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Mexico native Frank Kramer, 86, will receive his high school diploma from Mexico High School on May 20.

Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a former Republican state lawmaker to the Missouri Veterans' Commission.

Chuck Wooten is a World War II veteran from Nixa who served five terms in the Missouri House.

The commission provides information to veterans and their families about their rights and helps them obtain state and federal benefits. It also oversees skilled nursing facilities for veterans and veteran cemeteries.

Nixon announced Wooten's appointment Wednesday. If confirmed by the state Senate, he would serve until November 2015.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:

• Veterans home funding bill sent to Mo. governor
• Mo. House passes bill on asthma medicines in schools
• MU coach Haith getting key to city in St. Louis

The jobless rate for veterans remains high, but a Missouri program is making inroads in changing that.

Cole County has the highest American Legion veteran membership rates in the entire state. But the numbers are still lower than the legion would like to see.

Boone County’s 13th judicial circuit court is seeking funding for the possible addition of a veterans alternative sentencing program.