The idea for an exhibit on the powerful resource of water came from a panel discussion called Legacies of Redlining: The Blue ...

A Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain died in the line of duty while battling a fire near Valley City on Saturday ...

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.

Vernon Collett died while in the line of duty this weekend while fighting a natural fire in a rural part of Johnson County.

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

Funeral arrangements have been announced for a fire captain who collapsed while responding to a field fire in rural Johnson County, Missouri ... death in the 46-year history of this fire district.

Captain Vernon Collett was laid to rest on March 14 and flags were ordered to be flown half-staff in Johnson County, Missouri, in his honor.

Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags fly at half-staff at all government buildings in Johnson County on Friday ... duty death in the department’s history. Collett was 60 years old and ...