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Child, 5, dies after hit by falling tree at trail
AT LINE CREEK, KANSAS CITY IN PLATTE COUNTY A young boy who was struck by a falling tree on a...
Read moreDetailsFree tunes, fresh air, Linden Square
LIVE LOCAL MUSIC AT GLADSTONE VENUE Enjoy live music in the great outdoors? It’s time to get giddy in Gladstone....
Read moreDetailsArtifacts from Camden Point Civil War battle will be topic
ON SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Finding Artifacts from the Camden Point Civil War Battle of 1864. Johnny Shultz spent years metal...
Read moreDetailsFour Constitutional Amendments will be on August ballot
GOVERNOR MAKES A SWITCH Gov. Mike Kehoe announced that he has signed proclamations placing Amendment 1, Amendment 2 (HJR 23/3),...
Read moreDetailsParkville EDC case in hands of prosecutor
AT ISSUE IS AN AMOUNT ESTIMATED AT $13,000 A case of “suspicious expenditures” within the Parkville Area Chamber of Commerce...
Read moreDetailsCandidates listed for August ballot, independents seeking signatures
CONFUSED? YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE Four people in Platte County, formerly on the ballot as Republicans, are now...
Read moreDetailsPlatte City Cemetery will be site for Memorial Day event
It’s time for a yearly tradition. The City of Platte City will host its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday,...
Read moreDetailsLocal defense attorney arrested for suspected DWI
HAD A PREVIOUS DWI ARREST IN 2020 A Platte City attorney was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on...
Read moreDetailsAdelaide Bonsignore wins Landmark English Award
SHE'LL STUDY JOURNALISM AT MIZZOU Adelaide Bonsignore is this year’s winner of The Landmark Award for English, an annual financial...
Read moreDetailsThe coop coup succeeds: chickens win legal status
EGGCITEMENT AS CHICKEN BAN GETS FRIED The urban cluckfare is over. Chickens are now legal in Platte City. At an...
Read moreDetailsKC’s World Cup buzz is losing its volume
HOTEL RESERVATIONS ARE LESS THAN IN A TYPICAL SUMMER Local officials this week told The Landmark that anticipated hotel occupancy...
Read moreDetailsRepublican committee censures four who withdrew from ballot
FOUR SAY THEY INTEND TO RUN AS INDEPENDENT The Platte County Republican Central Committee has announced its formal censure of...
Read moreDetailsSherer, Shafer, Sendejas nominated for judge spot
ONE WILL FILL POSITION VACATED BY MEGAN BENTON The Sixth Circuit Judicial Commission has met and selected a panel of...
Read moreDetails‘Financial irregularities’ probed at Parkville Chamber/EDC
A NOW-FORMER EMPLOYEE IS PERSON OF INTEREST IN CASE What officials are calling “suspicious expenditures” at the Parkville Area Chamber...
Read moreDetailsRevolutionary War Era exhibit coming to museum
AT BEN FERREL MUSEUM IN PLATTE CITY Where can you learn about a veteran from the Battle of Yorktown who...
Read moreDetailsCastle playground opens at park in Platte County
MICHAEL GUNN PARK AT PLATTE MEADOWS Platte County Parks celebrated the grand opening of the new Castle Playground at Michael...
Read moreDetailsFour Republicans withdraw from county primary election
PRIOR TO COMMISSION VOTE TO KEEP THEM ON BALLOT By a vote of 2-1 at a meeting Monday morning, Platte...
Read moreDetailsAuditor says Fricker not compliant with financial disclosure law
ROBINSON MAY REFER MATTER TO STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker himself has not been perfectly compliant...
Read moreDetailsMulti-anniversary celebration planned in Riverside July 3
On July 3, the City of Riverside, in partnership with the Riverside Area Chamber of Commerce, will hold a historic...
Read moreDetailsFrank Offutt elected–again
FORMER PLATTE CITY MAYOR NAMED TO MO 811 BOARD “Missouri 811” officials announced the result of ballots cast by Missouri...
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