Crow Wing County Veterans Service Officer Erik Flowers talks expansions and qualifications for the PACT Act for for Middle East veterans affected by burn pits and Vietnam-era veterans affected by Agent Orange:
(Brainerd, MN) — Crow Wing County residents this Saturday can get an inside view of the Crow Wing County Jail without having to be arrested with special tours on October 15th. We chatted with Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office Operations Lieutenant Chad Katzenberger about the Jail tours, which is a first time event. The purpose of…
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(Brainerd, MN) — Recent news headlines and infomercials concerning groundwater contamination at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base from the 1960’s through the 1980’s caught the attention of Crow Wing County Veterans Service Office Erik Flowers during our monthly conversation. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act has opened the chance for veterans who trained at the Base to be compensated…
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BAXTER, Minn. – Workers will switch gears Monday, Oct. 10, as they close and detour Gull Lake Dam Road/Crow Wing County Road 125 at Highway 371, Brainerd, to pave the road and side entrances. The road will close west of Highway 371 on Monday, Oct. 10 and reopen Friday, Oct. 14. Gull Lake Dam Road will detour along Hartley Lake…
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Craig Katzenberger, Operations Lieutenant at Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, Joined us on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to talk about the “What3Words” app to find, share and save exact locations using just three words, their upcoming “Halloween Trunk or Treat” event on October 31st, 2022 and available jail tours on October 15th, 2022.
(Brainerd, MN) — Crow Wing County Veterans Service Officer Erik Flowers reiterated the importance of getting Post 9/11 veterans to check to see if they are eligible for bonus dollars in our most recent conversation. Flowers said eligibility is as simple as checking your discharge paperwork under certain criteria. The second tier of bonus money requires…
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Erik Flowers, Veterans’ Service Officer of Crow Wing County, updates our listeners on the latest information regarding the Post 9/11 Veteran Service Bonus, the PACT ACT and the issue of Camp Lejeune being mentioned recently in the media.