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Lydia Doole was crowned queen of the Platte County High School Homecoming on Friday night at halftime of the Pirates’...

CONSTRUCTION OF 10,000 SQ. FT. SKATEPARK COULD BEGIN IN SPRING First-generation skateboard rider Tony Hawk once said that “skateboarding is...

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

Jennifer Shea, a youth librarian at the North Kansas City Library, hosted a creepy craft event Tuesday evening, Oct. 10...

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

OUTAGE TIME IS HALF WHAT IT WAS A YEAR AGO It was all happy news, smiles and positive responses when...

WAS SOUGHT WEST OF HWY. 169 ALONG HWY. 152 In a very rare decision, the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee...

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

PROPOSED AT 72ND STREET AND NW ROANRIDGE The Parkville Women's Clinic received the go-ahead from the Kansas City Plan Commission...

PLANNED EAST OF I-29, NORTH OF HWY. 92 Approval of a preliminary plat for a major subdivision planned east of...

UP TO $10,000 The committee that is studying what county officials say is an overcrowded detention facility will be getting...

FOOD, MUSIC, VENDORS AND MORE Community performances, live music, food trucks and many vendors will fill the Platte City’s downtown...

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

DEAL INCLUDES TWO FREE REN FEST TICKETS There’s still time to take part in a subscription offer that will gain...

BARBECUE AND PICKLEBALL Anyone who's ever visited the Char Bar in Westport to taste their smoked meats, play a round...

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

SALES TAX QUESTION ON BALLOT IN PARKVILLE In addition to a proposed use tax, a second tax proposal will be...

BEFORE CANDIDATES CAN PUT AN 'R' AFTER THEIR NAME The Platte County Republican Central Committee is now implementing vetting for...

OFFICIAL PRACTICE AND TRAINING PARTNER Kansas City Athlete Training has announced its selection as the official practice and training partner...

Blake Barth, left, accepts the keys from Platte County Landmark owner/publisher Ivan Foley after Barth purchased the historic Landmark building...