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County forced to delay budget hearing
Unanswered questions by the Platte County Auditor’s Office still has the Platte County Commission questioning exactly why the auditor may...
Read moreReview points to errors by County Auditor’s Office
A highly-anticipated external auditor's report notes several incorrect postings were done by the Platte County auditor's office and cites a...
Read moreArrests made in Weston school vandalism case
Weston Police on Thursday arrested three teenage boys in connection with the vandalism at West Platte High School on July...
Read moreCounty fires Piper as facilities coordinator
Dana Babcock, director of administration for Platte County, has fired Terry Piper, a facilities maintenance worker for the county. The...
Read moreCrowd of about 5,000 attends Parkville parade
Parkville’s annual July 4th festival included a carnival and parade while it drew over 20,000 participants from across the region....
Read moreAttorney says Fattig expelled from Platte County R-3 high school
Trevor P. Fattig, charged by Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd with the felony of making terroristic threats, waived his right...
Read moreConsultant will study impact of more train rails at Parkville
Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad has announced plans for a second set of tracks to be placed through downtown Parkville,...
Read moreHe has seen growth, integration in Parkville
Robert Dixon sits in his Parkville living room located on West Street while a pair of reading glasses rests on...
Read moreDowntown business hampered by Platte City street work
You can’t be a successful shopkeeper if there aren’t any customers at your business shopping. A downtown Platte City business...
Read morePlatte City begins effort to annex 6,500 acres
The fee Platte City is shelling out to hire a lawyer and a consultant to help get the city’s annexation...
Read moreDearborn may partner with county on road project
Cooperation between governmental entities can often lead to progress. That's the hope in regard to a road improvement project proposed...
Read moreNew housing development okayed by Parkville board
At Parkville’s Board of Alderman meeting held Tuesday, the board unanimously agreed to pass a proposed preliminary plan in favor...
Read moreAnnexation being proposed again by Platte City
The city of Platte City is ready to raise the potentially controversial topic of annexation once again. In a press...
Read moreInternational police force tracking local fugitive
French citizen fled the U.S. after being charged with child enticement by Platte County Prosecutor Platte County’s Cyber Crimes Unit...
Read moreParkville breaks ground for new City Hall building
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Parkville City Hall was held Saturday morning at Lewis & Clark Streets in the...
Read moreRiverside board makes exceptions for gatewoods
If you build it, they will come. The Riverside board of aldermen spent an exhaustive amount of time hammering out...
Read moreParkville sonic employees foil attempted robbery
Armed robbery stymied by would-be victims” or “the feckless felon who left empty-handed”—either could have been the headline after a...
Read moreFormer Riverside judge charged with possession of cocaine
A former Riverside municipal judge who may have tried to manipulate the legal system recently on a DWI charge now...
Read moreDearborn aldermen exchange harsh words at public meeting
A discussion over the spending of money being used to develop the new city park led to some harsh words...
Read moreParkville board has testy exchange with commission
A frustrated Parkville Board of Aldermen questioned Platte County Commissioners Tuesday night as to why Parkville will be receiving $10,000...
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