Wabash County Veteran’s Service Office to Implement New Hours

WABASH COUNTY, Ind. – The new year has brought a welcomed change to the Wabash County Veteran’s Service Office in the form of new hours of business. Formerly, the office was only staffed part time at 1000 hours per year by the Service Officer and 624 hours per year by the assistant. The office was only open on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for the past couple of decades. This was considered an inconvenience by many veterans who wanted the office to be full-time like in several surrounding counties. Veteran Service Officer, Sam Daugherty, has appealed to both the Commissioner’s and the County Council during his six years in the position to make the office full-time. This request has finally been granted and Mr. Daugherty will be full-time and his assistant will work 1000 hours per year starting in 2022. The office still requests the setting of appointments by Veterans so that the proper amount of time can be set aside for attention to their claim needs. Mr. Daugherty cites the sensitive nature of the claims that deal with personal information and medical history where walk0ins would be obtrusive to a fellow veterans pre-arranged appointment. Office hours will now be Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm with the exception of county recognized holidays.