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Parkville family escapes apartment blaze unhurt
A residential fire in Parkville left residents scrambling to extinguish the blaze before they called authorities on Sunday morning. A...
Read morePlatte City wins first annexation lawsuit
Round one in the annexation court battle goes to the City of Platte City. Platte County Circuit Court Judge Abe...
Read moreCounty tells city it needs action at park soon
A proposal involving cost sharing highlighted last Thursday’s meeting between county and city officials in regard to the county's claim...
Read moreEmployees, some county officials in line for 3% hike
The county's proposed budget for 2007 shows employees of Platte County will receive a 3% cost of living salary increase....
Read moreOfficials say County and YMCA partnership works
It has been a big year for the Platte County Community Centers. The continued partnership between Platte County and the...
Read morePlatte City aims to hire contractor for park work
Discussions of maintenance at Platte Ridge Park highlighted the Platte City Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night. Ideas were tossed...
Read moreRiverside lets go of city engineer
The City of Riverside has decided to eliminate its full time city engineer position and hire a firm to provide...
Read moreParkville city clerk stepping down after 25 years
A 25 year veteran of Parkville’s City Hall workforce is stepping down from her post as city clerk. Barbara Lance,...
Read moreCounty okays COLA
Pollsters would have been tempted to describe this Platte County Commission vote as “too close to call.” With commissioner Jim...
Read moreR-3 moving ahead with April bond election
The Platte County R-3 school district needs to build facilities at Barry School and Siegrist Elementary School or it runs...
Read moreMontee buys horse ranch in Platte County
James Montee, the husband of newly-elected Missouri state auditor Susan Montee, recently successfully bid on a 60-acre hobby horse ranch...
Read moreOn split vote, county opposes occupancy tax
Platte County Commissioners on a split vote turned down a proposal to adopt an occupancy tax method for assessing taxes...
Read morePlatte City motorcyle cop arrests bank robbers
An alert Platte City business owner and an off-duty Highway Patrol communications officer both played a role in aiding a...
Read moreChristmas on the river set friday at Parkville
The snow and ice that hit portions of the KC Metro area frightened organizers of the Parkville Christmas on the...
Read morePlatte City bank robbed
A bank robbery spree across the region has made its way to Platte City. The Platte City branch of the...
Read morePlatte City land swap questioned by resident
Platte City resident Jared Innis, 2008 Fourth St., questioned the city’s proposed land swap with alderman Bill Knighton at the...
Read moreAcquaintance rape reported in Parkville
Parkville police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 9000 block of NW 60th St. to the report that...
Read morePlatte City already has annexation back on tap
It didn't take long for involuntary annexation to come back to the forefront of discussion for the Platte City Board...
Read morePlatte City woman reports rape
A Platte City woman reported to Platte City police officers that she had been raped early Sunday morning. The alleged...
Read moreRail line, blasting on Parkville agenda
Next Tuesday evening, Oct. 17, Parkville Board of Aldermen and staff will address several key issues for the Parkville community.A...
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