Looking Backward

Construction began Nov. 28 on the new Hwy. 92 bridge across the Platte River, being built by the Missouri Highway...

Platte City Mayor Frank Offutt just finished filling a vacant post on the board of aldermen last month. Now he’s...

Clarence and Marie Crom recently bought the Western Auto Store in Platte City. They moved to Platte City in September,...

Thanks to the generous spirit of Eugene “Baldy” Murray, a resident of the Platte City Caring Center, Christmas came early...

Flags outside schools in the Park Hill School District are flying at half mast this week in honor of a...

Perry Alexander, a senior at the Platte County R-3 High School, joined other students from the Midwest at KCI Airport...

Students in Platte City Middle School are competing section by section to see who can earn the most points for...

The superintendent of the Leavenworth, Kan. School District has pled guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated in Parkville....

Members of the First Baptist Church, the First Christian Church and the United Methodist Church will unite in a community...

The color guard of VFW Post 4055 played a highly visible role in the cannon dedication ceremony held on the...

Platte County officeholders are reconsidering a pay raise given to their offices last month after revenue projections show a trend...

Two west central Missouri Extension specialists were honored by their co-workers at a recent annual training conference at the University...

Approximately 380 acres of the prettiest land around, located three miles north of Platte City on the west side of...

Platte City Mayor Frank Offutt announced on Thursday that after much consideration and interviewing several candidates, he has chosen former...

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cutler of Platte City announce the birth of their daughter, Meredith Jean, on Oct. 22 at...

Ted Hanman, director, and Rebecca Perry, drum major, proudly displayed the trophy awarded to the North Platte Marching Band for...

Platte County Presiding Commissioner Betty Knight and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon greeted each other after a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday...

Lucile Jones announces the sale of The Landmark to Dwayne Foley of Wathena, Kan. Foley has owned and published The...

Marcia Anne Smith became the bride of Christopher Brockenicky on Oct. 1 at Holy Trinity Church in Weston. Parents of...

Police are now actively looking for a Parkville woman who is a person of interest in the death of her...