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STATE OF THE STATE In his fourth State of the State address Wednesday, Gov. Mike Parson emphasized the importance of ...

My favorite new airport news stories are about all the power ports available. We've lost our minds. There are days ...

Gonna give you some nuggets and tidbits this week. Just to prove that every once in a while we can ...

IT'S PLATTE CITY'S LARGEST-EVER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT Gov. Mike Parson's recent announcement of $6.678 million in a transportation cost share grant ...

EDITOR: A new year is upon us and it appears some things never change. In October at the Platte County ...

IT'S PART 3 OF THE 2022 YEAR-IN-REVIEW The final four months of 2022 continued an onslaught of local news, with ...

The Platte County Auditor’s Office has released its recommended budget for 2008. A proposed new budget will still need to ...

SEVERAL NEW RESTAURANTS OPENED LOCALLY IN 2022 The middle months of the year 2022 in Platte County featured a bevy ...

The weather app on my phone says on Thursday we can expect a high of four degrees with a low ...

HUNDREDS ATTEND GRAND OPENING A few hundred students, alumni, staff, community members, and project team members gathered for the ribbon ...

READ THIS TO FIND OUT It’s almost over. Where has the year gone? Sometimes the news happens so fast--even here ...

Noble Aring was a Landmark visitor this week and tells us he has received 50-year pins this year from the ...

BUT FELONIES SHOW SLIGHT DROP The number of felonies--which are the more serious crimes--has declined. But the less serious crimes--misdemeanors--are ...

Another week, another column. Let’s try to get through this with our sanity somewhat intact. Ifs and buts, squirrels and ...

PROPOSES BILL, OPTIMISTIC IT WILL GET A FLOOR VOTE At least 30 states have already legalized sports wagering. Missouri is ...

UNIQUE FACTORS ARE DRIVING VEHICLE VALUES Observant taxpayers know that each year typically brings a reduction in assessed value of ...

As Americans prepare to hit the road for Thanksgiving, average gasoline prices will be at their highest seasonal level ever ...

CLAUSE WILL SET SPENDING RESTRICTIONS A delay on progress for a use tax proposal at the City of Parkville. After ...

The City of Parkville is proposing a half cent sales tax for public safety. At a meeting set for Tuesday ...

WOULD A THIRD TRY BE THE CHARM? A year after the idea was dismissed by voters for a second time, ...