Tag: taxes

EDITOR: DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES GO UP? Be prepared to vote NO against removing Proposition C should ...

It’s disappointing to learn that Clay and Platte counties are not getting the representation on the board of the Kansas ...

PANEL OF RECOMMENDED APPOINTEES IGNORED BY KC MAYOR Presiding commissioners for Platte and Clay counties say their residents are not ...

County governments across the state are jumping into the “save everyone from everything” governing policy that has become vogue over ...

EDITOR: A packed house gathering took place at the Rolling Hills Library community space in St Joseph. The Sept. 27 ...

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Landmark columnist Guy Speckman is at risk of getting booted out of his presidency of the Team ...

COUNTY OFFICIALS DISCUSS SALARIES FOR THEIR POSITIONS Platte County’s elected officeholders are studying the idea of a pay increase for ...

Parkville is not only the second fastest growing city in the metropolitan area, but also has acquired the monikers of ...

JUDGES WANT A NEW ONE, ENGINEERS SAY STRUCTURE IS SOUND What does the future hold for the historic Platte County ...

EDITOR: Earlier this year, Missouri homeowners received their reassessment notices on the value of their property. For many homeowners, the ...

SALES TAX QUESTION ON BALLOT IN PARKVILLE In addition to a proposed use tax, a second tax proposal will be ...

IT'S A YEAR-ROUND ATTRACTION Beyond the Elephant Expedition and Helzberg Penguin Plaza, the most transformative and large-scale exhibit in the ...

EDITOR: Everything in this article is going to be 'my opinion only.’ A little appraisal humor for Weston that I ...

It appears as though the next county counselor for Platte County--to replace the retiring Bob Shaw--will be the office of ...

Law enforcement officials raided the Marion County (Ks) Record on Friday evening, seizing computers and reporters’ personal cellphones as part ...

A lot of football talk in the column this week, because we’re in the dog days of summer and a ...

A store clerk asked me last week if I qualified for the “senior” discount. I shot back a quick “no” ...

Picture yourself in a boat on a river / with tangerine trees and marmalade skies.Somebody calls you / you answer ...

AFTER APRIL DEFEAT, IT'S QUICKLY BACK FOR ANOTHER RUN Try, try, try, try again. For the fourth time in just ...

Yesterday I stepped on the scale and today I’m announcing that I’ll be seeking a restraining order against fast food ...