Looking Backward

Platte City will have a new city administrator beginning Sept. 1. The board of aldermen voted 6-0 to hire Jason...

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

At an emergency meeting of the Platte County Fair Board on July 8, those present made a decision to postpone...

Between the Lines column by Ivan Foley: The humble and tiny burg of Tracy--best known for its political in-fighting and...

The severe windstorm last Saturday night caused a lot of tree limbs to fall in streets, yards and various other...

Ronald D. Canaday, a retired Kansas City police captain, has been appointed police chief of Platte City. The action was...

Pack another meaningful award into the equipment bag of longtime Platte County Pirate head football coach Chip Sherman. Sherman, who...

The Platte City Lions Club had its annual installation of officers Tuesday evening in conjunction with ladies night and a...

Because of increased traffic on Hwy. 92 due to I-29 work, Platte City police are on traffic patrol at Fourth...

During the Platte County Commission meeting Thursday, the commissioners discussed some issues dealing with the proposed regional transit plan being...

July 14 is the date announced for the placement and sealing of a time capsule in the renovated Platte County...

The Platte City Parks and Recreation Department will present the first of its “Platte City Nights” concert series on Sunday,...

The Platte City Board of Aldermen Tuesday night approved a conditional use permit for Verizon Wireless to install a cell...

About 150 Lions Club members, their families and friends attended Tiffany’s Attic dinner theatre in Kansas City on Tuesday evening...

Paul and Brenda Hann of Dexter have announced the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Mary Ann, to Scott Allen Thomas,...

Platte City’s search for a new administrator hit a snag on Monday when the top candidate turned down an offer...

Airman Joseph C. Conard, stepson of Mrs. Ruby M. Conard of Weston, has been assigned to Keesler AFB, Miss. after...

Kimberly Dawn Govier and Joseph Kyle Jackson have announced their engagement and upcoming marriage. The future bride is the daughter...

A plan for a controversial proposed development about four miles east of Platte City has been pulled off the table,...

Douglas Lee Barton of Platte City was selected for the Leavenworth Eagles Area 55 All-Star team which took second place...