NEW: Derrick Van Orden decries closing of a veteran shelter he did nothing to preserve [Heartland Signal]

NEW: Derrick Van Orden decries closing of a veteran shelter he did nothing to preserve [Heartland Signal]

New reporting finds that Derrick Van Orden failed to do anything to prevent a veterans home in Chippewa Falls from closing down – and even “personally balked at opportunities to save it.” Klein Hall, a veterans home offering housing and supportive services, shut its doors at the end of September due to funding shortfalls, as the home needed additional funds for repairs or a new lease at a different location. Through his job as a member of Congre…