Headlines & Featured Stories
Platte City man gets prison for child sex crimes
SENTENCED TO 19 YEARS BEHIND BARS A Platte City man was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Oct. 4 for creating and possessing child pornography and molesting a child.Timothy D. Lowery received the sentence after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts...
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OFFER ALSO GOOD FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS The Landmark Newspaper is teaming up with the Kansas City Renaissance Festival on a...
‘Comeback Player of the Year’
As he prepares to head out the door, again, his recent service to the city by DJ Gehrt, right, was...
St. Louis World’s Fair with a Platte County flair
EXHIBIT AT THE BEN FERREL PLATTE COUNTY MUSEUM Can you imagine the excitement of winning a gold, silver or bronze...
Water fun a part of downtown event
A good-sized crowd turned out for the Downtown Platte City Association's Hot Summer Night celebration on Saturday, Aug. 17. When...
Rockin’ the courthouse
Featuring two female vocalists and four other musicians, the Kansas City-area band known as Cherry Bomb rocked the front of...
Landmark on the Road in Boise
A recent edition of The Landmark Newspaper was spotted at the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Boise, Idaho, over the...
45 Years Ago–Oct. 5, 1979
The Platte County High School band was one of more than 80 high school bands in Lawrence on Saturday, Sept....
30 Years Ago–Oct. 7, 1994
Senior Michelle Lyons was crowned the 1994 Platte County R-3 High School Homecoming queen during halftime at Friday’s football game...
15 Years Ago–Oct. 7, 2009
The unexpected death of an active Downtown Parkville businessman shook his customers, friends, family and fellow business people over the...