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.
45 Years Ago–Sept. 30, 1977
Monday morning the Callegari Construction Company started putting fencing around the Platte County Courthouse. The northeast corner addition will be removed and the existing building will be underpinned on the north side, then the construction for the new addition to...
