Fricker admits ‘mistakes’ in jail sales tax proposal
BUT COMMISSIONER SAYS COUNTY WON'T POST CORRECTIONS A county commissioner admits Platte County has distributed jail tax financial projections that ...
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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 ...
County’s taxpayer-funded jail tax campaign under fire
SUNSHINE LAW ADVOCATE: 'WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS UNETHICAL AND LIKELY UNLAWFUL' Saying he will “see this through to the end,” ...
Fricker’s performance at jail tax forum
EDITOR: Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker made a number of interesting statements at Monday night's jail tax forum hosted ...
45 Years Ago–July 20, 1979
Last year’s fair queen, who also won the title of Missouri State Fair Queen, Anita Vanetti, crowned Miss Crystal Threadgill ...
15 Years Ago–July 22, 2009
Parkville’s Board of Aldermen heard a presentation on the county’s parks and recreation department and the proposed half cent park ...
Moran running for county commissioner
Melissa Steele Moran, Senior Helpers business owner of more than 16 years, is a candidate for Platte County second district ...
Many untruths in county commission’s jail tax campaign
I don’t know if you guys are aware but Fox 4 cameras have shown there’s at least one rusty vent ...
Platte offering beds in new jail to Clinton County
ACTION CONTRADICTS EARLIER STATEMENTS In a move that has not been communicated to the local public by county officials, a ...
Wood not fit to serve as next county assessor
EDITOR: Chiefs head coach, Andy Reid has talked about two types of people: The Givers and The Takers. He says ...
Thoughts on the jail tax and assessor’s race
EDITOR: Short and Sweet, "If not now, when?" Five years ago there was a measure on the ballot to get ...
Real estate, rusted vents and such
The entire administration that has lied about the cognitive condition of our president for months, if not years, is our ...
Jail tax proposal will be topic in Parkville
On Monday, July 15, a Community Town Hall Forum at the Parkville Living Center will feature presentations pro and con ...
County jail financial projection is unreliable and embarrassing
EDITOR: It came to my attention last week that there was an updated jail inmate population report: Inmate Population Trends ...
Multiple Fourth of July celebrations in the area
If you’re reading this on or before July 4th and still looking for some fun ways to spend the Independence ...
Shakespeare and the race for assessor
EDITOR: What does Shakespeare have to do with the election of the Platte County Assessor? Let me explain. Years ago, ...
$408 Million jail tax puts cart before the horse
EDITOR: For those who haven't read the commission's site promoting the new jail and half cent jail sales tax, I ...
SUV crashes into Parkville License Office
ONE PERSON SUFFERS MINOR INJURIES One person suffered minor injuries when a vehicle crashed into a front door of the ...
30 Years Ago–June 24, 1994
Christine Marie O’Gorman and Timothy Drew Augspurg were married April 2, 1994 at the Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel on Park ...
More proof The Landmark has the smartest readers
It keeps getting bigger. A few weeks ago we announced our 2024 winner of The Landmark Award for English. You ...
