Between the Lines

Latest notes from the Platte County Health Department, as Platte County moves into a mandatory mask order that takes effect...

Good event in Platte City on Sunday afternoon that drew a crowd despite very limited advance promotion. Brian Cooper, a...

It's early Wednesday morning. Did you get a storm at your place overnight? I haven't received any info on a...

So we're finally getting more details now on the small business grant program the Platte County Commission intends to implement...

It's summer, it's hot, and I may or may not be wearing pants. The Parkville March for Unity on Sunday...

I'm old enough to remember when there was a three minute time limit enforced on public speakers at county commission...

Platte City's mayoral race between Tony Paolillo and David Sharp, accurately described here last week as two very capable candidates,...

Listen, with COVID-19 and stay at home orders having dominated our spring, I know it's going to be easy for...

Ken Osmond, the actor who played neighborhood wiseguy Eddie Haskell on the old Leave It to Beaver television series, died...

Welcome to Love Notes From Nan T​his series will consist of a collection of emails that were provided by the...

I​​'m still about a week away from my first professional haircut since February. Not that I'm counting down the days...

T​he Platte County Commission meeting/political pep rally on Monday was either really cool for the commission or really embarrassing for...

While there is nothing funny about COVID-19, it's safe to say the varying reactions of politicians and health officials surrounding...

I'm no doctor so don't take my word for it, but the can of Pepsi and four Reese's peanut butter...

W​e owe you a numbers update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Platte County. For a time we were giving daily...

Y​ou read the idea brought forth by our newest columnist Guy Speckman (Ponder the Thought, page 3) a couple weeks...

Can we get back to some sense of normalcy? The answer is no. No, we cannot. But I thank myself...

Here's the thing: Ahh, never mind. Just lost my train of thought. Sure, I wrote that paragraph in jest but...

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue. I don't need to say this because by now...

Good morning, Platte County. Here comes the sun. I'm anxious to watch the Sunshine lawsuit play out in Parkville. The...