News, notes, nuggets and nonsense
Howdy. Let’s get caught up on some nuggets. Here’s a nugget that flew under the radar. Aaron Jung is now ...
Tag: Lawsuits
Settlement of $6 million reached in water case
AFFECTED HOMEOWNERS GETTING $2,000 EACH A $6 million settlement agreement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against Missouri-American Water ...
Your guy lost, move on
EDITOR: This is in response to the Platte County Republican Central Committee article (https://plattecountylandmark.com/2022/08/11/local-republicans-say-bidens-election-not-valid/) about the 2020 election and their ...
Schmitt’s closing push; Maki’s award; My Best 10%
Well, the primary election is over. Your thoughts? With an exception or two, there wasn’t a whole lot of significance ...
Jason Maki honored as Missouri Sunshine Hero
Jason Maki of Platte County is a statewide winner for his efforts to preserve and protect the Sunshine Law, the ...
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 ...
Library director opens up about decision to retire
Battles over diversity, inclusion mentioned Steven Potter was already suffering the effects of COVID stress while managing one of the ...
Hwy. 92 east of I-29 suddenly the happening place
She isn't technically gone quite yet--tradition says the new mayor gets sworn in next Tuesday--but what I'll miss most about ...
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 ...
Parkville will elect a new mayor
A look at the three candidates Three candidates who are vying for the mayoral seat in Parkville all either directly ...
Aldermen reprimand mayor
Johnston: 'This is like a kick in the teeth'. At a special meeting Monday, March 21, Parkville aldermen acted upon ...
Parkville legal bills questioned
Are taxpayers paying for mayor's lawyer? The Parkville resident who filed an ethics complaint with city officials asking for the ...
Nan Johnston guilty of eight ethics violations
Mayor confronts citizen: 'Why are you doing this to me?' Parkville Mayor Nan Johnston delivered an impassioned response to members ...
15 Years Ago–March 7, 2007
Downtown Parkville's historic smokestack is being demolished for safety concerns. The steel rebar supports 80 percent of the tower's strength ...
Maki: Ethics panel being ‘toyed with’ by Nan Johnston
Agenda changed late, attorney testifies at mayor's hearing The Parkville resident who called for an investigation into alleged inappropriate behavior ...
City doesn’t understand how to set rates
EDITOR: The memo below was originally sent to Riss Lake homeowners through the HOA site. Alderman Brian Whitley then submitted ...
Mayor testifies about destroying records
Nan Johnston: 'I was merely cleaning up files' Parkville Mayor Nan Johnston has testified before an investigatory committee claiming that ...
Lawsuit claims toxic heavy metals in herbs and spices
Class action seeks compensation for consumers Baltimore-based McCormick & Company has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over ...
City officials won’t give in-person testimony
Vanover refers to situation as "an outrage" Members of the Parkville Ethics Commission formed to investigate alleged ethics violations by ...
15 Years Ago–January 31, 2007
Plenty of depositions were ready while other testimony was presented in living color, but the two lines of argument can ...
