U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden invited by Concerned Citizens of Vernon County to an organized listening session about federal ...

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

Vernon Collett, 60, collapsed while fighting a field fire in rural Missouri Saturday afternoon. Collett had been with the ...

A 49-year-old Cuba City man is in custody after the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office said the man was arrested for reckless endangerment involving a firearm while driving Friday night. Justice ...

CITY COUNCIL DOINGS Bills and accounts ... for household goods destroyed by reason of contagious disease by order of the Board of Health, $30. The Vernon County Censor Feb. 16, 1950 — 75 years ago ...

To honor Collett for his service and dedication, Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags fly at half-staff at all government buildings in Johnson County on Friday, March 14. Flags will also be ...

The administration appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil rights violations.

Vernon Collett, 60, died after collapsing while fighting a fire in rural Johnson County, Missouri on March 8. Courtesy of the Johnson County Fire Protection District A Johnson County, Missouri ...

A 29-year-old man who tried to escape police through a first-floor window in Westchester was quickly caught and found with a ...

Capt. Vernon Collett, a lifelong resident of the county he served, was with the Johnson County Fire Protection District for more than 29 years at station No. 6 near Valley City. He was 60 years old.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County, Missouri, Fire Protection District captain died in the line of duty Saturday afternoon.