The iconic Wienermobile was a popular attraction Sunday, Jan. 23 near Zona Rosa’s Central Park. When the Wienermobile was first developed in 1936, the 13-foot hot dog on wheels transported its promoters. Today, the celebrated Wienermobile stands 11 feet high and stretches 27 feet long. It weighs 14,050 pounds, which is equivalent to a school bus. An Oscar Mayer spokesperson said the base frame was assembled by Spartan Motors in Charlotte, Mich.
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We told you recently that some personnel changes have happened within the Central Platte Fire Department. Larry Bigus, longtime fire chief, is out. Also gone is Brett Lemons, who was deputy chief. Also gone is Brandon Detrick, one of the...
IT'S PART 3 OF THE 2022 YEAR-IN-REVIEW The final four months of 2022 continued an onslaught of local news, with highlights ranging from a state election that saw recreational marijuana legalized, to progress on a City Hall for one local...
SEVERAL NEW RESTAURANTS OPENED LOCALLY IN 2022 The middle months of the year 2022 in Platte County featured a bevy of news highlights, including the Parkville Farmers Market getting struck by trucks not once but twice, as well as several...
Greg Hall, former Landmark columnist/writer whose weekly compilations of sports media sound bites--with some spicy editorial comments thrown in for good measure--was a popular feature in this newspaper for several years, is making a temporary comeback. Hall will be penning...
