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Labor Day gas prices highest in seven years
To close out a summer driving season that will inevitably have had the highest average gas prices since the summer...
Read moreDetailsLawsuit over masking targets area schools
Organization trying legal action in federal court A non-profit organization based in Clay County has filed a lawsuit in federal...
Read moreDetailsDiamond interchange to go in at N. Platte Purchase Dr.
Near the Costco store The Missouri Department of Transportation will make the following traffic changes as part of a project...
Read moreDetailsMother who drowned child pleads guilty to murder
She'll be sentenced Nov. 2 A Kansas City woman who murdered her eight-year-old son by drowning him in a bathtub...
Read moreDetailsCoffee shop scheduled to open Friday
PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is opening its first store in the Midwest in Platte City on Friday, Sept. 3,...
Read moreDetailsLandmark Pickem! contest ready for you
Win prizes for picking NFL winners Are you ready for some football? It's that time of year. It's time to...
Read moreDetailsPark Hill buys land for future school
At Creekside Park Hill School Board President Janice Bolin announced last week that the school district has purchased about 29...
Read moreDetails‘Paint Out’ event set on Main Street
And Art in the Park also planned The Platte City Friends of the Arts Visual Arts Committee and Platte County...
Read moreDetailsSupreme Court ruling will impact Sunshine requests
Locally and throughout the state A recent Missouri Supreme Court decision defines just how far-reaching the popular proverb "the long...
Read moreDetailsSplash park opening date. . .?
Construction crews were busy on Monday at the splash park in Platte City, which is scheduled to open next month...
Read moreDetailsRenaissance Festival makes its return
Your chance to get FREE tickets The end of summer means it's time for the Renaissance Festival. The Kansas City...
Read moreDetailsLocal vaccination rate now at 48.52 percent
Fully vaccinated adults in Platte County According to data that became available last Tuesday, Aug. 17, 48.52% of adults (age...
Read moreDetailsLandmark on the Road
At the New Jersey peninsula Jilana Lanning and family of Platte City toured the East Coast to see relatives and...
Read moreDetailsR-3 decides to mandate masks in school buildings
On a split vote, the Platte County R-3 School Board has implemented a mask mandate indoors for students, staff and...
Read moreDetailsCritic of mayor passed over for appointment
Elaine Kellerman says Nan Johnston 'wants it her way' A Parkville resident believes critical comments about the city's management led...
Read moreDetailsPark Hill requires masks on 6-1 vote
After a five hour meeting At a five-hour meeting held Monday night, the Park Hill Board of Education approved a...
Read moreDetailsOzark ‘hillbillies’ who made it big in rock ‘n’ roll
The story of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils In the early to mid 1970s, a rock and roll band that had...
Read moreDetailsCasi Joy gets top billing at Parkville festival
The annual Parkville Days celebration returns this year. Enjoy the three-day event Friday through Sunday, Aug. 20-22 in downtown Parkville....
Read moreDetailsConcert at the courthouse
Cherry Bomb to perform Saturday night on courthouse lawn The last summer music concert of 2021 is this Saturday evening,...
Read moreDetailsNo mask mandate for Platte County
No mask mandate in Platte County. At a meeting Thursday night, the Platte County Health Department Board of Trustees declined...
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