Sunnyside Sun

11/26/2025

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER! WEEK 12 🏈 Congratulations to our Week 10 winners: first place Fallon Weber, The Dalles, Ore. & second place Tyler Weber, The Dalles, Ore.

Contestants are required to pick who they think will win each of the 15 High School, College, or NFL games. The combined total score of Game No. 15 will be utilized as a tie breaker.

The contestant with the most correct answers will receive a $75 First Place Prize. The runner up will receive a $25 Second Place Prize. If a tie exists after the tie-breaker, both winners will receive $50.

🗳 ENTER ONLINE at www.sunnysidesun.com/football
⏰ REMINDER: Entries are due by Friday at 5 p.m. each week. Entries submitted after 5 p.m. are automatically disqualified. No purchase necessary.

11/25/2025

Cars lined Warehouse Avenue as the Sunnyside Police Foundation and Sunnyside Police Department hosted their third annual Thanksgiving meal giveaway on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

11/25/2025

The Washington State Department of Agriculture's (WSDA) Pest Program reported that trappers collected 72,626 Japanese beetles during the 2025 survey season. That's a steep jump from 2024, when about 24,700 were caught.

OLYMPIA — State agriculture officials say the number of invasive Japanese beetles trapped in Washington this year nearly tripled compared to last year, with most of the insects caught in

11/19/2025

More spending cuts are on the horizon as Sunnyside officials work to manage an estimated $2 million deficit.

11/19/2025

WEEK 11 🏈 Congratulations to our Week 10 winners: first place Fallon Weber, The Dalles, Ore. & second place Steve Rounds, Beavercreek, Ore.

Each week for 12 weeks the Sunnyside Sun will publish a series of football games. Contestants are required to pick who they think will win each of the 15 High School, College, or NFL games. The combined total score of Game No. 15 will be utilized as a tie breaker.

The contestant with the most correct answers will receive a $75 First Place Prize. The runner up will receive a $25 Second Place Prize. If a tie exists after the tie-breaker, both winners will receive $50.

🗳 ENTER ONLINE at www.sunnysidesun.com/football
⏰ REMINDER: Entries are due by Friday at 5 p.m. each week. Entries submitted after 5 p.m. are automatically disqualified. No purchase necessary.

11/19/2025

Jitterz Espresso is getting a major upgrade as the longtime drive-through coffee stand prepares to move into a new building more than twice the size of its original home.

11/14/2025

Police respond to break-in at Grace Brethren Church

This morning (Nov. 14), Sunnyside Police responded to Grace Brethren Church after someone broke a window and went inside. Officers set up containment and searched the building, but the suspect had already left, which was later confirmed through surveillance video.

No one was found inside, and the broken window was the only damage. No stolen items have been reported.

11/13/2025

The amount could cover the center's supply needs for the next three years, President Sherre Holden said.

What began as a way to save the Sunnyside Community Pool has turned into a long-lasting contribution to the Sunnyside Senior Center. A recent donation from Yakima Eco Solutions is

11/12/2025

WEEK 10 🏈 Congratulations to our Week 9 winners: first place Kooper Blair, Prosser & second place Mike Weber, The Dalles, Ore.

Each week for 12 weeks the Sunnyside Sun will publish a series of football games. Contestants are required to pick who they think will win each of the 15 High School, College, or NFL games. The combined total score of Game No. 15 will be utilized as a tie breaker.

The contestant with the most correct answers will receive a $75 First Place Prize. The runner up will receive a $25 Second Place Prize. If a tie exists after the tie-breaker, both winners will receive $50.

🗳 ENTER ONLINE at www.sunnysidesun.com/football
⏰ REMINDER: Entries are due by Friday at 5 p.m. each week. Entries submitted after 5 p.m. are automatically disqualified.
No purchase necessary.

11/11/2025

Sunnyside High School continued its annual tradition of honoring local veterans with a Veterans Day assembly on Nov. 5, 2025. The assembly concluded with each veteran receiving a red rose in recognition of their service.

Sunnyside High School students honored local veterans during a heartfelt Veterans Day assembly on Nov. 5, featuring speeches, stories, and a $795 donation to the local VFW for the Wounded Warrior Project.

11/10/2025

The acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician has been nominated for three awards at the upcoming 68th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Traditional Country Album for “Ain’t In It for My Health,” Best Country Song for “I Never Lie” and Best Country Solo Performance for the same track.

Sunnyside native Zach Top is capping off a breakout year in country music, earning national recognition with multiple award nominations and chart-topping success.

11/08/2025

Sunnyside High School’s Drama Club dove straight into Bikini Bottom with its production of “The SpongeBob Musical.” The show opened Nov. 7 and continues Nov. 8 and Nov. 13-15, with performances starting at 7 p.m. at the Sunnyside High School auditorium. A matinee showing will also hit the stage Saturday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m.