Local News

The Platte County Commission's decision to close the Annex Center in Platte Woods resulted in an $8,827 cost to the...

The police raid in Parkville on Feb. 29 sent a message to local businesses that authorities will not tolerate the...

Merely 20 days following the approval of the 2012 budget, the commission approved about a dozen amendments and transfers to...

The construction of a “mystical” medical clinic will soon be underway in the Parkville Commons. On Tuesday night, Sean Ackerson,...

After the county commission proposed a budget that he says included “draconian cuts,” the Platte County prosecutor presented a possible...

A breach of contract lawsuit filed by Rose-Lan Contractors Inc. against Platte City was “dismissed with prejudice” on Dec. 8...

A Kansas City, Kan. woman pleaded guilty recently to murdering a man at his Riverside apartment. Cavona C. Flenoy, 19,...

Come March 15, 2012 the City of Parkville will permit golf carts and low speed vehicles on public streets. “When...

Christmas came a little early for some employees of the City of Parkville at Tuesday night’s Board of Alderman meeting,...

Following a special meeting last week, the Weston Bottoms Levee and Drainage Association will receive $20,000 from the city of...

A contract for independent audit services was approved by Platte County officials on Monday. Five proposals were received on Nov....

Santa Claus delivered an early gift to the employees of Platte County. Following the recent notice of a 9.9 percent...

Kathy Rose, mayor of Riverside, dressed in a Park Hill South Panther's cheerleading outfit, carried out a special cheer in...

The city of Weston continues to battle the after-effects of last summer’s flood waters. During a meeting of the aldermen...

A refinancing of bonds of a Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) will result in a cost savings. In 2005, Platte County...

La Nuit Blanche will be held in downtown Parkville Saturday, Oct. 29 from 7 p.m. to midnight. Cyprienne Simchowitz, president...

There will be no raise in pay for county officeholders who are elected in November 2012. And it seems fairly...

An ordinance imposing a six month moratorium on the issuing of licenses for adult businesses and businesses selling or displaying...

Jack Campbell will be retiring at the end of this year, after serving as city campbellattorney for the City of...

Kenneth Corder, who was reported missing by his family in Grandview, was found dead in Riverside Saturday morning. According to...