In 1958 a handful of veterans chartered Department — KS. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — KS.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — KS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Business meeting of Legion Department of Kansas, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel.
Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM
Memorial Day observance
A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — KS.
Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM
Scholarship evening
A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — KS.
Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM
Installation of officers
The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers.
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Legion Department of Kansas. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — KS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — KS
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — KS.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — KS.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Department — KS. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — KS. Legion Department of Kansas. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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