Interstate 29 travelers in Platte County may notice a slower pace of traffic and increased police patrols around mid-day Thursday. President Barack Obama will be in Platte County on Thursday. The president is scheduled to arrive at KCI aboard Air Force One at 11:55 a.m. While in Platte County, the president will tour Smith Electric Vehicles, located in the former American Airlines/TWA Overhaul base near KCI. He’ll tour the facility and then give some public remarks about the economy while on the grounds at the overhaul base.
A Platte City girl who was air-lifted to Children’s Mercy Hospital early on July 4 after a bowl of fireworks exploded in her face is expected to be okay, said a neighbor and family friend on Tuesday.
Parkville’s effort to research the possibility of obtaining a gaming license to host casinos has come to a sudden end after 12 requests for proposal letters that were sent out in June aroused no interest from potential casino operators by the deadline of June 30.
With the Platte County Steam Engine Show just over a month away, Rich Canning and John Wolfe led a team of young workers in harvesting a wheat field on the Platte County Fairgrounds last week.
