Glen Collins of Piqua came to Saturday’s PACT Act Town Hall meeting to see if he qualified for additional benefits under new veterans legislation. He qualifies for health care and partial disability, but was denied…

Just about anyone who has served in the military will benefit by attending Saturday’s town hall meeting, said Sheli Sweeney, an outreach specialist with the Veterans Administration. The meeting will inform veterans about new health…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of military veterans on Wednesday hand-delivered letters to top Republicans in the U.S. House, calling on them to publicly condemn political violence as the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday that it is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks and in tents and cars as a new federal report confirms…

A team of two dozen volunteers gathered in Iola Sunday to place more than 250 wreaths on veterans’ graves at Highland Cemetery and the old Iola Cemetery to complete a “Wreath Blitz” project spearheaded by…

Back in September, representatives of LaHarpe’s Veterans of Foreign Wars post invited area veterans to learn about benefits to which they are entitled, but possibly know nothing about. Therese Yetzbacher, a VFW member and service…

Maggie Barnett is 50 wreaths away from her goal. Barnett and sister Pat Spencer are in the midst of a Christmas wreath blitz, with the hopes of placing more than 250 wreaths on veterans’ graves…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is processing claims at the fastest rate in its history, hoping to avoid a significant backlog as hundreds of thousands of veterans apply for health care and…

For years, sisters Pat Spencer and Maggie Barnett have helped decorate veterans’ graves at the Fort Scott National Cemetery during the Christmas season as part of the Wreaths Across America campaign. “We’ve been asked, ‘Why…

Iola Elementary School’s fourth- and fifth-graders pay tribute to veterans with a musical extravaganza on Tuesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.