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EVERY-OTHER-WEEK PLAN DIDN'T WORK OUT AS HOPED Recycling collection is returning to being a weekly thing in Platte City. The...

NEW CEMETERY WITH 2,000 SPACES OPENS AT PARKVILLE It seems to be perfect timing. A new cemetery is opening this...

NORTH OF 64TH STREET The driver of a 2019 Volkswagen Beetle was killed on Interstate 29 in southern Platte County...

KNOCKS OUT POWER FOR 1,500 CUSTOMERS A Boise Cascade delivery truck caught some low-hanging utility lines and the unknowing driver...

The new Whataburger restaurant located at the intersection of N. Ambassador Drive and NW Skyview, Kansas City in Platte County,...

PROGRAMMING PLANNED AT RESTORED LOG CABIN Finally, it appears a use has been found for what some folks refer to...

SOLD AT TREX MART ON HWY. 45 Another week, another Missouri Lottery millionaire. For the 23rd time this year, a...

IT IS HOME TO PLATTE COUNTY MUSEUM On Saturday, June 24 at 2 p.m. at Third and Ferrel Street in...

SECURITY VIDEO BEING REVIEWED BY POLICE Two liquor stores in Platte City recently suffered break-ins on the same night. The...

IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE NEAR 72ND STREET Authorities say a juvenile walking in the construction zone on Interstate 29 at 72nd...

WOULD LINK NEIGHBORHOODS TO CIVIC AREAS The Platte County Parks and Recreation Department has applied for a grant to connect...

PLATTE CITY'S NEW CITY HALL COULD BE READY IN LATE JULY Much progress is being made--though perhaps not as quickly...

THE ZEROS KICK OFF SUMMER AT ZONA Zona Rosa, the outdoor shopping and dining destination in Platte County at Interstate...

SATURDAY FROM 10-3 AT SHOAL CREEK The Shoal Creek reenactors will bring the village to life this Saturday, June 10...

RECIPIENT RECIPIENT RECEIVES $500 Hailey Davis daughter of Tony and Heather Davis of Platte City, is this year’s winner of...

ON HWY. M NEAR HWY. H IN PLATTE COUNTY Authorities say a 33-year-old man weed eating in a yard was...

TWO DAYS AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL A three-vehicle crash claimed the life of Drew J. Price, a Park Hill student...

FAMILY AND FRIENDS CELEBRATE HIS HOMECOMING It was an emotion-filled day for two area families when Baby Van, born prematurely...

ECKOLD RAISES BOND AMOUNT FROM $10,000 TO $100,000 A request for a bond reduction did not go as the defendant...

AT THE INTERSECTION OF I-29 AND I-435 The Chaves Development at KCI officially broke on Monday, May 22. The 87-acre...