15 Years Ago–Nov. 11, 2009
Platte City Mayor Frank Offutt announced on Thursday that after much consideration and interviewing several candidates, he has chosen former ...
Tag: ethics
Let’s try sprinting to the finish
Starting this Wednesday morning/finish a column/press day with a breakfast of champions: leftover frozen pizza. Sorry for the not-so-humblebrag. It ...
Dagmar Wood left some money on the table
Time to do a follow-up on the money spent in the recent campaign for Platte County assessor. That’s the race ...
‘David vs. Goliath’
FARR DESCRIBES HIS VICTORY FOR DAGMAR WOOD No doubt one of the biggest eye-opening results from the Aug. 6 primary ...
The whole jail tax thing is a campaign of deception
An observant Landmark reader reports that it appears the rusty vent shown in Fox 4’s video from a staged Platte ...
Commission using your money to spread misleading jail tax info
Am I the only one who thinks the new FBI building at I-29 and 112th Street is shaped like a ...
Even people with the county think this jail tax is a bad idea
My belief is that if you injected them with truth serum and took a straw poll of every elected officeholder ...
Local politics, local jail, local music
Platte City Waffle House is temporarily closed for remodel so you’ll have to go elsewhere for deep conversations. Now in ...
15 Years Ago–Sept. 3, 2008
Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser met on Friday with some local officials at the Barry Road Bridge over Rush Creek ...
Why eliminate Parkville’s ethics commission?
EDITOR: On March 21, 2022, the Parkville Board of Aldermen accepted the Parkville Ethics Commission report by a vote of ...
The ethics code process at Parkville
EDITOR: I noticed a letter to the editor from Jason Maki posted to The Landmark's website (the letter also appeared ...
Get public input on future of Parkville’s Ethics Commission
EDITOR: I am writing to share an article (below) which was recently posted on a local citizens group website. I ...
Where has the year gone?
READ THIS TO FIND OUT It’s almost over. Where has the year gone? Sometimes the news happens so fast--even here ...
Honorees urge support of ‘vital’ Sunshine Law
JASON MAKI OF PLATTE COUNTY EARNS AWARD Three advocates for Missouri's law mandating open meetings and open records maintain it ...
City striving for better transparency
Mayor: Don't judge 'based on what happened in the past' Parkville officials are examining strategies for improved communication with the ...
Supreme Court takes exception to Schmitt ad
The Supreme Court of Missouri learned of a campaign mailer using a photograph of Attorney General Eric Schmitt and three ...
R-3 graduate is Kansas Dentist of the Year
Dr. Allen Reavis was honored as the Kansas Dental Association's Dentist of the Year by KDA President Dr. Jill Jenkins ...
Katerndahl elected Parkville’s new mayor
Says the city 'will be as open as we can' Parkville elected a new mayor and some of the smaller ...
Imagine if April 6 turned into January 6
On Tuesday, April 5 voters in Parkville will elect a new mayor to replace Nan Johnston and the city's natural ...
Kellerman: Aldermen ‘did what they needed to do’
Maki: Nan Johnston is 'deeply troubled and needs help' The Parkville resident who kick-started the ethics complaint process against Parkville ...
