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 […]