Four Republicans withdraw from county primary election
PRIOR TO COMMISSION VOTE TO KEEP THEM ON BALLOT By a vote of 2-1 at a meeting Monday morning, Platte ...
Tag: elections
Frank Offutt elected–again
FORMER PLATTE CITY MAYOR NAMED TO MO 811 BOARD “Missouri 811” officials announced the result of ballots cast by Missouri ...
Shereka Barnes running for Missouri State Senate
Park Hill School Board of Education Vice President Shereka Barnes has announced that she is running for the Missouri State ...
Bad Royals, 6th District, COVID remembered
We may have kept the wrong sports franchise in Missouri, but congrats and such to downtown Kansas City. I'm a ...
Jason Maki announces campaign for county presiding commissioner
Jason Maki has announced his candidacy for Platte County Presiding Commissioner, launching a campaign centered on conservative leadership, taxpayer protection, ...
Political pandering, cheese and crackers, asphalt and legal stuff
Yesterday on our Facebook page someone referred to Greg Plumb of Park University as Professor Plumb and now I can’t ...
Tony Luetkemeyer running for Platte County prosecutor
State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer announced his candidacy for Platte County Prosecuting Attorney, pledging to continue his record of supporting law ...
Dr. Gena Ross on ballot for presiding commissioner
Dr. Gena L. Ross has announced her candidacy for presiding commissioner of Platte County, emphasizing transparency in government, responsible long-term ...
Will not support tax increases
EDITOR: Last Tuesday's election should serve as a warning to taxpayers across Platte County. In Kansas City, voters renewed the ...
Get ready for Doni’s, anti-incumbent mood, a Volkswagen Thing
Now we can more freely speak about the Italian restaurant coming to Downtown Platte City in the former Shirley’s Fashion ...
Brune rolls past Hoeger for mayor
A new mayor will soon take office in Platte City. Platte City voters were in the mood for change on ...
Tony Luetkemeyer running for Platte County prosecutor
MARK GIBSON WITHDRAWING AS CANDIDATE State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer has announced his candidacy for Platte County Prosecuting Attorney, pledging to ...
Variety of questions, issues, candidates face voters April 7
POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 6 A.M. TO 7 P.M. Many issues and candidates will be on the ballot at ...
Jim Bosch announces run for county collector
EDGERTON RESIDENT WAS BORN AND RAISED NEAR WESTON Jim Bosch, a lifelong Platte County resident, has announced his candidacy for ...
Zahnd pulls out of race, assistant Gibson files
VETERAN PROSECUTOR SAYS HE'LL RETIRE DEC. 31 Veteran Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd withdrew from his reelection effort shortly before ...
It’s Hoeger vs. Brune for mayor of Platte City
A FOUR-YEAR TERM AWAITS THE WINNER There’s a contested mayoral race on the ballot in Platte City on Tuesday, April ...
30 Years Ago–April 3, 1996
Son P. Nguyen, 21, of Kansas City, will spend 20 days in the Platte County Jail for his role in ...
15 Years Ago–April 6, 2011
Support for retaining the one percent earnings tax in Kansas City was overwhelming south of the river--and perhaps surprisingly strong ...
Conscience and sanity have left the building
EDITOR: There's a madman in the White House and those with any courage, conscience or sanity have left the building. ...
Family feuding, former columnist alert, political craziness
It doesn’t matter if you always/sometimes/never agreed with his political stances, this much I can say with confidence about retiring ...
