Early on a cold and gray Saturday morning on Main Street in Parkville, the flags were at half mast. The one in front of American Legion Post 318 seemed sad at the loss of one of their most beloved members, Parkville’s iconic Bill Grigsby, age 89. Grigsby was best known as being a longtime radio announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs. He died Feb. 26 at 3:30 a.m. with his wife, Fran, and other members of the Grigsby clan at his side, succumbing to complications from his battle with prostate cancer.
In spite of another nasty snowstorm, the Park Hill Board of Education met Thursday night to discuss, among other things, final decisions for budget reductions for the 2011-12 school year.
Platte County commissioners this week voted unanimously to approve a temporary moratorium for all building permit fees associated with new residential and agricultural construction. “This temporary building permit fee waiver will assist citizens seeking to improve their property. The program will help generate investment and economic activity in Platte County,” said Jason Brown, presiding county commissioner.
Buffalo Wild Wings, a restaurant in a new stand-alone building near the entrance of Zona Rosa, is set to open March 21 at 8441 NW Prairie View Road, just north of CVS Pharmacy.
