30 Years Ago

“Go Big Blue” was printed on the surfboard of a student on the seventh grade float in the annual West...

Homecoming queen candidates have been chosen at West Platte R-2 High School in Weston. The candidates are Megan Siler, Robin...

Platte County R-3 School District is at an all-time high in student enrollment with 1,635 students now attending. One hundred...

There are some new faces in the classrooms at Platte County R-3 schools this year. Teachers new to the district...

The Ark of Angels Day Care Center on Hwy. HH, Platte City, received an award last week for the children’s...

Tina Ann Buckler and Roger Dean Wright were united in marriage on June 27, 1992 at Barry Christian Church in...

Circulation of library materials for 1991-92 at the Mid-Continent Public Library reached an all-time record with 5,161,151 items circulated. This...

Construction of a third runway at KCI is expected to be completed by the end of the year, airport officials...

Mrs. Anne Jones, superintendent of the Platte County Fair Queen Contest, presented the Miss Congeniality Award to Julie Mobley, 18,...

Jerome and Pauline Middleton of Smithville will celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary with a gathering on July 12, 1992 at...

Navy Lt. Robert W. Dill, son of Pat S. Dill of Kansas City in Platte County, recently received the Navy...

The engagement of Michelle Lee Capps, Kansas City, to Darren Wayne Baker, Kansas City, has been announced. The bride-to-be is...

Platte City Police Chief Ralph Landis was without a job this week following action of the mayor and aldermen last...

With this week's issue, The Landmark starts its 128th year of continuous publication. The newspaper, the oldest in Platte County,...

Christi Peterson of the Platte County Lady Pirates picked up a medal for her fifth place finish in the 400...

At a meeting of the Platte County Sheltered Facilities board on May 11, the following board members were elected as...

In a closed session Thursday, the Platte City Board of Aldermen voted to fire Tim Ryan, city administrator. Pearl Brown,...

Bob Foster, vice principal of Fort Osage Junior High in northeast Independence, has been hired as principal at West Platte...

Rick Radcliffe, North Platte R-1 principal, will be joining former R-1 superintendent Mike Newell in the Bowling Green School District....

Betty Gregoire, Platte County assessor, has announced the members of her committee for the 1992 election. They are Joe and...