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Some repair work is underway on the upper exterior of the historic Platte County Courthouse in Downtown Platte City. In...

One Night Band, a premier classic rock band based in Kansas City, rocked the stage at Linden Square in Gladstone...

Featuring two female vocalists and four other musicians, the Kansas City-area band known as Cherry Bomb rocked the front of...

INTO DOG TREATS, FERTILIZER, FISHING BAIT Greg Trial probably is best known as the owner of Farley Mercantile, a historic...

PLATTE CITY DAYTIME EVENT SET 9 A.M. TO NOON There are some changes to the July 4th celebration this year....

NEW TAX WOULD FUND CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS In August, Platte County will ask voters to approve a 20-year half cent...

LIVE MUSIC, FOOD, VENDORS, ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS A new community event is being planned for Downtown Platte City. The event,...

LOTS WERE FORMERLY FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEE USE ONLY In a change of policy, two Platte County-owned parking lots on the...

STATE EXPECTS A THREE-MONTH, $1.2 MILLION REPAIR PROJECT The traffic situation at Hwy. 92 and I-29 in Platte City will...

LOCAL SUNSHINE LAW EXPERTS DISCUSS THE TOPIC A panel of specialists delivered a cautionary tale about a mounting war on...

OVER HEIGHT LOAD STRIKES HWY. 92 BRIDGE OVER I-29 It will cause some traffic hardships in Platte City for a...

RIVERSIDE COULD BE HOME TO 15,000 SEAT AMPHITHEATER For decades, Northlanders have traveled far and wide to attend concerts and...

BEGINNING SALARY SET AT $200,000 Platte County will now have a county administrator. County commissioners announced the creation of the...

by Lisa WittmeyerLocal historian On Friday, July 11, 1952, The Landmark Newspaper published a photograph titled “Scene in Korea” and...

SALARIES GO TO $77,185 NEXT TERM An eight percent raise increase in base pay for countywide elected positions. That’s what...

Signage at the new Andy’s Frozen Custard near the intersection of N. Ambassador Drive and NW Skyview, Kansas City in...

GROUP CLEAN-UP DAYS SCHEDULED What's improperly tossed out and left littered can end up in bodies of water, polluting aquatic...

PLANNED EAST OF I-29, NORTH OF HWY. 92 Approval of a preliminary plat for a major subdivision planned east of...

TAKE ADVANTAGE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Time for a Kansas City tradition. The Kansas City Renaissance Festival is having its 47th...

MAKE PICKS, WIN PRIZES AT PLATTECOUNTYLANDMARK.COM It’s back and ready to roll. It’s fall. Or at least close enough, no...