Christmas theme for this month’s Firehouse Market in Platte City

CITY NOT HAPPY WITH PAINT QUALITY, PUBLIC NOT HAPPY WITH COLOR Recently the iconic orange water tower in Platte City received a new paint job. The goal was to match the previous orange color, which was closer in line with...

JOE WELLINGTON RETIRING APRIL 1 Joe Wellington is adamant that he is retiring effective April 1 as chief of police for Platte City. Around 40 applicants have put their name in the hat, seeking to be his replacement. Interviews are...

Ralph Wittmeyer, policy action chairman from Platte County Farm Bureau, was one of seven winners from the state who will receive a trip to Washington, D.C. Feb. 19-21. Winners were announced at the 65th annual meeting of the Farm Bureau...

More than 5,000 Platte-Clay Electric cooperative members were without power due to the ice storm that hit the Northland last week. The surrounding areas of Weston, DeKalb, Dearborn, Plattsburg, Lathrop and Cameron were hardest hit. A majority of the outages...