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Council Approves Childcare Grant The loosening of COVID-19 requirements mean more children will be allowed into childcare facilities, benefiting working parents, but increasing pressure on local childcare businesses. The City of Florence was awarded a $10,000 grant from Cascades West Economic Development District (CWEDD) to support childcare providers under its […]
Cases Rise Among Unvaccinated New cases of COVID-19 are up about 11% in Oregon over the past week. According to the Oregon Health Authority only about 5% of the new cases are of the Delta Variant that seems to be gaining ground across the U.S. many of the newly infected […]
Ems Wild Weekend The Eugene Emeralds took two of three games over the weekend against Spokane including a wild one Saturday night from Avista Stadium. A series of questionable calls and no-calls from the umpiring crew had both dugouts fuming. The Ems led 4-1 after 1 and a half innings […]
Major Local COVID-19 Outbreak A severe outbreak in an assisted care facility in Florence has been discovered. According to Jason Davis at Lane County Public Health, Spruce Point assisted Living and Memory care has had 19 residents and 6 staff members test positive for COVID-19. Davis says the numbers are […]
Pitching Puts Ems in Hole It was a rough night for the Eugene Emeralds in Spokane last night. The Ems had the game under control leading the Indians 11-4 after 8 ½ innings. A pitching change in the bottom of the 8th inning proved to be the Ems undoing as […]
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