45 Years Ago

Mr. and Mrs. W. Kent Weigman of Weston, Mo. announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Karla Kay,...

Last weekend will be remembered as one of the largest snowstorms ever to hit this area. It began snowing Friday...

Congressman Tom Coleman recently congratulated John Franklin Coldren of Weston on his nomination to West Point Military Academy. Coldren, a...

An April 7 wedding is planned for Cheryl Phillips and Jim Zech. The bride is a registered nurse working in...

Abe Shafer IV of Weston was named judge of a new magistrate court of Platte County by Gov. Joseph Teasdale...

Richard Harris, former resident of Waverly and Platte City, has been appointed assistant vice president of revenue requirements for Southwestern...

Some of the family will be zapping alien spacecraft, stalking dangerous submarines, and playing black jack under the nation’s Christmas...

John Fisher and Greg Sager were among the 260 Scouts to receive Eagle Scout badges Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5, in...

Michael McKee, son of Mr. and Mrs. John McKee of Platte City, and Michelle Stockman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs....

The Smithville Warriors defeated the Platte City Pirates 15-6 last Friday night at Smithville in a conference game. Smithville scored...

Platte County R-3 AFS sponsors 9th antique show in Platte City on Oct. 21 and 22 at the high school...

Mr. and Mrs. Marion R. Williams of Platte City announce the engagement of their daughter, Beverly Ann to Lawrence Eugene...

The Platte County Courthouse is nearing completion. The county court has informed The Landmark there is a good chance that...

The Platte City Pirates rallied late in the fourth quarter to defeat Oak Grove in a non-conference football game 13-0...

The worst infestation of grasshoppers in 20 years has struck farms and ranches in the American West. Farmers in Colorado,...

The football season opens this week with lots of action tonight. The Northwest 11 schedule for tonight is: Platte City...

Miss Platte County Fair Anita Jean Vanetti, Parkville, was chosen 1978 Missouri State Fair Queen Friday night in Sedalia. She...

A surprise storm Sunday about 3 a.m. swept across an area from Weatherby Lake to Nashua that was a near...

Fifty years ago on Aug. 5, Helen Kisker and William Poss slipped away and were married by the Rev. Henry...

The 115th annual Platte County Fair opened Wednesday night with a large crowd attending. Miss Anita Vanetti was crowned queen...