Name: Yachats “open mic” night
Start: 2025-11-16T18:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-16T19:30:00-08:00
Location: Yachats Community Presbyterian Church

OSU graduate workers and administration reach tentative deal, could go back to class Monday

December 7, 2024

By TIFFANY CAMHI/Oregon Public Broadcasting Hundreds of graduate student workers at Oregon State University are set to go back to work on Monday, just in time for the blitz of exams, closing projects and grading associated with finals week. At a mediation session Friday, university administration and OSU’s Coalition of Graduate Employees agreed on a tentative contract deal and terms

Bill offering Oregon 2020 wildfire survivors relief from settlement taxes and fees finally passes Congress

December 7, 2024

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle After more than five years of waiting in some cases, wildfire survivors across the West will be relieved of paying federal income taxes on their recovery settlements and lawyers fees. The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act passed the Senate on Wednesday night, about six months after it was approved by the House of Representatives

Newport’s big crab fleet gets another Dec. 16 Dungeness opener after near-record 2023-24 season

December 5, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Fishermen with callused hands and vise-like grips worked steadily along Newport’s docks this week to prepare boats and gear in a final push before the opening of Oregon’s 2024-25 commercial Dungeness crab season. It is all-hands-on-deck as crews finish engine repairs, prepare bait jars and make ready the last of the crab pots –

Attorney defending Yachats fire district in fatal crash says woman who died was high on meth, driving carelessly

December 5, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Attorneys for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District’s insurance carrier have responded to allegations in a $6 million negligence lawsuit against it, contending a firefighter/paramedic driving the ambulance involved in a January fatality was not at fault. Instead, the attorneys say the Waldport woman who died in the collision with a South Lincoln Ambulance caused the

Students, faculty say ongoing Oregon State University graduate worker strike is taking a toll on learning

December 5, 2024

By TIFFANY CAMHI/Oregon Public Broadcasting CORVALLIS — Fall term finals begin next week at Oregon State University. It’s usually a nerve-racking time for students as they prepare for end-of-term exams. But this year it’s even more stressful. “We’re definitely going into finals more underprepared than we should be,” said Kylee Porter, a third-year undergraduate student at OSU’s colleges of engineering

New owners of two Oregon newspaper groups cut more jobs, put buildings up for sale

December 5, 2024

By RYAN HAAS/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Mississippi-based media chain that recently bought more than three dozen newspapers in Oregon and Washington has spent the two months since its acquisition pursuing job cuts and exploring other steps to save money. Carpenter Media Group this month laid off Bend Bulletin copy editor Tim Doran and Wallowa County Chieftain editor Mike McInally. It

Earthquake 45 miles off California coast triggers Oregon tsunami warnings for a few hours Thursday

December 5, 2024

By Oregon Capital Chronicle staff A strong earthquake struck off the northern California coast Thursday morning, triggering an unusual tsunami warning for northern California and southern Oregon and an evacuation of some residents and visitors there. The National Tsunami Warning Center, which is based in Alaska, issued the warning shortly after the 7 magnitude quake hit off the northern

Community choir launches three weeks of holiday performances

December 5, 2024

YACHATS — A series of “Holiday Homecoming” concerts will bring the 53-member Coastal Voices choir to Yachats on Sunday, Dec. 15. Beginning at 3 p.m. at Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, the community chorus of Lincoln County will offer a varied program of seasonal music. The first half of the concert will feature songs celebrating Hannukah, Kwanza and wintertime, with the

Two groups combine to help rejuvenate Newport’s annual Lighted Boat Parade

December 5, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY Whether a floating parade packed with colorful craft or just a few festooned boats, it’s always a stunning sight. The lights of the annual Lighted Boat Parade, reflecting off the water in the Yaquina Bay with the Yaquina Bay Bridge arching over the bay nearby, is an original Newport holiday. Thousands of twinkling holiday lights

Waldport community organizations kick off two weeks of holiday celebrations on Saturday

December 5, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Jingle bells start ringing in Waldport this weekend, as the season dashes in with a sleigh full of special events. From a major holiday bazaar to the city tree lighting, the schedule invites revelers to shop local, visit with Santa, listen to carolers and more, with additional festivities scheduled throughout the month. Underway now