Menominee County announces veteran services office hours for residents

Menominee County has posted veteran services office hours that give veterans and families a local place to get help with claims, benefit applications, discharge papers and other forms that can slow down if they are left to sort out alone. The service is free, and the county keeps in-person help available in Keshena and, one day a week, in Neopit.

County contact information lists Menominee County Veterans Services at 906-863-5691, with an alternate toll-free number of 800-575-2876 and fax 906-863-2991. County department materials name Deborah Knernschield as director and veteran service officer. Another county document places the veteran center at W3191 Fredenberg Drive, P.O. Box 279, Keshena, WI 54135, and gives the center phone numbers as 715-799-3729 or 3726, with fax 715-799-4957.

The Menominee veterans resource page identifies Bruce Wilber Jr. as the Tribal/County Veterans Service Officer and says he is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. That same notice lists Neopit office hours every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Circle House, W6715 Shawapokasic St., White City. For residents in the western part of the county, that second location offers a closer stop for in-person help without a trip to Keshena.

Wisconsin Law Help says the Menominee County Veterans Service Office informs veterans, their dependents and beneficiaries about state, federal and local benefits and helps complete necessary applications. The office can also help with compensation and pension questions, survivor benefits, burial questions and discharge document review, the kinds of issues that often turn on deadlines and careful paperwork.

For Menominee County families, the posted hours are practical access information. A phone call, a weekday visit to Keshena, or a Thursday stop in Neopit can move a benefits question from a stack of papers to an actual case file.