Way. The project includes 39,400 square feet of self-storage space and 33 RV parking spaces on 4.28 acres in the M-1 Light Industrial Zoning District.”
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Yakima Police Explorer Post 275 seeks volunteers
Youth ages 15½–21 can join Yakima Police Department's Explorer program with background checks and interviews.
The Yakima Police Explorer Post 275 is a volunteer law enforcement training program for young adults ages 15½ to 21.

Requirements include a background check, oral interview, and passing a polygraph test. Explorers must attend weekly meetings and complete a one-week state academy training each year.

Participants gain hands-on experience, earn community service hours, and may qualify for scholarships. Alumni have joined law enforcement agencies as officers and dispatchers.

Grandview self-storage project filed
Self-storage facility proposal at 1004 Wallace Way in Grandview submitted for review under SEPA.
Grandview City filed a SEPA document for a self-storage facility project at 1004 Wallace Way. The project includes 39,400 square feet of self-storage space and 33 RV parking spaces on 4.28 acres in the M-1 Light Industrial Zoning District.

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