Looking Backward

On Friday, July 20 at the Platte County Fair, a man was arrested by the Platte County Sheriff’s Department for...

New changes to security measures at KCI will take effect on Saturday, Aug. 4. The new measures include the lifting...

John M. Reineke, 58, a farmer and businessman from Parkville, Mo., has filed for presiding judge of the Platte County...

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

An apparent one-man, 30-pair panty raid has put a Kansas City man in trouble with the law. A 22-year-old KC...

Married June 4 in the Camden Point Baptist Church yard were Dena Hawkins and Randall Z. Parsons. The bride is...

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

The City of Parkville will hold a hometown open house on Saturday, July 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at...

Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Lamar were hosts for a noon buffet and afternoon open house Sunday, June 12 in honor...

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

Dr. Mark Harpst says he won't serve beyond his current contract at Platte County R-3, which expires in two years....

Rev. Eugene McFarland read the marriage vows at the Barry Church June 11 for Miss Vickie Edmonds and Wayne Moore....

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

Several thousand people attended Parkville's River Jam festival in English Landing Park on Friday and Saturday. The 12th annual Blues,...

United in marriage on May 21 at First Christian Church of Platte City were Judy K. Cox, daughter of Mr....

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

The 30th annual Scottish Highland Games event was held at E.H. Young Park in Riverside over the weekend. Athletic events...

On Saturday, May 21, 1977 at 5 p.m. in the afternoon, Sherry Lynn Hoskins, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Bill...

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

Expect the unexpected. Police officers are trained to do just that. The law enforcement mantra of "there's no such thing...