Local museum will host Christmas celebration tours
DEC. 13-15 AT BEN FERREL MUSEUM IN PLATTE CITY Bubble lights, icicles, tinsel, ribbon candy, mercury-glass ornaments and garlands, 1940-1950's ...
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15 Years Ago–Nov. 4, 2009
Platte County Presiding Commissioner Betty Knight and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon greeted each other after a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday ...
Lengthy ballot awaits voters on Tuesday
MANY RACES AND ISSUES TO BE DECIDED It’s almost here. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Platte County--and across ...
County’s jail tax idea failed in every precinct
Opponents to Platte County’s proposed 20-year half cent sales tax for a 471-bed jail pitched a shutout. The tax was ...
Real estate, rusted vents and such
The entire administration that has lied about the cognitive condition of our president for months, if not years, is our ...
Frank Pendleton running for state rep in district 14
Frank Pendleton, a scientist, educator, and community leader, has officially announced his candidacy for the Missouri House of Representatives, focusing ...
Prop C waiver passes, ambulance tax hike narrowly approved
RESULTS LISTED FOR CONTESTED RACES THROUGHOUT PLATTE COUNTY Turnout throughout Platte County was 11.7% as voters decided multiple issues and ...
Municipal election is Tuesday
ELECTION OFFICIALS ANTICIPATE 10% VOTER TURNOUT Municipal elections involving area cities, school districts, fire districts, ambulance districts and other entities ...
The ‘poor man’s Smithville’
EDITOR: Congratulations on a great job covering the Marji Gehr fiasco; as an outsider it's been pretty entertaining. It makes ...
Someone is coming after your wallet
Taxpayers, brace yourselves. There are attempted assaults coming on your wallet. If you’re at your limit on tax increases, you’ll ...
Expansion plans for Platte
When you look up Platte County, Missouri on the Google box, you are greeted with a small slide show of ...
15 Years Ago–Dec. 31, 2008
The penalty is $12 million for attempting to manipulate milk futures and two Platte County residents are involved. The U.S. ...
45 Years Ago–Aug. 18, 1978
A surprise storm Sunday about 3 a.m. swept across an area from Weatherby Lake to Nashua that was a near ...
Skateboarding, million dollar pads and such
Remember when they shut down skateboard parks with loads of sand and took down the basketball goals? Those were good ...
45 Years Ago–April 21, 1978
Mrs. Benny Poage and Mrs. Evelyn Wright opened the new Stylette Beauty Shop in the Platte Hotel last weekend in ...
Sherwood keeps R-3 seat; marijuana sales tax passes
RIVERSIDE AND NORTHMOOR PASS TAX ON RECREATIONAL WEED School board elections were held in three districts in the county, and ...
Health board, school, city elections Tuesday
VOTER TURNOUT PREDICTED AT 14 PERCENT Voter turnout for April elections is often light, and that may--or may not--be the ...
30 Years Ago–February 5, 1993
Dean and Diana Merryman of Kansas City have announced the engagement of their daughter, Dione Lee Merryman. The groom-to-be is ...
New commissioner has identified a political enemy
Scott Fricker, the new presiding county commissioner for Platte County, has already identified a political enemy. His enemy is not ...
Elections, power outages, new structures
IT'S PART 3 OF THE 2022 YEAR-IN-REVIEW The final four months of 2022 continued an onslaught of local news, with ...
