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The Parkville Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted to reduce their overall tax levy for 2008. The board voted to...

A highly traveled bridge along Barry Road over Rush Creek was closed on Friday morning by the Kansas City Public...

Hearings in lawsuits against the Platte County Commission and the Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission have taken place in...

The Parkville Board of Aldermen moved another step closer to finding a new city administrator on Monday night by creating...

A man has been accused of trying to rape a woman in her Weston home on Tuesday morning. Keith L....

Kathy Dusenbery and William Quitmeier will face each other in the November election for the first district county commissioner seat...

The Platte County Prosecutor's Office is considering whether to file charges in a sexual assault reported in Platte City. The...

A 27 year old Kansas City, Kan. man was found dead in a pool at 6400 Colony Circle near Parkville...

A Kansas City woman is accused of stealing more than $16,000 from American Consultants in Riverside. According to the probable...

Dearborn’s mayor has resigned. Frank (Junior) Downing told The Landmark he submitted a written resignation last Tuesday morning, a day...

Parkville's Board of Aldermen voted to hire Organization Consultants headed by Robert Saunders to help the city find a new...

The Platte City Board of Aldermen Tuesday night approved a conditional use permit for Verizon Wireless to install a cell...

The city of Weston on Monday opened bids for trash service. Only one bid was received, that being from Deffenbaugh...

Public comment took up most of the time at the Dearborn Board of Aldermen meeting Monday night, with residents demanding...

Platte County's public works department is seeking bids to do routine maintenance on about 30 asphalt and chip-seal roads in...

An attorney for developer Dudley Alexander has filed lawsuits against the Platte County Commission and the Platte County Planning and...

The Parkville Ethics Commission reported to the city’s board of Aldermen on Tuesday with their investigation of former mayor Kathy...

After a year of work, the Platte Profile was presented to the Platte County Commission on Thursday as a completed...

The Parkville Board of Aldermen on Tuesday approved the placing of a driving trail marker showing the path of troops...

The Platte County Commission on Thursday approved a real estate contract for the Platte County Parks Department with Brian and...