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Prosecutor says incident involving mayor ‘under review’
WOMAN MAKES PHYSICAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION Police were called to the scene of a disagreement involving Parkville’s mayor at a car wash in the city on June 22 around 7:30 p.m. Parkville Police Chief Kevin Chrisman says the mayor of Parkville, Dean Katerndahl, was involved in a...
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Making music
Sunday, June 21 was World Make Music Day 2026 and it prompted some area musicians to grab their concert band...
Gladstone Freedom Fest will have much to offer
SATURDAY, JULY 4 AT HAPPY ROCK PARK 250 years celebrated in one historic night. That’s how organizers are framing this...
Viking River Cruise
Mike and Cheryl McGinness of Platte City recently returned from a 21-day Viking River Cruise. The Landmark traveled with them...
A Taste of Mexico planned in Platte City
DOWNTOWN ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27 On Saturday, June 27, from 3-8 p.m., Blue Star Tequila and La Cabana are partnering...
From concept to completion
Students in Platte County High School’s Engineering Design and Development class partnered with the City of Platte City to design...
Come for the jazz, stay for the blues
PARKVILLE FESTIVAL SET AT ENGLISH LANDING PARK In 2024, the Banneker School Foundation revived Parkville's annual Jazz and Blues festival...
45 Years Ago–July 10, 1981
The Platte County R-3 School Board will conduct a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at the Platte...
30 Years Ago–July 4, 1996
Last Tuesday, members of the Platte County Sheriff's Department and the Platte County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office began serving 20 narcotics-related...
15 Years Ago–July 13, 2011
Under fire. That’s where the West Platte Fire Department finds itself this week. A week after a fire at Old...