Clinton County Veterans Services (Natalie Woodhurst, Director) and the county-funded assistance programmes

Clinton County Veterans Services - Director Natalie Woodhurst with nationally accredited VSOs Ray Hitchcock, Mike Osmun and Nicole Rickertsen, Administration Building, 1900 N. 3rd St., Clinton (563-242-1151, fax 563-242-0597, [email protected]), weekdays 8 to 4, plus a DeWitt satellite office Wednesdays 8 to noon - files federal claims, pays county-funded assistance for food and provisions, rent, utilities, prescriptions, special needs and medical needs, and sits under a three-member Commission of Veteran Affairs (Jeff Peasley, Donald Thiltgen, Teresa Yegge).

Also called: Veterans Services, Commission of Veteran Affairs, CVSO, Natalie Woodhurst, Ray Hitchcock, Mike Osmun, Nicole Rickertsen, 563-242-1151, 563-242-0597, 1900 N. 3rd St., Clinton, DeWitt, 226 11th St., Iowa Code 35.1, county assistance, Home Base Iowa, Clinton, DeWitt, Camanche, Charlotte, Goose Lake, Grand Mound, Wheatland, Calamus, Low Moor, Lost Nation, Toronto.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Clinton County, IACounty

The office. The mission statement is Lincoln's: "Our mission is rooted in the American government's responsibility toward its veterans, expressed by President Abraham Lincoln: 'To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan.' We are the principal advocate for veterans and their families." The Administration Building is at 1900 N. 3rd St., Clinton, IA 52733, 563-242-1151, fax 563-242-0597, [email protected], Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; the Satellite Office is at 226 11th St., DeWitt, IA 52742, "Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or by Appointment, contact Mike at (563) 212-9302". The team: Natalie Woodhurst, Veteran Services Director; Ray Hitchcock, Mike Osmun and Nicole Rickertsen, Nationally Accredited VSOs. The commission. Jeff Peasley, Commissioner (Navy Reserves, OEF/OIF, term ends 2027), Donald Thiltgen (Air Force, Vietnam, 2028) and Teresa Yegge (Iowa National Guard, Iraq, 2027), three-year terms. The Commission of Veteran Affairs' monthly reports are presented to the Board of Supervisors, approved and filed (the minutes through the window carry them). What the county pays for. The County Benefits page: county benefits include obtaining military records, "Distributing markers/flag holders for veterans graves", "Coordination of transportation to VA Medical Centers", Iowa Veterans Home, "Veteran lifetime hunting & fishing license", "Veteran's vehicle license plates", Iowa Workforce Development and "Military exemption from real estate taxes". The "County funded Veterans Assistance Programs provide assistance with: Food & Provisions, Rent Assistance, Utilities Assistance, Prescription Medication, Special Needs, Medical Needs." Eligibility: "Being a Veteran* or Member of the Iowa National Guard or Reserve and resident of Clinton County... *See Iowa Code 35.1 for the state of Iowa's definition of a veteran." Chapter 35B requires the office and section 35A.16 pays each county $10,000 a year for it (the State entries carry the statutes). The salary line. The 2026 salary resolutions print Natalie Woodhurst, Director Of Veteran Affairs, $67,953.60 annually, and the assistants Raymond Hitchcock $27.81, Michael Osmun $28.35 and Nicole Rickertsen $27.26 hourly (June 22 and June 29, 2026 minutes). The credit card. Resolution 2025-248 (September 8, 2025): "the Clinton County Board of Supervisors that the Veterans Services Department is authorized to complete a credit card application with TCM Bank (supported locally through Clinton National Bank) to request a credit card limit request of $5,000. Approval has already been granted from the Veterans Commission to proceed."

Thresholds

Thresholds for Clinton County Veterans Services (Natalie Woodhurst, Director) and the county-funded assistance programmes
Gate	Rule
Any veteran and dependents	Veterans Services assists Clinton County veterans and their families with federal claims. No rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.
County assistance eligibility	The county-funded assistance programmes require a veteran per Iowa Code 35.1 or a Guard or Reserve member who is a Clinton County resident; some programmes add requirements.

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Last updated 2026-11-02.

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