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Platte County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to update the county’s strategic plan. This has not been done since the “Platte...

A new citizen driven non-profit organization has begun to assist the Platte County Parks and Recreation Department. This group of...

Over the objection of one landowner involved, formation of an improvement district has been approved by the City of Parkville,...

There is a new assistant prosecuting attorney on the block in Platte County. The office is swamped with work so...

As exclusively reported in last week's Landmark, Amy Hubbard is the new city clerk for Platte City. Hubbard was officially...

Deborah Hammond has been hired to fill a new position at Parkville’s City Hall. Board members voted unanimously at last...

The northern entrance to Riverside will soon take on a new look. Demolition of the longstanding Skyline Inn began on...

A Parkville woman trying to cross the interstate on foot was struck and killed last Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 29...

The City of Platte City is in receipt of a notice of violation for open burning, issued by the Missouri...

A residential fire in Parkville left residents scrambling to extinguish the blaze before they called authorities on Sunday morning. A...

Round one in the annexation court battle goes to the City of Platte City. Platte County Circuit Court Judge Abe...

A proposal involving cost sharing highlighted last Thursday’s meeting between county and city officials in regard to the county's claim...

T​he county's proposed budget for 2007 shows employees of Platte County will receive a 3% cost of living salary increase....

It has been a big year for the Platte County Community Centers. The continued partnership between Platte County and the...

Discussions of maintenance at Platte Ridge Park highlighted the Platte City Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night. Ideas were tossed...

The City of Riverside has decided to eliminate its full time city engineer position and hire a firm to provide...

A 25 year veteran of Parkville’s City Hall workforce is stepping down from her post as city clerk. Barbara Lance,...

P​ollsters would have been tempted to describe this Platte County Commission vote as “too close to call.” With commissioner Jim...

The Platte County R-3 school district needs to build facilities at Barry School and Siegrist Elementary School or it runs...

James Montee, the husband of newly-elected Missouri state auditor Susan Montee, recently successfully bid on a 60-acre hobby horse ranch...