Put a bow on 2022 with some odds and ends
My goodness, the Rams did a lot of unspeakable things to the Broncos on Jesus’ birthday. Seemed unchristian. Today I ...
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Will local schools consider four-day week?
AREA LEADERS OFFER PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS School districts in Platte County say they have no immediate plans to adopt a four-day ...
Week 16 – Merry Whatever Doesn’t Offend You
It’s the final two weeks of Landmark Pick’em! Hopefully everyone is having a great holiday week despite the recent cold ...
Make Platte City the county seat again
The weather app on my phone says on Thursday we can expect a high of four degrees with a low ...
New digs at PCHS
HUNDREDS ATTEND GRAND OPENING A few hundred students, alumni, staff, community members, and project team members gathered for the ribbon ...
Elected officials want accountability from Evergy
QUARTERLY UPDATES FROM POWER COMPANY WANTED Multiple Evergy representatives addressed the topic of reliability concerns of electrical service within Platte ...
Where has the year gone?
READ THIS TO FIND OUT It’s almost over. Where has the year gone? Sometimes the news happens so fast--even here ...
Week 15 – Any Given Sunday (or Saturday)
Pick your favorite football expression: “Sixty minutes of football,” “Any given Sunday,” “That’s why they play the game,” “It’s not ...
45 Years Ago–December 16, 1977
Noble Aring was a Landmark visitor this week and tells us he has received 50-year pins this year from the ...
30 Years Ago–December 18, 1992
Three teachers at the Northland Career Center in Platte City received awards at the American Vocational Association conference in St. ...
15 Years Ago–December 12, 2007
The long range plan for KCI Airport proposes only one terminal. The airport unveiled an updated master plan during an ...
It has been a weird week
It has been a weird week so this might be a weird column. Though I’m fully aware sometimes I give ...
Santa, Mrs. Claus roll through town
Though it's his busy time of year, the guy is everywhere, it seems. Santa--along with his lovely bride Mrs. Claus--paraded ...
Misdemeanor cases on the rise
BUT FELONIES SHOW SLIGHT DROP The number of felonies--which are the more serious crimes--has declined. But the less serious crimes--misdemeanors--are ...
It’s official: No parking on Running Horse Road
Parking is now officially prohibited on Running Horse Road south of Platte City. Most motorists may have assumed that was ...
A forum for power outage complaints
PLATTE CITY RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS INVITED Platte City residents and business owners can have their complaints about electrical outages heard ...
Truck gets stuck at train crossing
At about 6:25 p.m. Thursday evening, an Amazon delivery truck became stuck on the railroad tracks near the Humphreys Road and ...
‘The Little Store’
THE HISTORIC PRICE RITE ON WAUKOMIS Childhood memories walk through the door of The Little Store each day. Customers share ...
Week 14 – Mr Irrelevant and the Foley
Brock Purdy, the replacement QB for the San Francisco 49ers, was awarded the title of Mr. Irrelevant for being chosen ...
45 Years Ago–Dec. 9, 1977
Winter is officially two weeks away but if the past two weeks weather is any indication of what to expect ...
