JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has ordered that U.S. and Missouri flags at fire stations statewide will fly at half-staff Monday to honor a St. Louis firefighter who died of COVID-19.
Rodney Heard died June 15. He had been with the St. Louis Fire Department for more than 22 years. He was 56. Parson’s order announced Friday also calls for flags to fly at half-staff on Monday at the Fire Fighters Memorial and government buildings in the city of St. Louis.
FREDONIA, Kan. – Standing on Fredonia’s South Mound Park is a giant 40 x 60 foot American flag. Atop a 100 foot flagpole, it towers above the small town below. The flag is the centerpiece of a South Mound Park maintained by the Fredonia Lion’s Club.
Fredonia business woman Barbara Vaughn brought the idea to the Fredonia Economic Development Committee and was made a reality in the year 2000. Money for the flags (three a year) comes from continuing donations to the Flag Fund. Vaughn meds the flags when they become frayed.
To make a contribution to the Flag Fund, you can mail Donations to: Flag Fund, Barb Vaughn, P.O. Box 8, Fredonia, Kansas.
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