Adams County (Nebraska) Veterans Service Office

The office. The Adams County Veterans Service Office is at 300 N. Joseph Ave, Hastings (mail: PO Box 613, Hastings, NE 68901), phone (402) 461-7162, open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Veterans Service Officer is Christopher Long, with secretary Nicole Arnott, per the State's directory (updated October 26, 2026) and the county's officials list. Its mission "is to provide assistance to veterans of Adams County, their dependents survivors with the preparationand submission of claims for the benefits veterans have earned by their military service and that are administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs and Adams County, Nebraska." County benefits. The office's County Veterans Benefits page lists two: "County Veterans Aid for unforseseen financial emergencies and assistance with medical and burial expenses on a needs basis" - the section 80-102 fund (see the Nebraska entry for who qualifies) - and "Graveside Flag holders for veterans buried in Adams County". At the Board's 2026-2027 budget hearings of July 21, 2026, Mr. Long requested $196,193.00 for Veteran Services and $4,000.00 for Veteran's Aid. The Board's year. On November 4, 2025 the Board adopted Resolution 2025-11-04.01 designating Adams County a Green Light for Veterans County for November 4-11, 2025, and approved the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs' memorandum of understanding Mr. Long presented, joining the county to the department's licence for the VetraSpec database so the office can view and add to a veteran's file at the veteran's request; the memorandum bars using the files for anything else, including recruiting members for organizations. In March and April 2026 he brought the Board the interlocal agreement with Buffalo and Hall Counties for the Central Nebraska Veterans Treatment Court (see that entry).