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The story of a picture from the Korean War
by Lisa WittmeyerLocal historian On Friday, July 11, 1952, The Landmark Newspaper published a photograph titled “Scene in Korea” and...
Read moreDetailsEmma Jo to perform at Knuckleheads
FRIDAY, NOV. 10 AT 8 P.M. To celebrate the release of her newest album "Girl Bandit," local singer/songwriter Emma Jo...
Read moreDetailsElected officials vote 8% pay increase for positions
SALARIES GO TO $77,185 NEXT TERM An eight percent raise increase in base pay for countywide elected positions. That’s what...
Read moreDetailsParkville to decide use tax, sales tax on weed
ELECTION SET TUESDAY, NOV. 7 For some voters in Platte County, there is an election on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Voters...
Read moreDetailsGrant money to assist new aquatics facility
CITY OF RIVERSIDE PROJECT PLANNED City officials say they are pleased that the City of Riverside received notification of the...
Read moreDetailsSchool bus rear-ended
SUBARU DRIVER CITED FOR CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT DRIVING A Platte County R-3 School District bus was rear-ended in a crash...
Read moreDetailsMore hotels going up rapidly in Platte County
OFFICIALS SAY NEW AIRPORT IS DRIVING FACTOR Passengers who take to the skies will soon have more hotels to choose...
Read moreDetailsNew City Hall will be unveiled
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE SET NOV. 1 It’s almost ready. An open house for the new City Hall/police department headquarters for...
Read moreDetailsOfficeholders considering pay hikes
COUNTY OFFICIALS DISCUSS SALARIES FOR THEIR POSITIONS Platte County’s elected officeholders are studying the idea of a pay increase for...
Read moreDetailsSexual assault reported at park
ALLEGED INCIDENT MID-DAY IN PLATTE CITY Platte City police say they are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred in...
Read moreDetailsHomecoming royalty
Lydia Doole was crowned queen of the Platte County High School Homecoming on Friday night at halftime of the Pirates’...
Read moreDetailsNew skatepark being designed at Riverside
CONSTRUCTION OF 10,000 SQ. FT. SKATEPARK COULD BEGIN IN SPRING First-generation skateboard rider Tony Hawk once said that “skateboarding is...
Read moreDetailsParkville works to balance growth and charm
Parkville is not only the second fastest growing city in the metropolitan area, but also has acquired the monikers of...
Read moreDetailsBenton picked to new circuit judge post
On Thursday, Oct. 5, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the appointment of Megan Benton to fill the newly-created circuit judge...
Read moreDetailsCreepy crafts
Jennifer Shea, a youth librarian at the North Kansas City Library, hosted a creepy craft event Tuesday evening, Oct. 10...
Read moreDetails‘Plogging’ is a way to clean trails, neighborhoods
GROUP CLEAN-UP DAYS SCHEDULED What's improperly tossed out and left littered can end up in bodies of water, polluting aquatic...
Read moreDetailsCentral Platte may expand fire board
VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO INCREASE BOARD FROM THREE TO FIVE The Central Platte Fire Protection District is proposing to...
Read moreDetailsProposal for 3-bed ER defeated at state level
WAS SOUGHT WEST OF HWY. 169 ALONG HWY. 152 In a very rare decision, the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee...
Read moreDetailsParkville Women’s Clinic planning for a new facility
PROPOSED AT 72ND STREET AND NW ROANRIDGE The Parkville Women's Clinic received the go-ahead from the Kansas City Plan Commission...
Read moreDetailsSubdivision of 225 homes gets early okay
PLANNED EAST OF I-29, NORTH OF HWY. 92 Approval of a preliminary plat for a major subdivision planned east of...
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