The Macoupin County Veterans Assistance Commission will be in Benld on Tuesday, May 3, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Assistant Superintendent Bobby Scott will be at the Cahokia Township office and will help qualified veterans and their families with claim work and assistance such as shelter, food, and utilities.

This is an agency that is operated by and for veterans. The commission provides aid to those military veterans and their families that reside in Macoupin County and that may qualify for need and assistance. They can also provide veterans from outside Macoupin County with referral service to...