Between the Lines

Welcome to spring. And welcome to grilling season. I don't have many skills in the kitchen but my work on...

If you drive through Platte City with any regularity, you likely noticed all the potholes that developed on Hwy. 92...

As you'll see on our front page, discussions are underway about possibilities for usage of the $20 million in federal...

The hit-making boys of Florida Georgia Line don't get the musical respect they deserve. Discuss. I mean, we can disagree...

Cool Vintage Watches in downtown Parkville heads up the list of some of the businesses receiving grant awards in the...

Eight folks have applied to become associate circuit judge in Platte County. The chosen one will fill the spot vacated...

I'm already regretting taking part in that new drinking game, downing a shot every time a state investigation is opened...

Welcome to the frozen tundra. My car thermometer registered -16 degrees on my drive to work Tuesday morning, in some...

Puffy coat alert! You may have noticed it's cold outside. Several days of single digit high temperatures have either already...

As we head to press Wednesday morning, the Platte County Health Department is busy administering a few hundred doses of...

Chiefs. In the Super Bowl. Two straight years. It's like Ground Hog Day. What a time to be alive. Pro...

It's sunny and expected to be 55 degrees today, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. I'm ok with that. I'm old enough...

Looks like Nan Johnston should just set an annual appointment time with an investigator from the Missouri Ethics Commission. Landmark...

Our most recent account of Love Notes From Nan, in which we feature actual official communications from the keyboard of...

Quick recap of 2020: It was bizarre, certainly. But looking back, it wasn't all bad. Was it? From a business...

Hang on, 2020 is almost over. But, reality check. The stroke of midnight (easy, you guys, no double entendre during...

This episode rated R for Nan's language, T for Nan's temper If you have been keeping up with recent events...

If you believe in transparent and open government--and I think that's basically all of us with the exception of about...

The open records lawsuit against the City of Parkville continues to get more interesting. As the case develops, there are...

Sure, winter is coming and the world is kind of a COVID mess right now but at least we'll have...