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Platte City and its City Hall have grown
Don’t forget there is a retirement reception for DJ Gehrt, city administrator for Platte City, scheduled for next Thursday, June...
Read moreGreat minds thinking alike; thank you, Evergy; mountain lions
They say great minds think alike. Perhaps it’s true in this case. Perhaps not. At least, perhaps not great minds....
Read moreThe uglier the better, and are you scared?
Quick, let’s get this done. I have a pre-school graduation to get to. And you thought I was older than...
Read moreA change for July 4; the most reasonable commissioner
The Missouri legislature got very little done this session, and among the failures is the inability to pass a sports...
Read moreWish list at Platte County is growing
Will Platte County be getting another circuit court division soon? Platte County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Fincham appeared before the...
Read moreMysterious MoDOT project; and we have a bleeder
Listen guys, grilling season is almost here. At least at my house. Maybe it already started at your place but...
Read moreWell if this isn’t humbling then I don’t know what would be
If you needed another reason to oppose the idea of a large expansion of the Platte County Jail in downtown...
Read moreA more professionalized fire department
Central Platte Fire District is taking steps to professionalize the leadership inside the fire department. This is a good thing....
Read moreMoDOT is just speaking words at this point
If you didn’t know this already, now you do: one of my favorite area bands, The Zeros, will be in...
Read moreMore sales tax plus more sales tax equals lots of sales tax
Hey Parkville voters, you approved the wrong tax question this week. You voted in a new half cent sales tax...
Read moreMarch craziness, wrong time/wrong place, post office audit
Never underestimate the value of rotating your mattress occasionally. Got back pain and hitting the bottle of pain pills for...
Read morePower’s on in Platte City; fun with numbers; a pattern with Wood
We have some good news. Electrical outages in Platte City have slowed way down in recent months. Wait, did the...
Read moreEven a Hollywood madam has standards
I feel obligated to draw your attention to Hearne Christopher’s column on page 3. As we teased last week, Hearne...
Read moreHearne has tracked down Heidi; a bad TikTok dancer
Gotta admit I’m shocked that our columnist Hearne Christopher on page 3 did not have a piece this week about...
Read moreFire department; new airport; a shopping tip for guys
We told you recently that some personnel changes have happened within the Central Platte Fire Department. Larry Bigus, longtime fire...
Read moreTravel agencies, health departments and COVID aid
How does Joe Vanover, second district county commissioner, feel about the dispute over the deed for the health department property...
Read moreCookies, litter, libraries and Conrad Dobler
I don’t mean to brag but I just ate an entire sleeve of Girl Scout cookies. The iconic shortbreads.Get your...
Read moreNew commissioner has identified a political enemy
Scott Fricker, the new presiding county commissioner for Platte County, has already identified a political enemy. His enemy is not...
Read moreThings are happening within Central Platte Fire
At Between the Lines headquarters, we’ve been hearing the buzz on the streets over the past month or two. Based...
Read moreCounty getting ready to rearrange some chairs
I don’t think they’re rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but they are getting ready to rearrange some chairs....
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