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By Stacy Wiedmaier Hello Landmark readers, subscribers and newsmakers, It’s been a bit challenging introducing myself to people in the...
Read moreDetailsTHE LANDMARK SOLD
FOLEY, RINEHART RETIRING FROM NEWSPAPER This edition of The Landmark is the final one for current owners Ivan and Linda...
Read moreDetailsReturn to sender: No viable site for a post office move
MANY IN PARKVILLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT RELOCATED by Stacy WiedmaierLandmark reporter Parkville city officials, business owners and residents...
Read moreDetailsMicrochip scanner can reunite pets with owners
by Stacy WiedmaierLandmark reporter Northern Platte County residents now have a new tool that can help them reunite lost pets...
Read moreDetailsGroup says get the Flock out of here
OPPOSITION TO LICENSE PLATE READERS IN PLATTE CITY by Stacy WiedmaierLandmark reporter The national debate over Flock Safety cameras has...
Read moreDetailsWright, Palmer engage in spicy battle for recorder
SHOTS HAVE BEEN FIRED FROM EACH SIDE by Stacy Wiedmaier, Landmark reporter Incumbent Chris Wright and challenger Nick Palmer will...
Read moreDetailsLandmark On the Road at Alcatraz
A copy of The Landmark accompanied Frank Offutt, former longtime mayor of Platte City, on a recent trip to Alcatraz...
Read moreDetailsYour vote, your schedule: Early voting runs July 21-Aug. 3.
Don’t want to wait till Election Day (Aug. 4) to cast your ballot? You can soon take advantage of an...
Read moreDetailsProsecutor says incident involving mayor ‘under review’
WOMAN MAKES PHYSICAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION Police were called to the scene of a disagreement involving Parkville’s mayor at a car...
Read moreDetailsCase vs. man accused of killing reporter advances
ROAD RAGE ALLEGED IN DEATH OF LOCAL JOURNALIST Probable cause has been found and the defendant has been bound over...
Read moreDetailsGuilty of murder at QuikTrip
MAN SHOT FORMER CO-WORKER AT GAS PUMP A Kansas City man who shot and killed his former co-worker and friend...
Read moreDetailsNo decision yet on investigation of Fricker
ACCUSED OF IMPROPERLY ACCESSING ZAHND'S EMAILS According to the special prosecutor that was appointed to review the case, the criminal...
Read moreDetailsSoccer booking boom fails to kick off for rentals
HYPED INCOME FOR AIRBNB OWNERS NOT HAPPENING World Cup visitors coming to Kansas City who opt for a short term...
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 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 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 moreDetailsRooted in history, driven by the future
THE PLATTE COUNTY LANDMARK BEGINS ITS 162ND YEAR Founded a few months after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, this...
Read moreDetailsDecals on police vehicles promote mental health hotline
THE 988 NUMBER OFFERS 24/7 SUPPORT Decals for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline are being added not only to...
Read moreDetailsWorld Cup: Will estimated boost in traffic, revenue materialize?
SOME EARLY SIGNS SAY PERHAPS NOT It’s still early, but there are some signs that perhaps government entities may want...
Read moreDetailsIt’s Hoeger vs. Brune for mayor of Platte City
A FOUR-YEAR TERM AWAITS THE WINNER There’s a contested mayoral race on the ballot in Platte City on Tuesday, April...
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