Military

McLeod County Veteran Services reports that scholarships are available for spouses of soldiers and veterans.

An annual November can collection drive yielded $830 for McLeod County Veterans Services.

The Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was a defining moment in U.S. history.

McLeod and Meeker county veterans living in senior care facilities will be warmer this winter thanks to fleece blankets created by a small group of women in Hutchinson.

It was 53 years later than he had first expected, but today, disabled veteran Virgil Swanson became an official Hutchinson High School alumnus.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty heads up the list of dignitaries who will speak at the official State of Minnesota Veterans Day Program 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov.

Virgil Swanson had planned to graduate from Hutchinson High School with the class of 1956.

More Vietnam veterans will be eligible for health benefits, as the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs continues to recognize lasting effects of Agent Orange.

Construction began last week on an extensive remodeling project for the Hutchinson National Guard Armory.