15 Years Ago–May 18, 2011
Platte County district finishers in track events move on to Sectionals:GirlsKylie Guthier-1st in Shot—37-7Selina Kendall-2nd in HJ—5-0Blaire Sampsell-2nd in PV—10-04 ...
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Clean gray matter, sausage handles
Gotta clean the gray matter. These things have been bothering me lately. ·KMBC 9 did a piece on the evening ...
Parkville EDC deserves scrutiny, explain Rick Springfield
The Platte County political season is two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon. Slowly the facts are starting to ...
‘Financial irregularities’ probed at Parkville Chamber/EDC
A NOW-FORMER EMPLOYEE IS PERSON OF INTEREST IN CASE What officials are calling “suspicious expenditures” at the Parkville Area Chamber ...
Castle playground opens at park in Platte County
MICHAEL GUNN PARK AT PLATTE MEADOWS Platte County Parks celebrated the grand opening of the new Castle Playground at Michael ...
15 Years Ago–April 27, 2011
A Platte County jury on Tuesday found a Parkville woman guilty of tax evasion for falsely claiming her children as ...
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, ...
Parkville company earns World Cup business
Metro Rolloff Container Services of Parkville has been awarded the contract to provide portable restroom services for the KC2026 World ...
15 Years Ago–April 20, 2011
Just days after the city’s mayor announced he had hired a public relations firm, the City of Parkville is finding ...
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 ...
The real purpose of a news conference
EDITOR: What is the real purpose of a news conference? As a former news reporter I always believed the real ...
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 ...
Parkville Microbrew Fest returns at English Landing
Featuring more than 60 breweries, the annual Parkville Microbrew Fest returns soon. The longest-standing beer festival in Kansas City, the ...
15 Years Ago–April 13, 2011
An investigation is continuing into the death of a Platte County employee in a freakish accident that occurred Monday afternoon. ...
More than $500k given by county in park grants
More than $500,000 in park grants have been awarded by the Platte County Commission this year, using proceeds from the ...
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 ...
Dale Brouk, business leader, files for presiding commissioner
EXPERIENCED IN FINANCE, REAL ESTATE Longtime Platte County resident, CPA, and business executive Dale Brouk has announced that he is ...
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 ...