employment
Veterans unemployment up again
The veterans unemployment rate rose to its highest level in a year last month and posted above the national unemployment rate for the first time
March 6, 2020
4:00 pm
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healthcare
Veterans: Sick? “Stay Home and Phone” a safe convenient option
Got a fever, cold, cough or flu-like symptoms? Are you worried that you have a viral illness? The last thing you want to do is
March 6, 2020
3:59 pm
housing
La Grande: Funding for Ten Affordable Housing Developments
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is excited to announce funding awards of $15,989,698 to build 435 affordable rental homes in communities across the state.
March 5, 2020
1:15 am
WWII veterans
LO students wonder: What was it like to grow up during WWII?
What was it like to be a child during WWII? One fourth grade class set to find out. Mary Neerhout, a fourth grade teacher at
March 5, 2020
12:00 am
mental health
Suicide remains growing challenge for younger veterans, survey shows
An excerpt from the annual Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America member survey released on March 4, 2020. More than two-thirds of individuals who participated
March 4, 2020
2:00 pm
WWII veterans
Rosalind P. Walter, the First “Rosie the Riveter” Is Dead at 95
A daughter of privilege who worked on an assembly line during World War II, she became a principal benefactor of PBS, her name intoned on
March 4, 2020
1:20 pm
housing
State funds affordable housing projects in Medford, Klamath Falls
MEDFORD, Ore. – Two communities in southern Oregon will receive state funding to build affordable housing for veterans and people with mental illness. Oregon Housing
March 4, 2020
10:32 am
women veterans
Soldier set to become the first ever female Green Beret
For the first time ever, a woman is now “in the final stage of training” to become the U.S. Army’s first female Green Beret. The
March 4, 2020
10:25 am
Korean veterans
Inaugural Honor Flight to leave from Redmond
May 6, the inaugural Honor Flight of Central Oregon will leave Redmond airport with up to 25 World War II and Korean War veterans for
March 4, 2020
1:33 am
education
Veteran’s Resource Center gets new director
Walter Ghant, the new Veteran’s Resource Center director at Portland State, wants to bring fresh ideas and inclusivity to the VRC. A United States Air
March 3, 2020
9:07 pm
emergency assistance
County launches team to help veterans
POLK COUNTY — Veterans will be the focus of a new collaborative program through Polk County’s Family and Community Outreach Program. Modeled after service integration
March 3, 2020
5:18 pm
Bend High songwriter honors vets with Oregon Capitol performance
While it’s not business as usual in Salem, some formalities continue despite the recent GOP walkout over the so-called cap and trade bill. Lawmakers and
March 3, 2020
4:36 pm