Candidates listed for county offices
The primary election for countywide offices up for grabs this year is scheduled for Aug. 4. Filing deadline for the ...
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Keep your eye on the ‘targeted education’ story
You read the idea brought forth by our newest columnist Guy Speckman (Ponder the Thought, page 3) a couple weeks ...
30 years ago on April 6th, 1990
April 6, 1990 Steve Wegner defeated incumbent George Offutt in the race for mayor of Platte City. Wegner finished with ...
County officials should be sending thank you notes
Can we get back to some sense of normalcy? The answer is no. No, we cannot. But I thank myself ...
Platte County Coronavirus Precautions
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Live update on local precautions pertaining to the coronavirus, featuring Mary Jo Vernon, director of the Platte County ...
There’s a credibility issue in the air
Coronavirus. There I said it. Just putting the word out there because it seems to be a media obligation this ...
About the new Guy on page 3
Step right on in to Between the Lines. Grab a seat. Buckle up. Enjoy the ride. We've got a lot ...
It’s official: Mahomes is the face of the NFL
Super Bowl champs!! The Chiefs did it. After 50 years of falling short--and really only one of those years in ...
It’s happening
Life is funny. Every Sunday, I find myself staring at a television. Most days it's in my living room. Occasionally, ...
Start your engines: Let the 2020 political season begin
Heads up, it's a big election year in Platte County. It starts, of course, with municipal elections in April when ...
The bold energy and enthusiasm of Greg Hall
"I have been patiently waiting for your column on our old friend, the late great Legend, Shake Pepper. You did ...
It’s Thansgiving and the hashtag is in my belly
This Thanksgiving I will not sit idly by and tolerate words of slander against pumpkin pie. Please give pumpkin pie ...
Bit of a rocky start for County Tax Advisory Committee
It’s been a sputtering start for the 11-member committee appointed by the Platte County Commission to study the county’s sales ...
Park ground process; audit letters; and going Full Ferrelvew
Platte County, by virtue of a 3-0 vote among the current Platte County Commission, is giving away 80 acres of ...
Rolling pastures near Weston are home to a sheep dairy
Under the watchful eye of six livestock guardian dogs, a flock of docile sheep graze on the wispy, golden grasses ...
There’s nothing wrong with listening to opposing views
Welcome back to Between the Lines. The ink is black. The page is white. Together we learn to read and ...
Platte County’s sales tax amounts being studied
An 11-member committee of citizens has been appointed to study the current sales tax structure for Platte County. The first ...
State auditor already getting curious about Parkville
Things are getting more interesting at the City of Parkville. As you’ll see in a story elsewhere in this issue, ...
Being a victim of ‘friendly fire’ is a concern inside county buildings
It has been a few weeks since Mayor Nan Johnston and crew told The Landmark to please stop delivery of ...
The good news: discovering a use for apple cider vinegar
As a follow-up to my comments last week about some of the less- than-pleasant aspects of summer, let me say ...
