The COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Task Force, led by Ximena Garcia, heard speakers from three efforts across Kansas to address vaccination disparities in their community. (March 10, 2021, photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)
TOPEKA A concerted effort among community stakeholders to get communities of color vaccinated against COVID-19 has driven up rates but a state task force is still seeking ways to bring them fully even with their white counterparts.
Members of the Kansas COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Task Force have pointed to meeting these communities where they are at in vaccination efforts would be key. In the Latino community, crossing the language divide has been a primary effort.
Company that acquired Morris Broadband looking to expand service in Henderson County
The company that recently acquired local internet service provider Morris Broadband is looking to expand access in Henderson County.
Tony Carter, general manager for Morris Broadband, said that since the acquisition by Altice USA, the company has started “an aggressive plan to expand broadband throughout the county.” He provided the update Wednesday to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners.
He mentioned Crab Creek, Hoopers Creek, Tuxedo, Edneyville and parts of Mills River as current targets for expansion.
Altice has brought in a team of 15 individuals to go through the county and map out which parts do not have good service, he explained.
HERE is a rundown of the key cases where criminals have been jailed and sentenced this week. The courts have heard cases of shoplifters, armed stand-offs and crooks breaking into family homes in south Essex this week. All cases were extremely serious, and have been dealt with by bans and prison orders. These are the key points from the cases this week.
Daniel Teelan Daniel Teelan, 46, of Henderson Gardens, Wickford, was handed the Criminal Behaviour Order at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Monday 10 May. The order bans him from entering five different shops in Wickford for two years. It follows him being convicted of various thefts from shops at the court.
HERE is a rundown of the key cases where criminals have been jailed and sentenced this week. The courts have heard cases of shoplifters, armed stand-offs and crooks breaking into family homes in south Essex this week. All cases were extremely serious, and have been dealt with by bans and prison orders. These are the key points from the cases this week.
Daniel Teelan Daniel Teelan, 46, of Henderson Gardens, Wickford, was handed the Criminal Behaviour Order at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on Monday 10 May. The order bans him from entering five different shops in Wickford for two years. It follows him being convicted of various thefts from shops at the court.