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Carter resigns as mayor of Weston
Monday night proved to be a night of resignations at a meeting of the Weston Board of Aldermen. Newly elected...
Read moreDetailsCoach at R-3 remains in clay county jail
A man who authorities believe is connected to a bizarre crime scene in Clay County remains in custody. Authorities say...
Read moreDetailsBaker not yet taking Weston alderman spot
The Weston Board of Aldermen unanimously approved an ordinance that officially declared the results of the April 8 municipal election....
Read moreDetailsAdministrator not required to live in Platte City
No increase in salary, but a relaxed residency requirement. That might be the best way to summarize an extension of...
Read moreDetailsSchieber will run for presiding commissioner
The race for presiding commissioner has the potential to get crowded in Platte County. On Friday, another candidate emerged. Ron...
Read moreDetailsStudy suggests $21 million county jail expansion
Adding 315 beds. Total project cost $21 million. Those are the numbers being proposed by firms that have been involved...
Read moreDetailsSewer rates to rise by 3% at Parkville
Parkville's sewer rates will be slightly more expensive for citizens starting with the billing in February. On Tuesday, the board...
Read moreDetailsEvent kicks off county’s 175th year
Music filled the air outside of the Platte County Courthouse as a crowd gathered for a special Platte County Commission...
Read moreDetailsCounty budget brings disagreement
After much discussion, the Platte County Commission passed the county’s 2014 budget on a split vote. During the Platte County...
Read moreDetailsCounty clerk won’t seek re-election
One term is going to be it for Platte County Clerk Joan Harms. Harms told The Landmark she will not...
Read moreDetailsPlatte County will note 175th in 2014
In 2014, Platte County reaches a milestone On Dec. 31, 1838, this land of rolling hills and easy flowing waters...
Read moreDetailsFree water still an issue at Parkville
Representatives of the Vikings Football Club and the City of Parkville continue to try to clarify how the club was...
Read moreDetailsQuik Trip seeks a Parkville location
Look out, Kicks 66, Quik Trip would like to move in to the Parkville area. Sean Ackerson, community development director...
Read moreDetailsParkville trying to fix its technology woes
Parkville's technology woes could be a thing of the past after the board of aldermen approved an agreement with eNet,...
Read moreDetailsParkville schedules special election
Parkville residents will in fact hold a special election in November to decide whether the mayor's term will be three...
Read moreDetailsNew City Clerk hired at Parkville
Parkville aldermen Tuesday night approved the hiring of Melissa McChesney as city clerk. McChesney will take over the position on...
Read moreDetailsCharged with selling illegal explosives
An Overland Park man arrested last week in Platte County and charged with the sale of illegal explosives is free...
Read moreDetailsCity of Parkville feels let down in new park plan
Parkville Alderman: ‘I feel kind of ripped off after voting for the (park) sales tax’ This isn't what they were...
Read moreDetailsCounty golf course lost $333k in 2012
Shiloh Springs, the golf course owned by county taxpayers and operated by the Platte County Parks and Recreation Department, presented...
Read moreDetailsSpring clean-up set by county public works dept.
Spring clean-up set by county public works dept. The Platte County Public Works Department will be sponsoring a county-wide clean-up...
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