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Nine-hole golf course planned at Creekside
STYLED FOR ONLY PITCHING WEDGES AND PUTTERS A nine-hole golf course that would only utilize pitching wedges and putters is being planned at the Creekside development in Parkville, just off I-435 and Hwy. 45. Indications are, if it gains all approvals, it would be known as...
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Platte County to update its public records procedures
COUNTY SAYS ITS RECORDS RETENTION POLICY IS OUT OF DATE The Platte County Commission voted Monday to hire an attorney...
One-day outdoor art fair coming to Riverside
LOCALLY CRAFTED TREASURES WILL BE ON DISPLAY Art Garden KC returns to Riverside for the 2nd Annual Riverside ArtWalk, a...
Landmark On the Road–At Cologne Cathedral
The Friends of Susan Baker Travel Group has been on the road again, this time on the Rhine River in...
Prison time for man who caused emergency landing
HE LATER ASSAULTED A POLICE OFFICER A Northridge, California man was sentenced to two years prison on April 21 for...
Landmark On the Road–Down Under
Mike and Cheryl McGinness of Platte City recently traveled to Australia and New Zealand with friends and a copy of...
Manslaughter charges in deaths of three Chiefs fans
A CASE FROM JANUARY OF 2024 Two men face drug distribution and manslaughter charges in the deaths of three Kansas...
45 Years Ago–July 4, 1980
Platte County Fair schedule set: carnival, queen contest and other events are planned. Grandstand show each evening, Pony Express, demolition...
30 Years Ago–July 6, 1995
Laurie Everett, newscaster for KMBC-TV Channel 9 of Kansas City, served as celebrity emcee of the Zed Martin Day parade...
15 Years Ago–July 7, 2010
Interstate 29 travelers in Platte County may notice a slower pace of traffic and increased police patrols around mid-day Thursday....