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NEAR MENARDS AT GREEN HILLS A city-approved plan to construct a sprawling mixed-use development on about 80 acres of land...

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION SET NOV. 22 It’s a Thanksgiving Eve tradition in Platte City. The 2023 Holiday Lighting Celebration in Downtown...

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

HER COMMISSION TERM ENDS DECEMBER 2024 Dagmar Wood, currently serving as Platte County’s first district commissioner, has announced her intention...

WHERE SAM'S CLUB WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED Longhorn Opportunity Fund, LP received the Kansas City Plan Commission's approval for a mix...

NEW CITY HALL SHOWN TO PUBLIC Platte City’s new City Hall and police station was shown off to the public...

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

FRIDAY, NOV. 10 AT 8 P.M. To celebrate the release of her newest album "Girl Bandit," local singer/songwriter Emma Jo...

SALARIES GO TO $77,185 NEXT TERM An eight percent raise increase in base pay for countywide elected positions. That’s what...

ALREADY IN-HOUSE Attorney Stephen Magers has been appointed as special counsel for matters involving planning and zoning in Platte County,...

ELECTION SET TUESDAY, NOV. 7 For some voters in Platte County, there is an election on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Voters...

CITY OF RIVERSIDE PROJECT PLANNED City officials say they are pleased that the City of Riverside received notification of the...

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

Signage at the new Andy’s Frozen Custard near the intersection of N. Ambassador Drive and NW Skyview, Kansas City in...

OFFICIALS SAY NEW AIRPORT IS DRIVING FACTOR Passengers who take to the skies will soon have more hotels to choose...

PANEL OF RECOMMENDED APPOINTEES IGNORED BY KC MAYOR Presiding commissioners for Platte and Clay counties say their residents are not...

DOWN BY NEARLY TWO PERCENT IN 2022 The FBI’s crime statistics estimates for 2022 show that national violent crime decreased...

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE SET NOV. 1 It’s almost ready. An open house for the new City Hall/police department headquarters for...

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

PLANNED NEAR 72ND AND NW WAUKOMIS DRIVE Plans for a Blue Oak Learning Academy and Nature Conservancy were recently unveiled...