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Go Chicken Go is coming to the Northland
CHAIN'S 6TH LOCATION WILL BE ON NE VIVION ROAD A Kansas City homegrown operation when it comes to fried chicken...
Read moreChildren’s fund tax passes
MCC QUESTION FAILS; BERBERICH, JONES WIN A quarter cent sales tax to establish a Platte County community children’s services was...
Read morePlatte City’s Barley & Vine named ‘Best New Brewery’
IN PITCH MAGAZINE'S 'BEST OF KANSAS CITY' Barley & Vine, a unique craft brewery and wine bar based in Platte...
Read moreNearly one-third of local voters chose the early option
MORE THAN 23,000 VOTED EARLY IN PLATTE COUNTY The two-week early voting period wrapped up in Platte County at 5...
Read moreVeterans Memorial at Parkville
The City of Parkville, in partnership with the Veterans Memorial Committee, has announced that a ribbon cutting event has been...
Read moreNearly 25% of Platte County voters have already shown up
As of Friday, Nov. 1 at 10 a.m., an impressive total of 17,751 Platte Countians have already voted ahead of...
Read moreEnrollment up at R-3 by 1.6%
Dr. Devin Doll, executive director of operations, provided the Platte County R-3 Board of Education an enrollment summary by building,...
Read moreR-3 sells 2.5 acres on Kentucky for $762,300
MEDICAL GROUP PLANNING FACILITY At its October meeting, the Platte County R-3 Board of Education approved the sale of approximately...
Read moreConcert venue to open in 2026
Ground was broken on Tuesday, Oct. 29 for the new $120 million amphitheater coming to Riverside. The groundbreaking drew officials...
Read moreLengthy ballot awaits voters on Tuesday
MANY RACES AND ISSUES TO BE DECIDED It’s almost here. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Platte County--and across...
Read morePlatte City votes will decide on sewer question
SIMPLE MAJORITY NEEDED FOR PASSAGE What city officials describes as necessary improvements to the city’s sewer plant will be on...
Read moreA drape for the water tower
Platte City’s widely recognizable orange water tower along Hwy. 92 across from Platte County High School now has a temporary...
Read moreDan Luebbert wins public health award
HE'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLATTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT At the Missouri Public Health Association (MPHA) annual conference, Dan Luebbert, REHS,...
Read moreFive hurt in three-vehicle crash
ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF BARRY ROAD Five people were hurt, one seriously, in a crash on Interstate 29 about...
Read moreThree injured in I-29 crash
NEAR THE 72ND STREET EXIT Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash about a mile and a half south...
Read moreFlagging operation on Hwy. 45
AT BEE CREEK, A MILE SOUTH OF HWY. 273 The Missouri Department of Transportation will conduct a flagging operation on...
Read moreMan pulled from river at Parkville identified
POLICE SAY 81-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED AFTER VEHICLE SLID INTO WATER Authorities have identified the body of a man found inside...
Read moreMany Platte Countians are choosing to vote early
TEN THOUSAND HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN PLATTE COUNTY Platte Countians have embraced the idea of early voting. As reported in...
Read moreOn-ramp closed at Hwy. 273 in Tracy
AS PART OF THE CONTINUING LANE CLOSURE ON I-29 The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed the on-ramp from MO...
Read moreSouthbound I-29 lane closure has now been extended to Nov. 11
BACKUPS HAVE FRUSTRATED AREA MOTORISTS An area traffic slowdown will now last longer than originally expected. MoDOT has announced that...
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