Savings galore

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...

Homecoming queen candidates have been chosen at West Platte R-2 High School in Weston. The candidates are Megan Siler, Robin Moppin, Jenni Moppin, Stacey Benner, Lauren Gebhardt and Keri Jacks. The queen will be crowned during halftime of the football...

The Platte County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Green Hills Nature Sanctuary between Parkville and Riverside along Hwy 9 Saturday to find a dead body. Deputies found the body of a 47-year-old Lake Waukomis man around 11 p.m. Saturday night....

CITY APPROVES $16,000 DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW The Parkville Board of Aldermen took the first step in a process to explore whether to alter train whistles throughout the city so they're not as disruptive to the community. The board, who voted unanimously...