Campaign signs vandalized
EDITOR: My name is Tom Norris, and I am a candidate for a Committeeman's seat on the Platte County Republican ...
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New administrator hired by Platte City
TOM COLE MOST RECENTLY WORKED FOR LEAVENWORTH COUNTY Platte City’s new city administrator will be arriving after a stint at ...
Troy Miller steps down as Platte City alderman
REPLACEMENT BEING SOUGHT IN WARD TWO Troy Miller has resigned his seat on the Platte City Board of Aldermen. Mayor ...
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 ...
Platte County jail proposal
Editorial cartoonist Zonk on Platte County's proposed $400 million jail tax project that goes to voters on Aug. 6.
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,” ...
Closure set on Hwy. 152 Sunday morning
NEAR N. CONGRESS AVENUE IN PLATTE COUNTY A full closure of an area of Hwy. 152 in Platte County is ...
‘Vacancy’ sign needed
EDITOR: I read with great interest the letters and columns in the most recent Landmark paper. WOW !! It seems ...
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 ...
Commission: Fiscal conservatism means ‘managing assets’
EDITOR: Platte County’s inmate detention facility is overcrowded, outdated and unsafe. For nearly 10 years, various solutions to this problem ...
Supporting Burns for public administrator
EDITOR: What do individuals with a dementia diagnosis, individuals with a substance abuse disorder, individuals with a developmental or intellectual ...
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 ...
30 Years Ago–July 22, 1994
Anne Swaney, daughter of Georgeanne and Jack Swaney of Platte City, was crowned 1994 Platte County Fair Queen Friday night ...
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 ...
The Rain King
It is an early summer morning. The air is still and my left knee is barking. The air temperature has ...
Tone it down, Chiefs football, rusty vents
I've never seen a person winning a fight say, “Let’s tone down the rhetoric.” Usually, the guy that is getting ...
Platte County Fair set July 24-27
MANY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS LISTED HERE The annual Platte County Fair is next week at the fairgrounds in Tracy. Fair ...
Windmill Creek developer wants smaller lot sizes
RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT IN OPPOSITION Developers of the housing subdivision known as Windmill Creek are requesting a reduction in lot ...
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 ...
