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The students on the Park University campus want a grocery store in downtown Parkville. A survey of students and staff...

The city of Parkville began discussions about joining the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) during a special meeting...

Indications are the Platte County Commission intends to place renewal of the county’s half cent sales tax for parks on...

A​ former employee of the Platte County Collector’s office will be required to repay more than $55,000 in stolen tax...

It’s never too early to start planning. Though the tentative date of the event is almost a year and a...

A sexual assault was recently reported to the Platte City Police Department from an April 1 incident. According to a...

Fire protection in the City of Platte City recently received an improved Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating from the Insurance...

The election on Tuesday saw a total turnout of voter of only 5.89 percent. There were 3,574 ballots cast in...

Weston elected a new mayor and alderman on Tuesday. Greg Hoffman unseated Cindy Seward for the mayor position and C.R....

The election at the city of Weston has two contested races on the ballot for next Tuesday, April 7. There...

More than fifty people came to the Platte County Community Center South last week for an open house hosted by...

A downtown business had more than $3,000 worth of merchandise stolen over the weekend. The missing merchandise? Live lizards, snakes,...

The Platte City Public Works Committee is considering a request from James Farley to pay for work done to repair...

The Platte City Community Band (PCCB) and the North Star Community Band (NSCB) from North Kansas City will join to...

Smoking was the topic of discussion again Tuesday in Parkville. The Parkville Board of Aldermen discussed what they thought should...

Three area bridges were recently closed or restricted due to inspections being conducted, including one in Platte City last week....

Platte County’s commissioners are not excited about a plan to move detainees to Leavenworth. In fact, they are outright against...

Platte County lost a lawsuit brought by residents along Bridle Parc Lane in southern Platte County with the release of...

The Parkville Board of Aldermen has begun to take steps intended to fix problems outlined in a recent audit. On...

A man was killed Tuesday morning in a car accident in Riverside. The man's vehicle struck a bridge abutment causing...