Wood County Veterans Services and the Veterans Service Commission

Wood County runs CVSO offices in Wisconsin Rapids and Marshfield under a CVSO in seat since 2003, and its commission makes both grants and loans from a dedicated Veteran’s Relief fund with $10,801.89 in loans outstanding.

Also called: CVSO, Rock Larson, Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield, Veterans Service Commission, 45.86, grants and loans, Veteran’s Relief fund, Legacy Stones.

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

Where it applies

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Wood County, WICounty

Wood County Veterans Services runs two offices: the courthouse at 400 Market Street, Wisconsin Rapids, 1st Floor, (715) 421-8420, and the Annex and Health Center at 1600 N. Chestnut Avenue, Marshfield, (715) 384-3773, both Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., email [email protected]. The CVSO is Rock Larson, in seat since 2003, with assistant CVSOs Leita Sosin, Benjamin Sheppard (Marshfield) and Jason Sterling. The commission and the aid. The Veterans Service Commission met seven times in the year read, in Courthouse Room 134, and its aid runs both ways: grants and loans to needy veterans under the 45.86 levy, applied for through the CVSO and acted on in closed session. Its June 22, 2026 minutes audit the year: $1,046.23 in grants since January (a car repair), $1,450 in loans (rent assistance) and $10,801.89 of loans outstanding. The dedicated Veteran's Relief fund holds a projected $24,309 plus about $1,885 of donations, and the 2027 budget requests $15,000 of relief and $2,175 of per diem from the levy. No application form is published; start at the office. The board appointed Michael Feirer to a three-year commission term on October 21, 2025, carried unanimously, and recognized all veterans present on November 12, 2025. The Wood County Veterans Memorial on the courthouse lawn sells Legacy Stones (Karen Schill, 715-213-2537) and holds an annual Veterans Day ceremony. The register of deeds (Tiffany Ringer) maintains soldiers discharge records; the free-recording statute is section 45.05. No veterans treatment court serves Wood County - the court system's list omits it - and the county runs an adult drug treatment court instead.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Wood County Veterans Services and the Veterans Service Commission
Gate	Rule
Any veteran or family member	The offices assist Wood County veterans and their families with claims, grants and loans. No rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.

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Last updated 2026-10-08.

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