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A $24 MILLION REVENUE BOND ON NOVEMBER BALLOT In November, voters in the City of Platte City will decide the...

A good-sized crowd turned out for the Downtown Platte City Association's Hot Summer Night celebration on Saturday, Aug. 17. When...

PRETRIAL SERVICES HELP AUTHORITIES MAKE BAIL DECISIONS The Supreme Court of Missouri is seeking applications from Missouri circuit courts for...

Featuring two female vocalists and four other musicians, the Kansas City-area band known as Cherry Bomb rocked the front of...

A recent edition of The Landmark Newspaper was spotted at the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Boise, Idaho, over the...

A 120-ft. SLIP AND SLIDE, LIVE MUSIC, PYRO SHOW This Saturday, Aug. 17 is scheduled to be an activity filled...

FARR DESCRIBES HIS VICTORY FOR DAGMAR WOOD No doubt one of the biggest eye-opening results from the Aug. 6 primary...

Opponents to Platte County’s proposed 20-year half cent sales tax for a 471-bed jail pitched a shutout. The tax was...

There will be a Cherry Bomb on the courthouse lawn. But this one is musical. The final of three summer...

INTO DOG TREATS, FERTILIZER, FISHING BAIT Greg Trial probably is best known as the owner of Farley Mercantile, a historic...

MORE THAN 62% OF PLATTE COUNTY VOTERS OPPOSED Both Platte County questions pertaining to a proposed new jail were defeated...

ADVISORY TEAM IS SOUGHT In the fall of 2025, Park Hill School District will open Angeline Washington Elementary, the district’s...

THREE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES ALSO TO BE DECIDED Platte County voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 6 to...

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes engaged in a conversation with linebacker Drue Tranquill during a quick break in a full contact portion...

BUT COMMISSIONER SAYS COUNTY WON'T POST CORRECTIONS A county commissioner admits Platte County has distributed jail tax financial projections that...

Editorial cartoonist Zonk on Platte County's proposed $400 million jail tax project that goes to voters on Aug. 6.

SUNSHINE LAW ADVOCATE: 'WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS UNETHICAL AND LIKELY UNLAWFUL' Saying he will “see this through to the end,”...

Melissa Steele Moran, Senior Helpers business owner of more than 16 years, is a candidate for Platte County second district...

ACTION CONTRADICTS EARLIER STATEMENTS In a move that has not been communicated to the local public by county officials, a...

A Mexican cuisine restaurant has opened near the intersection of I-29 and 64th Street, Kansas City in southern Platte County....