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LASALLE - The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs relaunched "Operation Rising Spirit," asking service organizations, volunteers, and residents across

This effort is part of Operation Rising Spirit that was successfully launched last year and part of a month of activities the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs is conducting leading

Gateway celebrates $7M in funding from stimulus May 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Representatives from Gateway Community Health Center and Laredo College pose with Rep. Henry Cuellar and a $7 million check from the American Rescue Plan.Courtesy /U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar Gateway Community Health Center received $7 million through the American Rescue Plan, an announcement celebrated Wednesday at the Laredo College South Campus where it had opened a new clinic last year. Along with new equipment, more COVID-19 vaccines and tests, this money will pay for 50 new staff members for two years — physi...

9 & 10 News April 30, 2021 The Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans organization received a generous donation to continue their community park development. The Rotary Club of Cadillac dedicated their 2021 auction earnings to the veterans’ organization so they could build the next step of the park project. The Rotary Club usually holds an annual auction, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they had to shift to a virtual auction. They donated over $23,000 to Veterans Serving Veterans on Tuesday. “It means a lot,” said Randy Hill, President of the Rotary Club of Cadillac. “This group is ...

9 & 10 News April 11, 2021 Two years ago, the group Veterans Serving Veterans in Cadillac offered a portion of their park land to the Cadillac High School cross country team to build a new course. “We’ve never had a course before that we were necessarily proud of,” said Assistant cross country coach Trevor Thiebaut. “When it’s all said and done, this will be a top five course in Michigan.” Along with the veterans, members of the cross country team have been volunteering their time on the weekends to help out with the course. “We’re currently going through and picking out the b...