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City honors longtime alderman
John Higgins, veteran alderman for City of Platte City, was honored with a plaque by Mayor Steve Hoeger at Higgins’...
Read moreDetailsLandmark On the Road–Down Under
Mike and Cheryl McGinness of Platte City recently traveled to Australia and New Zealand with friends and a copy of...
Read moreDetailsParkville ponders changes to Hwy. 9 through downtown
Parkville officials are hosting a series of public informational meetings detailing proposed plans for re-structuring a major thoroughfare through downtown...
Read moreDetailsPark Hill enrollment projections show a continuing decline
A GRADUAL DROP PROJECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 10 YEARS The 2024-2025 Demographic Profile and Enrollment Projections report for the Park...
Read moreDetailsNow open at Tiffany Springs
Academy Sports has opened in the Tiffany Springs Market Center, Kansas City in Platte County. The sporting goods retailer opened...
Read moreDetailsHearing set in lawsuit vs. county commission
JUDGE SCHEDULED TO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON MARCH 31 A hearing in front of the judge is on the docket in...
Read moreDetailsManslaughter charges in deaths of three Chiefs fans
A CASE FROM JANUARY OF 2024 Two men face drug distribution and manslaughter charges in the deaths of three Kansas...
Read moreDetailsRoundabouts set at Windmill Dr., Bethel Road
ESTIMATED HWY. 92 WIDENING PROJECT COMPLETION PUSHED BACK TO 2027 Two roundabouts have been added to the Hwy. 92 widening...
Read moreDetailsJohn Ready is candidate for Platte County school board
MUNICIPAL ELECTION SET FOR APRIL 8 John Ready is a candidate for Platte County R-3 School Board at the April...
Read moreDetailsUpdated Hwy. 92 widening plans will be revealed
OPEN HOUSE SET MONDAY, MARCH 10 IN PLATTE CITY An unveiling of the latest plans for widening a section of...
Read moreDetailsTen minute closure of I-29 set Sunday
Permit work for utility operations will require a full closure on northbound and southbound I-29 just north of Missouri Route...
Read moreDetailsPlatte City’s Hwy. 92 improvement meeting set March 10
The City of Platte City will host an open-house public hearing on Monday, March 10 from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. at...
Read moreDetailsCounty wants to connect trail to Seven Bridges
BUYING FIVE ACRES, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS PLANNED Platte County is purchasing five acres on the east side of Hwy. N south...
Read moreDetailsCounty’s decision to overrule voters challenged in court
JUDGE WILL HOLD HEARING PRIOR TO APRIL 1 Last fall, Platte County voters approved a quarter cent sales tax for...
Read moreDetailsLandmark On the Road–At the Super Bowl
Courtesy of a couple of Landmark readers, a copy of The Landmark was on the road at the Super Bowl...
Read moreDetailsNorthbound I-29 rest area closed for renovations
IN NORTHERN PLATTE COUNTY The rest area on northbound I-29 in Platte County will be closed the next several months...
Read moreDetailsDr. Carl Myers honored by MU School of Medicine
DEAN'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD The University of Missouri School of Medicine honored Carl Myers, MD, as the inaugural recipient of...
Read moreDetailsCity to seek grant for bleacher improvements
AT HARREL FERREL PARK City of Platte City will seek a parks and recreation outreach grant from Platte County in...
Read moreDetailsParkville adopts new site, landscape standards
INCLUDING NEW NATIVE PLANT REQUIREMENTS The City of Parkville has announced the adoption of new site and landscape standards aimed...
Read moreDetailsSome details emerging in shooting death of reporter
SHERIFF: INCIDENT 'HAS ALL THE HALLMARKS OF ROAD RAGE' Some details are beginning to emerge in the Interstate 29 shooting...
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