Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an order for flags to fly half-staff on Friday after a Johnson County firefighter died in the line of ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags at Johnson County government buildings to fly at half-staff on Friday in honor of Vernon Collett. Collett, 60, was a captain at the Johnson County Fire ...

A Johnson County, Mo. fire captain will be honored for his service. Capt. Vernon Collett died on March 8. He collapsed after ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain Vernon ...

Missouri honors Captain Vernon Collett by flying flags at half-staff on March 14, 2025. Collett, a dedicated volunteer ...

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (KCTV) - A tight-knit community is left mourning after the tragic loss of a fire captain over the weekend.

Capt. Vernon Collett died at the scene of a half-acre field fire on a property near Knob Knoster, Missouri, around 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Johnson County, Missouri, is mourning the loss of Captain Vernon Collett, who died on Saturday while battling a brush fire.

Johnson County, Missouri, is mourning the loss of Captain Vernon Collett, who died on Saturday while battling a brush fire.

Capt. Vernon Collett, a lifelong resident of the county he served, was with the Johnson County Fire Protection District for ...

Funeral arrangements have been announced Johnson County, MO, Fire Capt. Vernon Collett who collapsed while responding to a field fire March 8.