Health director: ‘We’re not going rogue here’
'These aren't game pieces on a board. These are lives.' Mary Jo Vernon, director of the Platte County Health Department, ...
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Prosecutor: Still a crime to violate health orders
Platte County Commissioners on Monday took action under the guise of "eliminating criminal penalties" for violations of orders made by ...
So much for ‘we’re all in this together’
The Platte County Commission meeting/political pep rally on Monday was either really cool for the commission or really embarrassing for ...
Commissioners going too far
EDITOR: The order proposed by the county commission Monday brings on budding bureaucracy, poor policy and dangerous precedent. Coronavirus will ...
A lesson in being careful what you wish for
While there is nothing funny about COVID-19, it's safe to say the varying reactions of politicians and health officials surrounding ...
Businesses can reopen but with tight guidelines
Platte County Health Department Board of Trustees has voted to end a stay-at-home order on May 3. The change means ...
All stay at home orders get extended
Last week, the stay at home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic were extended at the state, region and county ...
Platte County may get millions in relief dollars
Half of $12 million total would go to KC Platte County could be getting a total of $12 million in ...
Grains of salt and putting a sail in the wind
I'm no doctor so don't take my word for it, but the can of Pepsi and four Reese's peanut butter ...
Candidates listed for county offices
The primary election for countywide offices up for grabs this year is scheduled for Aug. 4. Filing deadline for the ...
County officials should be sending thank you notes
Can we get back to some sense of normalcy? The answer is no. No, we cannot. But I thank myself ...
There’s a credibility issue in the air
Coronavirus. There I said it. Just putting the word out there because it seems to be a media obligation this ...
About the new Guy on page 3
Step right on in to Between the Lines. Grab a seat. Buckle up. Enjoy the ride. We've got a lot ...
It’s official: Mahomes is the face of the NFL
Super Bowl champs!! The Chiefs did it. After 50 years of falling short--and really only one of those years in ...
Start your engines: Let the 2020 political season begin
Heads up, it's a big election year in Platte County. It starts, of course, with municipal elections in April when ...
It’s Thansgiving and the hashtag is in my belly
This Thanksgiving I will not sit idly by and tolerate words of slander against pumpkin pie. Please give pumpkin pie ...
Soccer complex plans kickin’
Platte Countians--and the Northland--are one step closer to seeing a $42 million sports complex in Twin Creeks in Platte County ...
Platte County’s sales tax amounts being studied
An 11-member committee of citizens has been appointed to study the current sales tax structure for Platte County. The first ...
Sales tax advisory committee announced
An 11-member committee of citizens has been appointed to study the current sales tax structure for Platte County. The Platte ...
Future parks tax, law enforcement tax on table
A citizens committee will be formed to discuss the future sales tax structure in the county, the Platte County Commission ...
