Commissioners discuss help for local veterans

RITZVILLE – Adams County commissioners are mulling options for assisting local veterans, especially those who must deal with federal and state bureaucracies.

At a July 11 meeting, commissioners were briefed by state Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Services Administrator Steve Gill, whodiscussed ways the state might provide funding for a local veterans service officer.

For the last 12 years, Gill, a disabled veteran himself, has been working to develop a network of county and tribal service officers statewide.

He outlined the federal regulatory framework for accreditation, noting that a...