Platte County
Cigar shop, chiropractors awarded CARES grants
Tuesday, Sept. 8 was a good day for chiropractors in Platte County, as two of them received approval for CARES...
Read moreSPCAA in line for $37,000 from county commission
Commissioner's wife is executive director of SPCAA Youth sports and activities grants to various youth sports/activities organizations have been awarded...
Read moreTrial in Brayfield death could be in September
The parents of a Platte County man killed by a drunk driver as he worked road construction in Arkansas continue...
Read moreImprovements to I-29 and 64th St.
Crewmen poured concrete Wednesday, Aug. 19 to make a new exit ramp from northbound I-29 to NW 64th Street. The...
Read moreShots fired while police investigate near hotel
Vehicle pursuit ensues Law enforcement officers were in hot pursuit of a man suspected of firing shots upon them at...
Read moreMetro Umpires awarded $25,000 CARES grant
Parkville Chamber of Commerce gets $24,000 A youth baseball umpires group is the biggest winner in the latest round of...
Read moreR-3 has had 19 cases of COVID since July 1
Thirteen staff members, six students confirmed positive There have been 19 positive cases of COVID-19 at the Platte County R-3...
Read moreComplete list of county grant applicants now available – PDF Version
With the application deadline having passed on July 31, a final list of all businesses and groups filing for a...
Read moreFour staffers, 16 students at Park Hill tested positive
School finally confirms cases over summer Before Park Hill opened its doors for summer school, district officials say they worked...
Read moreComplete list of county grant applicants now available (mobile-friendly version)
With the application deadline having passed on July 31, a final list of all businesses and groups filing for a...
Read more‘She would be incredibly proud’
Family tells story behind Mimi's Pantry Lillian Curtin never would have guessed what she dished up for patrons of two...
Read moreIntruder spends the night at Basswood
A Kansas City woman allegedly gained access to a cabin at Basswood Resort, located along Interurban Road in unincorporated Platte...
Read moreJudge: Parkville must be more specific in ‘discovery’
Hearing goes Maki’s way on Friday In a ruling handed down Friday, Aug. 7, a Platte County judge has ordered...
Read morePolice seek help in solving fatal crash near KC park
Detectives with the Kansas City Police Department are investigating a fatal crash in the area of Mark L. McHenry Park,...
Read moreLack of funding puts free COVID testing in jeopardy
The director of the Platte County Health Department says free COVID-19 testing in the county could end soon unless the...
Read moreWidespread COVID-19 at state prison for women
About 17 percent of offenders have tested positive The number of inmates at Chillicothe Correctional Center who have tested positive...
Read moreParkville man involved in fatal wrong-way crash
Authorities say a Parkville man driving the wrong way down Interstate 55 crashed head-on into another vehicle, killing a Barnhart...
Read moreWork set on Hwy. 9 in Platte County
The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to begin an extensive resurfacing project on Hwy. 9 in Platte County. MoDOT...
Read moreTuesday’s election will have a different look
There's an election next Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Platte County, and not surprisingly during the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be...
Read moreTeachers, administrators get 2.19% raise at R-3
Teachers and administrators at Platte County R-3 will see an average salary increase of 2.19 percent for the upcoming school...
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