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Parkville chooses plan for easing congestion
BUT FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS CONCERNS After months of public hearings, open forums and meetings of a special steering committee, Parkville officials hope a recent culminating vote by the board of aldermen will launch a plan to help ease traffic congestion in the city's historic downtown during...
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Landmark On the Road–In Canada
Joe Wellington, former police chief for Platte City, poses in Yellowknife, Canada with a copy of The Landmark. Wellington and...
Platte County to update its public records procedures
COUNTY SAYS ITS RECORDS RETENTION POLICY IS OUT OF DATE The Platte County Commission voted Monday to hire an attorney...
One-day outdoor art fair coming to Riverside
LOCALLY CRAFTED TREASURES WILL BE ON DISPLAY Art Garden KC returns to Riverside for the 2nd Annual Riverside ArtWalk, a...
Landmark On the Road–At Cologne Cathedral
The Friends of Susan Baker Travel Group has been on the road again, this time on the Rhine River in...
Prison time for man who caused emergency landing
HE LATER ASSAULTED A POLICE OFFICER A Northridge, California man was sentenced to two years prison on April 21 for...
Landmark On the Road–Down Under
Mike and Cheryl McGinness of Platte City recently traveled to Australia and New Zealand with friends and a copy of...
45 Years Ago–July 11, 1980
A demolition derby on Wednesday, July 23 will be one of the spectator highlights of the 117th annual Platte County...
30 Years Ago–July 13, 1995
Eight girls are seeking the crown to be worn by the 1995 Platte County Fair Queen. Candidates include: Jennifer Cox,...
15 Years Ago–July 14, 2010
President Barack Obama visited Platte County’s Smith Electric Vehicles plant on Thursday as part of the administration’s wide ranging “Recovery...