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Mr. and Mrs. Aaron W. (Pete) Edlin, Jr. of Route 4, Leavenworth, announce the birth of their son, Brandon Aaron, on March 27, 1979. His maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George E. Stein, Route 4, Leavenworth and Mr. and...

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hevalow of Smithville announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Grace, to Dallas Lee Shipley, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Shipley of Archie, Mo. Lori is a 1989 graduate of Platte County R-3 High School...

A newly-constructed retaining wall in Parkville collapsed after heavy rains over the weekend. The wall along Brink-Myer Road was constructed in 2008 by Miles Excavating. The road is located southeast of the intersection of Hwy. 45 and I-435 in Parkville....

Unless you've been living under a rock, you are keenly aware of gambling in our society. What was once reserved for seedy back-alleys and secret speakeasies has now blossomed into a multi-billion dollar industry. In the modern scope, what started...