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SHOOTING OCCURRED JUST OUTSIDE STORE An employee of the Rally House store in the Shops at Boardwalk center in Platte...

LEAVENWORTH MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG-RELATED CRIME An arrest has been made in connection with the incident surrounding a fatal shooting...

CEREMONY HELD AT TRAILHEAD IN PARKVILLE Platte County Parks Department has announced the grand opening of the Brush Creek Trail,...

by Lisa WittmeyerLocal historian On Friday, July 11, 1952, The Landmark Newspaper published a photograph titled “Scene in Korea” and...

SUBARU DRIVER CITED FOR CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT DRIVING A Platte County R-3 School District bus was rear-ended in a crash...

THINGS GET HEATED BETWEEN JUDGES AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Talk of a new Platte County Courthouse is now off the table....

Parkville is not only the second fastest growing city in the metropolitan area, but also has acquired the monikers of...

VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO INCREASE BOARD FROM THREE TO FIVE The Central Platte Fire Protection District is proposing to...

Scott Roberts had such warm memories of growing up in Platte City, he decided to forever preserve them according to...

SITE PROPOSED SOUTHEAST OF BARRY ROAD AND I-29 Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue has submitted its final development plans to the...

JUDGES WANT A NEW ONE, ENGINEERS SAY STRUCTURE IS SOUND What does the future hold for the historic Platte County...

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER With Park Hill seeking the Kansas City Plan Commission's approval of a special use...

AROUND 4400 SQ. FT. IN A BRICK BUILDING The construction of a new McDonald's is currently underway at a busy...

ATWELL SUITES PLANS TO OPEN IN 2024 Following the construction and recent opening of the New Terminal at KCI Airport,...

NEAR I-29 AND 64TH STREET Driving down N. Chatham Avenue this week, backhoe loaders, motor graders, and excavators may catch...

FIRST SPEC BUILDING COULD BE COMPLETED IN MAY Ground has been broken and much dirt has been moved in the...

SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY FIRED 'ABOUT 30' TIMES THROUGH THE SUNROOF A police pursuit that began near St. Joseph and featured shots...

SERVED AS COUNTY COUNSELOR OVER 30 YEARS Bob Shaw, county counselor for Platte County for well over 30 years, has...

Andy’s Frozen Custard is coming to Platte County. A  new Andy’s location is going up near the intersection of N....

NEAR HWY. D/RUNNING HORSE ROAD INTERSECTION A new neighborhood project could soon be on the way. A major residential district...