15 Years Ago–May 13, 2009
Weston’s aldermen were surprised when Terry Kast, owner of Celtic Ranch, brought a miniature horse into City Hall. Kast was ...
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Hazardous trees removed from city parks
With assistance from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) through its Community Conservation Cost-Share Program, the City of Parkville completed ...
The Landmark begins 160th year of publication
NOW IN FRESH SPACE AT 212 MARSHALL ROAD With this edition, The Landmark begins its 160th year of continuous publication. ...
15 Years Ago–April 29, 2009
A newly-constructed retaining wall in Parkville collapsed after heavy rains over the weekend. The wall along Brink-Myer Road was constructed ...
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 ...
30 Years Ago–April 22, 1994
Civil War reenactors Jim Kimsey and Bob Werline set up camp outside Platte City Middle School last week to give ...
Taxes, fear tactics, and fake bird sounds
Speaking of Puerto Rico--which we weren’t--one Landmark staff member may or may not be heading there as we speak. I ...
45 Years Ago–April 20, 1979
The bride is Mrs. Paul Renz, who before her marriage on March 9 at St. Therese Catholic Church, was Mary ...
Chief fixer, Sunshine Law and canoodling
Imagine being the Chiefs’ fixer. Poor dude just got done with another long season and probably taking the wife and ...
Interstates being confused with speedways; and hashtag blessed
Sad note to start the column this week: For the second time this year, Platte County has lost a former ...
Fighting the war on citizen access to public records
LOCAL SUNSHINE LAW EXPERTS DISCUSS THE TOPIC A panel of specialists delivered a cautionary tale about a mounting war on ...
Landmark on the Road in Antarctica
Jim and Schatzi Ball of Parkville have returned from a 14-day trip to Antarctica and a copy of The Landmark ...
Did you feel that shake?
MILD EARTHQUAKE CENTERED NEAR FERRELVIEW Did you f eel that shake? The United States Geological Survey says Platte County was ...
Some history on the Parkville train horn issue
EDITOR: I was amused by former Parkville Mayor Kathy Dusenbery’s comment in last week's paper regarding train horn noise. It ...
Grant for ‘quiet’ train horns to be pursued
WAYSIDE HORNS IN DOWNTOWN PARKVILLE PROPOSED The Parkville Board of Aldermen gave approval last week for city staff to pursue ...
30 Years Ago–March 11, 1994
Mary Winn Hymer, 90, a linotype operator for about 40 years at The Landmark Newspaper, died Monday, March 7 at ...
Park Hill picks name for elementary school
ANGELINE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY The Park Hill School District’s Elementary 12 Naming Committee narrowed down more than 350 name suggestions from ...
Berberich is candidate for first district commissioner
Allyson Berberich has officially announced her candidacy for Platte County Commissioner, District 1. Berberich says she has a passion for ...
Mail delivery problems, drugs, testicles, microphones
Reports of mail delivery problems throughout the KC metro area continue to pop up. For a while it was thought ...
Parkville focusing on ADA issues
ACCESSING PUBLIC SERVICES Parkville Mayor Dean Katerndahl says the city is in the process of adopting an Americans with Disabilities ...
