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Replacements set for board at dearborn
Replacements are in place to fill two openings on the Dearborn Board of Aldermen. Mayor Marvin Landes this week said...
Read moreDetailsDowd, darby square off in race for circuit clerk
When Platte County voters head to the polls in November, they'll pick between two candidates for Platte County Circuit Clerk....
Read moreDetailsMan sentenced for burglary, sexual assault
Man sentenced for burglary, sexual assaultAbdul Abdelnassar, 27, former employee of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Department, was sentenced in the...
Read moreDetailsSprinkle given 12 years for molesting young girl
Sprinkle given 12 years for molesting young girlMark Sprinkle, 42, Sedalia was sentenced in the Platte County Circuit Court on...
Read moreDetailsHere’s a cougar sighting that’s easily confirmed
A 100-125 pound adult male mountain lion, measuring about 7 feet from its nose to the tip of its tail,...
Read moreDetailsR-3 gets high marks in performance report
Platte County R-3 Superintendent Dr. Mark Harpst says he is very pleased with the annual performance report received by the...
Read moreDetailsGuilty verdict handed down in murder case
A Platte County jury last week convicted Cornelle Williams of murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree...
Read moreDetailsRace for County Clerk to feature Krohne, Pedego
In the upcoming race for Platte County Clerk, it will be incumbent Sandy Krohne, Democrat, against challenger Lee Pedego, Republican....
Read moreDetailsChamber will receive $10,000 from Platte City
The air was cleared Tuesday night of concerns over a $10,000 agreement between the Platte City Board of Aldermen and...
Read moreDetailsNew aldermen will be appointed at Dearborn
After getting some advice from the Missouri Municipal League, it appears the board of aldermen for the City of Dearborn...
Read moreDetailsSchool, county detail failed center negotiations
As first reported in The Landmark Newspaper last week, Platte County R-3 School officials and the Platte County Commission have...
Read moreDetailsNetwork cabling, billboard change okayed by county
Platte County Commissioners on Thursday and approved a bid for network cabling in the Platte County Administration Building. A $9,450 bid...
Read moreDetailsR-3, county partnership apparently is a dead issue
The long-discussed possible partnership on a community center between the Platte County Commission and the Platte County R-3 School District...
Read moreDetailsMurder trial for Williams underway in Platte County
A murder trial is underway in Platte County Circuit Court this week. On trial is Jimmy Williams, 48, who has...
Read moreDetailsPolice respond to ‘threat’ at school
Platte City Police appeared at the Platte City Middle School Friday morning after reports of a possible threat made by...
Read moreDetails‘Night of remembrance’ held in Platte City
About 400 people gathered last Wednesday evening at the Wilson Performing Arts Center for a Night of Prayer and Remembrance...
Read moreDetailsWeather sirens, curfew discussed by Weston board
Three emergency sirens should soon be installed at Weston. Weston Police Chief Terry Blanton stated at last week's board of...
Read moreDetailsTown center project proposed at Parkville
Platte County Commissioners set a public hearing date for Oct. 3 to discuss the Parkville Commons NID (Neighborhood Improvement District)...
Read moreDetailsWest Nile hotline set
West Nile Virus is here to stay. With this in mind local public health officials are busy creating ways to...
Read moreDetailsThree hurt in crash north of Platte City
Three people were injured in a one-car accident on Interstate 29 just north of Platte City on Sunday afternoon. Sherri...
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