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Veterans and their spouses can get a VA burial eligibility decision before death by filing Form 40-10007, and VA provides the national cemetery grave and headstone
Veterans and their spouses can ask the Department of Veterans Affairs for a burial eligibility decision while they are still alive, using VA Form 40-10007. The form is the Application for Pre-need Determination of Eligibility for Burial in a VA National Cemetery. When the time comes, VA provides the grave and a headstone, marker or […] The post Veterans and their spouses can get a VA burial eligibility decision before death by filing Form 40-10007, and VA provides the national cemetery grave and headstone appeared first on The Money Overview .
Milton Courier
Girls swim: Kelly Schmitt qualifies for State for the Edgerton/Evansville co-op
MCFARLAND — Kelly Schmitt, a junior for the Edgerton/Evansville swim co-op, clinched her spot at the 2026 WIAA State Swim & Dive Championships over the weekend in a pair of events. Schmitt was able to punch her ticket to State in a pair of events for the “Blue Tide” co-op team, earning a place in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard freestyle races. At the McFarland Sectional, Schmitt was able to earn a third-place time of 2:01.34 in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing third overall. She followed it up with a seventh-place time of 1:02.70 in the 100-yard backstroke event, earning a spot at State in that as well. Overall as a team, the Edgerton/Evansville co-op finished 10th out of 14 teams that competed at the McFarland Sectional. Edgewood advanced out of the sectional as a team with a score of 421 points. Schmitt will now compete on Friday, November 13 at the Waukesha South Natatorium in the 2026 WIAA Division 2 Girls Swim Championships. Swimming finals are set to begin at 5:30 p.m. that evening.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
WBAY Green Bay
roscoenews.com
50 North remains on path of growth while enriching lives of seniors
Since 2019, 50 North Senior Activity Center has continued to enrich the lives of seniors through a variety of fun opportunities for many years. Reflecting back on 50 North’s beginning, “We noticed that there was no senior center anywhere in Winnebago County,” said Diane LaForge, who played a key role in starting 50 North and serves as the President.
janesvillejournal.com
Rockford Register Star
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Price County Review
Williams is a first-generation college student
WHITEWATER — Katie Williams, a special education major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from Park Falls, is among more than 4,400 Warhawks who are first-generation college students on the Whitewater and Rock County campuses. First-generation college students - or students who are the first in their families to attend college - make up more than one-third of the undergraduate population at UW-Whitewater. Nearly two-thirds of students on the Rock County campus alone are first-generation. UW-Whitewater is proud to participate in the annual First-Generation College Celebration, a national effort led by First-Gen Forward. Held on Nov. 8, FGCC Day champions first-gen students' contributions to their communities and connects them to the resources they need for success. As part of the initiative, the university held a celebration on Nov. 5, at the University Center, the Whitewater campus's student union. A pop-up exhibit featuring photo portraits of first-generation Warhawk students, faculty, and staff is currently on display at Roberta's Art Gallery, and students at both campuses are enjoying free giveaways all week. Chancellor Corey A. King, one of several Warhawk faculty and staff members who are the first in their families to graduate from college, will be one of a handful of first-gen