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On 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...
Read moreNew logo in the works for City of Parkville
Parkville will soon have a new city logo to identify the town by using one symbol on letterheads and inside...
Read morePlatte County battling mold issue in courthouse
A rolling stone gathers no moss. But unfortunately some areas of the Platte County Courthouse are gathering high levels of mold....
Read morePlatte County man accused of indecent liberties with child
A Platte County man who is a registered Missouri sex offender sits in the Johnson County jail in Gardner, Kan.,...
Read morePlatte City drops annexation
In a move coming shortly after a judge had approved an expedited schedule for a pending Sunshine Law violation lawsuit...
Read morePlatte City may start selling water to Tracy
Platte City may start selling water to Tracyby Dave Kinnamon Landmark assistant editorCity of Tracy mayor Brenda Ferguson recently received...
Read moreFire guts Parkville house
A home in Parkville at 1100 West Street caught fire and was destroyed early Wednesday afternoon. Black smoke rose above...
Read morePlatte City ready to drop annexation
It appears Platte City's annexation plans are about to be rescinded as a result of the Sunshine Lawsuit pending against...
Read moreAudit of county books sought
A southern Platte County resident who says she is disenchanted with American politics in general and Platte County's recent bookkeeping...
Read morePlatte City man killed, wife raped
A Kansas City man has been charged with rape and is suspected of murder after one of the most horrid...
Read morePlatte City man receives purple heart posthumously
Helen Schmollinger Grisham, 78, remembers well growing up in rural Platte County in a country house with her six brothers...
Read morePlatte City annexation will go to voters
Opponents to Platte City's annexation proposals have organized a committee, presumably to begin fundraising in an effort to fight a...
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