Platte County ‘Sunshined’ by citizens group
A citizens' group has launched a new angle in seeking information about communication between Parkville city officials and other public ...
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For now, police station to stay at Fourth and Main
Though plans are in the works to find a permanent location, it looks like the Platte City Police Department could ...
Safe traffic flow does not require a bunch of car stops
Platte City will keep its current headquarters for the local popo at Fourth and Main, at least for a couple ...
FOX4 Morning Show will be in Weston
There is exciting “news” happening in Weston on Friday, May 17. The Fox4 Morning Show team will be broadcasting live ...
Tv shows, electric cars, banking news and a parks tax squeeze
This issue officially marks the start of The Landmark’s 155th year of weekly publication. This newspaper has never missed a ...
Bleachers, shad structure coming to Ferrel Park
Some new bleachers and an accompanying shade structure are on the way for the baseball complex at Harrel Ferrel Park, ...
Let’s not close our minds to this Pickleball thing
How about a little of this and a little of that as we roll ourselves through another week? Are you ...
Streets in Platte Valey estates to be improved
Locations for planned street improvements as part of the Transportation Capital Project (TCP) in Platte City have been announced. The ...
Officials not anxious to share their response to the allegation that they don’t share
Very cool. Less than three months after his death, former Landmark editorial cartoonist Matthew Silber is being honored by having ...
Baptists to break ground
The pastor of a Platte City church, struggling for years with too-many congregants in a too-small facility, hopes to set ...
Some observations can be made from jail tax result
Platte County’s wildly over-the-top $65 million jail sales tax increase proposal was bludgeoned by voters on Tuesday. A very public ...
Brand marriage
Do you remember the commercial when you were younger where the man and woman were both walking down the street ...
Commissioners are trying to hide behind the Sheriff
Two more weeks of jail tax talk before the election. Hang in there. Stay alert and stay in tune with ...
Bits and pieces
As we rapidly approach my 350th column for this wonderful weekly newspaper, we've covered politics, and family, and silliness. If ...
County gets pushback on $65 million jail tax
Architect’s renderings of two potential scenarios for a major expansion to the Platte County Jail have been made public. The ...
Elected officials playing business with government funds
A big thank you to the 5,000 or so of you who have watched our Landmark Live episode from last ...
Business community is balking at the County’s Jail Tax proposal
Many folks in the business community have some concerns and do not support Platte County’s half cent sales tax increase ...
Want on the fire board? Applications being taken
If you’re interested in filling one of the two open spots on the Central Platte Fire District, take note that ...
Platte City working toward hiring new park director
Platte City is planning to hire a new director to oversee the city's parks, which are a major draw for ...
County commissioners have adopted the Nancy Pelosi way of thinking
Nine weeks until our three “no new taxes” county commissioners hold an election to ask us to sign a $65 ...
