County will take over golf course management
Shiloh Springs Golf course has been placed on the shoulders of Platte County Commissioners. Commissioners announced during Monday's meeting that ...
Tag: Public Safety
Platte City wants street sweeping grant
A resolution supporting a street sweeping program for Platte City stirred some questions Tuesday during a board of aldermen meeting. ...
Nuisance animals, debris in yards getting attention
Nuisance dogs and unsightly yards — and what to do about each — were hot topics for the Dearborn Board ...
Man sentenced for burglary, sexual assault
Man sentenced for burglary, sexual assaultAbdul Abdelnassar, 27, former employee of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Department, was sentenced in the ...
Here’s a cougar sighting that’s easily confirmed
A 100-125 pound adult male mountain lion, measuring about 7 feet from its nose to the tip of its tail, ...
Chamber will receive $10,000 from Platte City
The air was cleared Tuesday night of concerns over a $10,000 agreement between the Platte City Board of Aldermen and ...
Police respond to ‘threat’ at school
Platte City Police appeared at the Platte City Middle School Friday morning after reports of a possible threat made by ...
‘Night of remembrance’ held in Platte City
About 400 people gathered last Wednesday evening at the Wilson Performing Arts Center for a Night of Prayer and Remembrance ...
Weather sirens, curfew discussed by Weston board
Three emergency sirens should soon be installed at Weston. Weston Police Chief Terry Blanton stated at last week's board of ...
Platte City tax rate goes up; trash rates adjusted
Platte City Board of Aldermen approved a two cent tax rate increase Tuesday night during its regular meeting. The increase ...
Five burglaries hit northern Platte County
There were approximately five burglaries in northern Platte County last week, authorities with the Platte County Sheriff's Department said this ...
Weston board okays several ordinances
The Board of Aldermen in Weston met Monday night at Weston City Hall for their regular meeting. During the meeting ...
West nile virus kills horse in Platte County
A horse in Platte County has died from the nationally publicized mosquito-borne West Nile Virus, causing the phone at the ...
Law enforcement issues cropping up at Dearborn
Some Dearborn residents want more bang for their law enforcement buck. That was the message from some of the people ...
DEA director visits Platte County
In a roundtable discussion held in Platte City on Friday morning, Congressman Sam Graves and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Director ...
Advertising campaign gets results for county
A 2001 advertising campaign targeting potential visitors to Platte County showed a successful outcome, even though Platte County was the ...
Weston board approves Lewis and Clark event
The month of June will bring an other facet of Weston’s past to life as mountain men and trappers rendezvous ...
County hit with storm damage
Severe storms and tornadic-like activity ravaged parts of Platte County last Wednesday night, as a tornado touched down in Lansing, ...
Nearly half of county’s bridges listed as being in poor shape
According to the Platte County 2002 biennial bridge inspection report, nearly half of the 68 bridges in Platte County are ...
Stolen pirate now back at Platte County high
Stolen Pirate now back at Platte County Highby Ivan Foley and Kim Fickett Landmark staffThe Pilfered Pirate is back on ...
