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Sample the City ready to roll in Platte City
Sample the City ready to roll in downtown Platte City Food, fun, vendors and Landmark Live set Thursday 9.22.18 It’s...
Read moreProposed development at Parkville gets opposition
More than 100 area residents flocked a Parkville Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Tuesday night, concerned about proposed commercial and...
Read moreDevelopment proposed at I-435 and Hwy. 45
The Parkville Planning and Zoning Commission will consider proposed residential and commercial development on about 300 acres of vacant land...
Read morePlatte City community garage sale
Platte City communtywide garage sale is Sept. 8 The 23rd annual event is Saturday 9-1-18 On Saturday, Sept. 8, the...
Read moreCounty discussing a jail deal with KC
Late in the day Monday, county commissioners decided to stop their effort to put a jail or law enforcement sales...
Read moreNew owner for Zona Rosa could be in place soon
Industry sources are saying it appears Zona Rosa, the struggling shopping district off of Barry Road in Platte County, could...
Read moreGames of the past on display in Platte City
Today's “gamers” are electronic device wizards. But, a little more than a century ago, games were anything but high-tech and...
Read moreAssessed valuation drops in Platte City
The assessed valuation of real property within the city limits of Platte City is down for the year 2018 compared...
Read moreFerrelview official charged with corruption
Corruption is being alleged inside the city government at Ferrelview. A member of the Ferrelview Board of Trustees is charged...
Read morePlatte City, Weston libraries will see improvements
Platte City, Weston libraries will see improvements Part of $84 million plan by Mid-Continent 5.23.18 Mid-Continent Public Library has announced...
Read moreMissouri’s highest court rules against Zahnd
The Missouri Supreme Court this week said it is reprimanding Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd. The action of a...
Read moreFundraiser to aid kidney transplant effort
A fundraiser to benefit 18-year-old kidney transplant recipient Blake Conner will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May...
Read morePlatte City man charged with murder and assault
Authorities believe they have the man responsible for two recent extremely violent crimes in Platte County. As first reported exclusively...
Read moreCounty sells golf course
A golf course that the numbers show has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars per year will soon be off...
Read moreFor first time ever, an inmate escapes county jail
It is the first time an inmate has ever escaped outside the walls of the current Platte County Detention Center,...
Read morePlatte County budgeting for potential Zona disaster
The Platte County Commission-proposed 2018 county budget is moving along nicely, officials said this week, and only one budget hearing...
Read moreLC’s hamburgers to open in Platte City
Burger lovers, take note. LC’s burgers, a longtime popular burger joint in Platte Woods that has become a family tradition...
Read moreNew parking fee seen as ‘Scrooge-like’ by some
$25 per month to park in front of apartment unit Residents at a Northland apartment complex believe their apartment complex...
Read moreHarley-Davidson may settle discrimination lawsuit
A hearing has been scheduled to discuss a possible settlement in an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Harley-Davidson Motor Company....
Read morePlatte County jury finds man guilty of murder
A Platte County jury found 49-year-old Craig Wood guilty of murdering 10-year-old Hailey Owens of Springfield. The jury in the...
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