Pine County Veteran Services (CVSO Mindy Sandell), Sandstone, with Pine City on Most Thursdays

The office. The county's Veterans page: "We are open to the public, appointments are preferred but walk-ins are accepted. Veterans with appointments will take priority, but walk-ins will be seen." "Our main office is in Sandstone but there is a CVSO in Pine City on most Thursdays." "Mission Statement: Pine County Veteran Services provides responsive, timely, accurate and compassionate assistance to Veterans, their dependents and survivors in applying for federal, state and local benefits." Services: benefits counselling, dependant and survivor benefits, disability compensation, claims preparation, submission and follow-up, and dental and optical programmes. "Call for an appointment: 320-216-4250." Who and where. Mindy Sandell, County Veteran Service Officer, and Jamie Nelson, Assistant Veteran Service Officer; 1602 Hwy 23 North, Sandstone, MN 55072; 320-216-4250, fax 320-216-4254; [email protected]; Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. How it is paid for. The 2026 budget (Resolution 2025-47, December 16, 2025) carries Veterans Services at $176,290 in expenditures and $13,500 in revenue. The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs' "annual $10,000 grant ... assists with the continued outreach and services to local veterans" (contract approved August 18, 2026, through June 30, 2027), and the Board accepts donations to the office's outreach fund at nearly every meeting (the record entry). For 2027 the county proposes "4 hours per week added for Assistant Veteran Service Officer, using $3,000 of VSO grant to offset a portion of the additional cost" (July 28, 2026). Every Minnesota county board appoints its service officer under section 197.60 (the Minnesota entries). The van to the VA medical centres is its own entry.