Looking Backward

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...

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,...