Barron County Veterans Service (Shellie L. Shaw, Veterans Service Officer)

The office. The county's Veterans Service page: "To efficiently assist eligible veterans, spouses and dependents obtain state, federal and county benefits and services, act as a veteran advocate, provide resources, and to reach out to Barron County citizens to acquire services and earned benefits." Contact: Shellie L. Shaw, Veterans Service Officer, and Casey Stoeberl, Assistant Veterans Service Officer, Barron County Government Center, 335 E Monroe Ave, Room 103, Barron, WI 54812; office (715) 537-6290, fax (715) 537-6237; [email protected] and [email protected]; Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - "We strongly encourage all veterans to schedule appointments prior to making a visit." The handover. The board's February 16, 2026 minutes carry Assistant County Veterans Service Officer Shellie Shaw leading the Pledge "as the new Veterans Service Officer, pending County Board approval later in the meeting", and the agenda's "A. VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER - APPOINT SHELLIE SHAW: Motion: (Nelson/Cook) to approve"; the March 17, 2026 minutes carry Shaw introducing "new Assistant CVSO Casey Stoeberl, who transferred from the Jail". The Wisconsin CVSO Association's directory lists both with the Room 103 address and emails. The services, in the page's own list: Aid to Veterans; service-connected disability claims; non-service-connected disability pension; VA healthcare enrollment; the Healthcare Aid Grant (a Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs programme "for low-income veterans with few, if any assets, to assist with emergency healthcare needs"); CHAMPVA claims for family members whose veteran died from service-connected disabilities; education (the page sends veterans to their institution's Veteran Advisor); burial allowances, markers, flags and Presidential Memorial Certificates; death indemnity compensation and death pension; and "Registration of DD-214 with the Register of Deeds office. Provides a permanent resource for certified copies when required in the future." The ride. "Please call our office to schedule a ride. At least 48 hours notice is required. When scheduling your appointment, please be aware that the driver will leave the VA Medical Center promptly at 3:00pm, so mid-morning appointments are encouraged. Each round trip costs $50.00. If you are entitled to Beneficiary Travel, you can claim the $50 for reimbursement. If we are at a training conference, please call reception in the ADRC at 715-537-6225 to schedule a ride." The page names the county's own federal facility: "Rice Lake VA Outpatient Clinic, 320 South Access Road, Suite 100, Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868, Phone: (715)-236-3355." Aid to Veterans. The office's programme list opens with "Aid To Veterans"; the county's 2026 budget packet carries the lines "VSO - Aid to Vet's C/O", "VSO - Care of Vet's Graves C/O" and "VSO - Donation Aid C/O" among its expenditures, and the board's March 17, 2026 minutes carry the CVSO's account of donated funds "disburse[d] to address unmet needs for veterans within the community."