30 Years Ago

Pageantry, ceremony and celebrities all played a part in making the 133rd annual Platte County Fair a success. The annual...

A man from rural Smithville in Platte County drowned over the weekend during a fishing excursion to the Little Platte...

Last Tuesday, members of the Platte County Sheriff's Department and the Platte County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office began serving 20 narcotics-related...

Donna Sue Miller, Gower, and Charles (Loren) Reed, Dearborn, are announcing their approaching marriage. The wedding will be held Saturday,...

Several area high school seniors have been awarded the Superintendent’s Leadership Grant to attend Maple Woods Community College in Kansas...

Assault charges have been filed as a result of a dispute outside a Platte City lounge in late April. Ricki...

Air bags and seat belts played a big part in avoiding a fatality in a crash involving a law enforcement...

A Platte County grand jury handed down two indictments against three individuals last week for the sale and distribution of...

Last Monday, the Platte County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous tip that a convicted felon and suspect in a recent...

William Peck of Kansas City in Platte County was recently honored for outstanding academic achievement at Maple Woods Community College....

Three women convicted of drug trafficking were each sentenced to seven years in prison. Delphine A. Boy, 40, San Diego,...

A Blue Springs man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by Judge Ward B. Stuckey, Platte County Circuit...

There will be no charges filed in the case of the missing $2,000 from the office of the Platte County...

Police, ambulance, fire and other emergency officials conducted a mock drunk driving disaster in front of Platte County High School...

A Platte County Sheriff’s Department special response team served a narcotics search warrant at 400 Academy in Camden Point on...

Son P. Nguyen, 21, of Kansas City, will spend 20 days in the Platte County Jail for his role in...

It’s official: the 147 acre tract soon to be the site of a new development is now within the city...

At the Platte City Elementary School last Wednesday, Tessa Belcher was honored as the winner of a t-shirt design contest...

Tiyarn Burks, accused of robbing the United Metro Phillips 66 gas station in Platte City in December, has been denied...

The Leonard and Judy Strobbe residence at 11740 Brightwell in rural Platte County caught fire last Wednesday night. the blaze...