Headlines & Featured Stories
Lottery winner claims prize days before it was to expire
PURCHASED TICKET AT A QUIKTRIP IN PLATTE COUNTY Luck was on the side of a Missouri Lottery player when he saw the news that a Powerball prize from the Sept. 30, 2023, drawing was about to expire. Knowing he had tickets from that drawing, he checked...
Read moreIt’s mushroom season
It's official: Mushrooms are in the Platte County area. Gary Pixler, Platte City, says he found these two on Monday...
Landmark on the Road in Antarctica
Jim and Schatzi Ball of Parkville have returned from a 14-day trip to Antarctica and a copy of The Landmark...
Work will slow traffic on Hwy. 371
The Missouri Department of Transportation is performing resurfacing operations on Highway 371 at the Buchanan County Line to the intersection...
Former Chiefs at Barley & Vine
Three former members of the Kansas City Chiefs were on hand at Barley & Vine wine bar in Downtown Platte ...
Chiefs have third most-searched brand in NFL
A WEB DESIGN COMPANY HAS THE RANKINGS A new study has revealed that the Kansas City Chiefs have the third...
Benton picked to new circuit judge post
On Thursday, Oct. 5, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the appointment of Megan Benton to fill the newly-created circuit judge...
45 Years Ago–April 27, 1979
The Platte County R-3 High School band students participated in the district music festival at Liberty on Saturday, March 31....
30 Years Ago–April 22, 1994
Civil War reenactors Jim Kimsey and Bob Werline set up camp outside Platte City Middle School last week to give...
15 Years Ago–April 22, 2009
Fire protection in the city of Platte City recently received an improved Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating from the Insurance...