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Detectives speaking with ‘person of interest’ in shooting death of sports reporter
DENNIS SHARKEY, 50, WAS VICTIM OF POSSIBLE ROAD RAGE Platte County investigators have confirmed to The Landmark they are speaking...
Read moreDetailsCity will pause enforcement of ban on backyard chickens
Go chicken go. Backyard chickens are a go in Platte City, at least for the next 90 days or so....
Read moreDetailsAmenities being added to Park at Platte Meadows
IT WILL INCLUDE A 'DESTINATION PLAYGROUND' The Platte County Commission authorized the purchase of new, natural-themed playground equipment for Michael...
Read moreDetailsSurgery Center of Northland being built in Platte City
GROUNDBREAKING HELD ON KENTUCKY AVENUE A groundbreaking ceremony for a planned surgery center was held in Platte City on Friday...
Read moreDetailsFour alarm fire at Haydite plant
ALONG HWY. 371 NEAR NEW MARKET A fire broke out at the Haydite plant in northern Platte County on Sunday,...
Read moreDetailsFive businesses hit in series of break-ins
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IN PLATTE CITY Five Platte City businesses were victims of a break-in early Saturday morning, April 26,...
Read moreDetailsLandmark On the Road–At Cologne Cathedral
The Friends of Susan Baker Travel Group has been on the road again, this time on the Rhine River in...
Read moreDetailsPrison time for man who caused emergency landing
HE LATER ASSAULTED A POLICE OFFICER A Northridge, California man was sentenced to two years prison on April 21 for...
Read moreDetails‘I wouldn’t change a thing’
SAYS RECENTLY RETIRED POLICE CHIEF Joe Wellington isn't sure how his father's career as a photographer at The Kansas City...
Read moreDetailsCity 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...
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