Looking Backward

Surrey rides were one part of the celebration at the New Market Christian Church Family Fun Day held Saturday at...

A ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court this week on a case that originated in Platte County means victory for...

A Fun Festival complete with flea market auction, band and dancing, celebrity auction, food booth is being planned by the...

Nissa Rae Hancock of Platte City and James Calvin True of Carbon, Indiana were united in marriage at 7 p.m....

The search is on. Platte City police are searching for the owners of stolen property who may have been victimized...

Miss Roseann Marie Goddard and Airman Matthew Wade Barker were united in marriage on June 28 at the Belton Christian...

Ron Elton, 58, of Platte City was killed Sunday when his biplane crashed at the Ottawa Municipal Airport about three...

Leonard Hendricks, public works director for the City of Platte City, had to be extricated from his vehicle after it...

About 40 people were present when bidding started Monday at 10 a.m. on the steps of the Platte County Courthouse,...

Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Todd P. Graves filed murder charges last Wednesday against a Riverside man who allegedly shot and...

At yet another meeting of the Parkville Board of Aldermen, the board finally approved the Downtown Community Improvement District (CID)...

The Michael E. Layton family was selected as the Platte County State Fair Farm Family. Farm families were selected by...

After 17.5 months on the job, Ann Daniels has resigned as city administrator of Platte City to take a similar...

Was it a tornado? No conclusive evidence points that direction, but Friday afternoon’s storm in northern Platte County definitely left...

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Patterson of Ferrelview have announced the engagement of their daughter, Robin, to Thomas Hevalow, son of...

Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Williams of Dearborn will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 25, 1995. Freddie and Helen...

Several business owners are not happy with the frequency and length of power outages in Platte City and expressed their...

The extreme heat that Missouri has suffered during past weeks is the most intense and destructive in our recent history....

Platte County Democratic Central Committee members gathered with Gov. Mel Carnahan at a fundraising picnic held at the Operating Engineers...

Following a small blast that startled onlookers and sent play money flying, Platte City Police Det. Al DeValkenaere with Police...