Halloween is upon us, and with that in mind, I’d like to reacquaint everyone with Baron Samedi, a fictional character from the James Bond novel and film Live and Let Die. He was a henchman to Dr. Kananga and portrayed...

The Platte City Pirates football team upset the Kearney Bulldogs Saturday afternoon by defeating the Bulldogs 21-19. The victory was enhanced for the Pirates when Coach Maxwell, Coach Buell, Principal George Taubel, wrestling coach Faust and girls basketball coach Schultze...

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Soper of Platte City have announced the birth of their son, Donald Alexander. Alex was born at 8:44 a.m. at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He weighed five pounds, six ounces and was 19...

Had he not been successful in getting a budget revision in his department salary lines approved by the county commission, it appears Platte County Sheriff Richard Anderson was primed to pursue legal action against the commissioners. After much discussion and...