A vehicle fire produced smoke seen from a great distance along southbound Interstate 29 in northern Platte County on Monday. Members of the Camden Point Fire Department and Dearborn Area Fire Protection District responded to the scene to extinguish the blaze of a pickup truck, with no apparent injuries. The incident occurred about four miles north of the Camden Point exit. More photos and coverage coming in this week’s print edition of The Landmark.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mike Latham of Kansas City announce the birth of their son, Brian Nelson, on May 12, 1977. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Quinn of Camden Point and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs....
In a closed session Thursday, the Platte City Board of Aldermen voted to fire Tim Ryan, city administrator. Pearl Brown, the new mayor, declined to comment as to why Ryan was fired, and explained that "it is the policy of...
Disa Rice, third grade teacher at Siegrist Elementary in the Platte County R-3 School District, received the Fox 4 News Crystal Apple Award on Wednesday. Rice was surprised by the presentation, as Siegrist staff and Platte County R-3 administration kept...
EDITOR: Ivan had an interesting comment in today's paper about buying gasoline on Tuesdays. Our opinion, however, is that there is a more serious gas issue affecting Platte City. In the 18 years we have lived here, we have almost...
