VSOs
VSO in need of more volunteers
Mark Fortin, an Army veteran, started volunteering at the Wasco County Veterans’ Service Office in the spring of 2016, and sees it as a way
March 16, 2017
1:49 pm
Category: Central
Purple Heart returned
Following a brief ceremony Thursday, a Purple Heart medal found by a local man 27 years ago in an attic started its journey back to
March 10, 2017
12:34 pm
Vietnam veterans
A medal goes home
In a surreal sequence of events, The Dalles resident Richard Hicks’ insomnia led to the return, after nearly 50 years, of a Purple Heart medal
February 25, 2017
11:16 am
OVH
“Doc” focuses on veterans
A Navy corpsman, known as “Doc” to the Marines he cared for, is returning to his hometown of The Dalles to take on the role
February 24, 2017
1:21 pm
VSOs
Veterans Service Office Cuts Wait Times for Appointments
Deschutes County – The Deschutes County Veterans’ Services Office announced wait times dropped to fewer than 10 days from October through December. The solution was
February 23, 2017
7:44 am
VSOs
County hires new Veterans Services department head
Shannon Dearth enjoys helping veterans. That is his primary plan as he begins his new job as director of Crook County’s Veterans Services Office. Dearth
February 7, 2017
6:57 am
Legislators announce budget-focused town hall meetings across Oregon
SALEM — The Oregon Legislative Assembly’s budget-writing Joint Ways and Means Committee will hold a series of public hearings in seven cities across the state
February 3, 2017
1:07 pm
burial
Learning precision and protocol
During the six-year history of the Prineville Band of Brothers, the local military group has spent the past five participating in veterans’ funeral services. Such
January 31, 2017
7:00 am
Military museum planned soon in The Dalles
The Dalles is going to have a little bit more of a military presence starting in 2017. The Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial Committee (MCVMC) and American
January 24, 2017
4:36 pm
healthcare
Deschutes County Selected for Behavioral Health Pilot Program
Deschutes County, Ore. – Deschutes County has been selected to participate in a two-year federally-funded behavioral health pilot program. The new Certified Community Behavioral Health
January 23, 2017
11:53 am
employment
Forest Service military internship offered in Trout Lake
The Forest Service’s Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and the Mt. Adams Institute are jointly offering an 11-month internship to military veterans to support and improve the Scenic Area’s Special Uses program.
December 21, 2016
12:00 am
WWII veterans
Battle of the Bulge
The 72nd anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest and bloodiest conflict in World War II in terms of U.S. casualties, was Dec. 16, and a local Army veteran recently took time to reflect on that historic time.
December 18, 2016
11:55 am