Looking Backward

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

Jody and Kim Morris of Liberty, formerly of Platte City, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Kelsey...

Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser met on Friday with some local officials at the Barry Road Bridge over Rush Creek...

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

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Perkins of Kansas City proudly announce the engagement of their daughter Stacey Lou, to Tyson...

A letter distributed at the Platte City Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting Thursday and in email form to select members...

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

The flood-delayed 130th annual Platte County Fair is set for next Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 25-28 at the county fairgrounds...

A highly-traveled bridge along Barry Road over Rush Creek was closed on Friday morning by the Kansas City Public Works...

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

The Main Street Association of Platte City has decided that the Christmas lighting ceremony will be Nov. 27 at 6...

The Platte County Commission on Thursday awarded a bid for a new cooling tower for the Platte County Administration Building....

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

Aaron Beene recently returned from Lisbon, Portugal, where he competed in the world sporting clays championship. Aaron, seeded the USA’s...

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...