STEVENS POINT − The Portage County Veterans Service Office will close for one week for annual training.

The office, located on the first floor of the County-City Building at 1516 Church St. in Stevens Point, will be closed from 8 a.m. Oct. 20 through 4:30 p.m. Oct. 24, according to a community announcement. It will reopen at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 27.

The closure is to allow staff to attend training in Eau Claire. Veterans service officers are required to complete 32 hours of continuing education annually to maintain accreditation with Veterans Affairs.

The office will have limited access to email and voicemails during this time. Anyone with questions can call 715-346-1310 ahead of the closure.

This story was created by reporter Nida Tazeen, ntazeen@gannett.com , with the assistance of Artif

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