(KNZA)--The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has launched a new initiative to assist residents due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Sheriff Tim Morse, in a news release, said the Sheriff’s Office has joined other sheriff’s office's in providing delivery services for senior or handicapped citizens who are unable to access their medications and groceries from local stores.
Senior or handicapped Jackson County residents ,who are unable to venture out and who have pre-paid medications and or groceries to be picked up from Jackson County stores, can call the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 785-364-2251 to arrange deliveries.
Deliveries will be made Monday thru Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.
Morse said the Sheriff’s Office is here to serve the public, and during this emergency, it is important to use their resources to help the county's most vulnerable citizens.
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