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Platte 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 moreDetailsCounty 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 moreDetailsNew 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 moreDetailsGames 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 moreDetailsAssessed 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 moreDetailsFerrelview 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 moreDetailsPlatte 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 moreDetailsMissouri’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 moreDetailsFundraiser 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 moreDetailsPlatte 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 moreDetailsCounty sells golf course
A golf course that the numbers show has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars per year will soon be off...
Read moreDetailsFor 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 moreDetailsPlatte 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 moreDetailsLC’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 moreDetailsNew 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 moreDetailsHarley-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 moreDetailsPlatte 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...
Read moreDetailsCounty officeholders will get 2.5% pay raise
Those elected to county-level offices will see a pay raise effective at the start of the next terms for each...
Read moreDetailsCounty’s ban on firearms in building may change
It is currently illegal to carry a firearm into the Platte County Administration Building. A sign at the building’s entrance...
Read moreDetailsCounty gives Parkville $236,000 and park land
County gives Parkville $236,000 and park land Platte Landing is now entirely the city’s The deal that transfers ownership of...
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