Between the Lines

Remember, your vote doesn’t matter unless the Platte County Commission says it does. So be sure to run your opinion...

We’ve had a couple of unseasonably warm days here recently but is the sun really shining at Platte County? Jason...

Remember how back in the months leading up to putting their jail tax proposal on the ballot the county commissioners...

In the mood for Christmas music but want a little more edgy approach to the classics and some catchy new...

Time for a myth buster. There are plenty of parking spaces in Downtown Platte City. I mean, you may not...

At some point in time in a moment of extreme politeness someone must have told Jason Kelce, Travis’s brother who...

More election wrap-up thoughts next week but here are some of my initial reactions to Tuesday’s vote in Platte County....

Welcome back to Between the Lines. Please proceed. This column isn’t going to read itself. Count me among the many...

I’m old enough to remember when some members of the Republican party on the national level despised the idea of...

Starting this Wednesday morning/finish a column/press day with a breakfast of champions: leftover frozen pizza. Sorry for the not-so-humblebrag. It...

Hats off to Platte County Treasurer Rob Willard and his report about excellent investment income for the county over the...

A little baseball and a lot of local political updates, specifically more of our “follow the money” local campaign finance...

Wow. Things are looking not so Royal blue at the moment (Wednesday morning). Our favorite baseball team needs the Heimlich...

Time to do a follow-up on the money spent in the recent campaign for Platte County assessor. That’s the race...

After eight years in the position, Dagmar Wood must give up her role as first district Platte County commissioner on...

If you’re the kind of person who likes reminders and advance warning of tax issues on an election ballot, you’ve...

His embarrassing outbursts are putting Platte County taxpayers at risk. Remember in my Aug. 14 column when I mentioned that...

I couldn’t help but notice that Barley & Vine, the upscale wine bar and brewery in Downtown Platte City, has...

Remember that summer when the Platte County Commission wanted us to vote in the largest tax increase in county history?...

Let’s start this week with a quick tip of the cap to DJ Gehrt, who once again is the outgoing...