veterans

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and the nation's largest private employer, is making a pledge to hire every veteran who wants a job. The plan is set to be announced as part of an address delivered in New York on Tuesday at the annual retail industry...

In response to Ron Mackedanz’s letter on Jan. 11, Kandiyohi County supports and honors the service of all our veterans. What we are doing with our redesign study is evaluating all programs and the organizational structures within the county and looking for ways to collaborate and...

Has this nation no shame? After refusing to raise taxes for the wars in the Mideast, our wounded veterans come home with lifelong injuries, and it is necessary to form charitable organizations such as Wounded Warriors to care for their very dire needs? Is our big government repudiated...

Wctrib.com wants photos of your favorite veteran in our Saluting Our Veterans. These veteran photos and your messages will be published in our online photo gallery and on our Saluting Our Veteran page printed Nov. 10 in the West Central Tribune. Enter your veteran's photo in our Salute...

WILLMAR -- Ridgewater College has been named a Military Friendly School by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business which publishes guides for military personnel making the transition to civilian life. The 2013 Military Friendly School List places Ridgewater in the top 15 percent...

BIRD ISLAND -- Part of the proceeds from the upcoming Let's Ride Minnesota event being hosted by the Tim Orth Memorial Foundation will benefit the family of Drake Bigler, the five-month-old killed in a head-on crash on July 29 near Starbuck. Bill Neubauer, coordinator for the Foundation,...

WILLMAR -- World War II veterans in Kandiyohi County will be honored Wednesday in Willmar with certificates of appreciation for their service. Capt. James M. Elieff from the Willmar National Guard and Trisha Appeldorn, Kandiyohi County Veterans Service Officer, will present the certificates...