Downtown Platte City has taken on a bit of a fresh look in recent days. Crosswalk and parking space markings along Main Street and other areas near the courthouse square have been repainted with a fresh coat of white. Jeff Watkins, street foreman for the City of Platte City, is shown here applying finishing touches to a crosswalk on Main near Fourth Street.
Arguments heard in children’s tax lawsuit
JUDGE TAKES MATTER UNDER ADVISEMENT In a court hearing that lasted about an hour, Platte County Circuit Court Judge Megan Benton on Monday morning listened to arguments from all sides in the lawsuit over the children's fund services tax issue....