State Routes 24 and 241 will remain closed until Monday morning as crews battle a fast-moving brush fire that started Saturday on the Yakima Training Center and spread overnight through the East Valley and into Benton County.
As mayor of Yakima, I've been blessed to share a working relationship with a number of people from various government agencies, and every once in a while I develop personal friendships with some of these people.
One in particular is Lt. Col...