Veterans Affairs

An education program is starting to help veteran farmers and ranchers succeed in the state’s agriculture industry.

The Oklahoma Veterans Commission appoints retired admiral to lead the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs after a year of controversial leadership.

Oklahoma’s Department of Veterans Affairs is seeing another leadership shake-up after Executive Director Greg Slavonic announced his departure from the agency last week.

Greg Slavonic will have his interim tag removed as he becomes executive director of Oklahoma veterans' agency.

Oklahoma's decision to close the center with the aim of mitigating monthly half a million dollar losses, and the siphoning of funds from other veterans services provided to help cover it, means the veterans living in Talihina need to leave a place many thought would be the last stop in their life journeys of service and sacrifice.

The Talihina veterans home was set to close by October 1, however, plans to close the facility are on hold while the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs works with legislators to find another solution.

The state Department of Veterans Affairs will close veterans home in Talihina by October, spending around $3.9 million in closing costs.

Veterans rated VA hospitals higher than private facilities for things like patient satisfaction, hospital cleanliness and communication with nurses and doctors.

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