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COUNTY OFFICIALS DISCUSS SALARIES FOR THEIR POSITIONS Platte County’s elected officeholders are studying the idea of a pay increase for...

ALLEGED INCIDENT MID-DAY IN PLATTE CITY Platte City police say they are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred in...

Lydia Doole was crowned queen of the Platte County High School Homecoming on Friday night at halftime of the Pirates’...

CONSTRUCTION OF 10,000 SQ. FT. SKATEPARK COULD BEGIN IN SPRING First-generation skateboard rider Tony Hawk once said that “skateboarding is...

Parkville is not only the second fastest growing city in the metropolitan area, but also has acquired the monikers of...

On Thursday, Oct. 5, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the appointment of Megan Benton to fill the newly-created circuit judge...

Jennifer Shea, a youth librarian at the North Kansas City Library, hosted a creepy craft event Tuesday evening, Oct. 10...

GROUP CLEAN-UP DAYS SCHEDULED What's improperly tossed out and left littered can end up in bodies of water, polluting aquatic...

VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO INCREASE BOARD FROM THREE TO FIVE The Central Platte Fire Protection District is proposing to...

WAS SOUGHT WEST OF HWY. 169 ALONG HWY. 152 In a very rare decision, the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee...

PROPOSED AT 72ND STREET AND NW ROANRIDGE The Parkville Women's Clinic received the go-ahead from the Kansas City Plan Commission...

PLANNED EAST OF I-29, NORTH OF HWY. 92 Approval of a preliminary plat for a major subdivision planned east of...

SITE PROPOSED SOUTHEAST OF BARRY ROAD AND I-29 Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue has submitted its final development plans to the...

DEAL INCLUDES TWO FREE REN FEST TICKETS There’s still time to take part in a subscription offer that will gain...

BARBECUE AND PICKLEBALL Anyone who's ever visited the Char Bar in Westport to taste their smoked meats, play a round...

JUDGES WANT A NEW ONE, ENGINEERS SAY STRUCTURE IS SOUND What does the future hold for the historic Platte County...

SALES TAX QUESTION ON BALLOT IN PARKVILLE In addition to a proposed use tax, a second tax proposal will be...

BEFORE CANDIDATES CAN PUT AN 'R' AFTER THEIR NAME The Platte County Republican Central Committee is now implementing vetting for...

OFFICIAL PRACTICE AND TRAINING PARTNER Kansas City Athlete Training has announced its selection as the official practice and training partner...

Blake Barth, left, accepts the keys from Platte County Landmark owner/publisher Ivan Foley after Barth purchased the historic Landmark building...