Jazz musician Stanton Kessler was surprised when he was contacted recently by his friend, a hospice nurse, who reached out to him with an unusual request.
The Parkville Board of Aldermen held a joint meeting with the city’s parks and recreation board last week to discuss the new farmers market building to be erected at English Landing Park.
The Platte County Citizen has provided readers with a county-wide overview for more than 60 years. That’s a lot of change to witness.
Commissioners discussed the need for a new Platte County Detention Center at a special meeting held Monday, April 29.
SMITHVILLE – It took all 80 minutes of regulation, two 15-minute overtime periods and penalty kicks to decide who would move on to the Class 3 District 8 Girls’ Soccer Semifinals.
NORTH KANSAS CITY – En route to dominating many of its opponents throughout the spring, Park Hill South (21-1) continues to complete accolades from bringing home a conference title to advancing to the Class 4 District 8 Girls’ Soccer Championship.
NORTH KANSAS CITY – Park Hill (5-12) faced an uphill battle when giving up a goal in the opening four minutes of the Class 4 District 8 Girls’ Soccer Tournament at Oak Park High School on May 11.
PLATTE CITY – In the first 12 years of having a boys’ tennis program, Platte County had never won a district championship and has now clinched back-to-back district titles.
ADRIAN – Out of the combined 44 possible state qualifying events, West Platte and North Platte qualified 33 past the Class 2 Sectional 4 Track and Field Meet at Adrian High School on May 11.
PLATTSBURG – West Platte (15-8) seemingly turned over a new leaf this spring until a late season blunder that saw back-to-back defeats for the first time and an early exit from the Class 2 District 15 Baseball Tournament.
PLATTSBURG – Being on the verge of a stunning, first-round postseason loss, the North Platte baseball team (18-3) poured out 15 runs in the final four innings to eliminate Bishop LeBlond (5-16) at Perkins Park on May 13.
LIBERTY – Losing only one match in the regular season, Park Hill (16-1-1) was able to avenge that defeat in a larger setting by taking down Liberty (17-6) in the Class 3 District 8 Boys’ Tennis Championship on May 8.
PLATTE CITY – Platte County (18-11) proved the motto, ‘it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’ to be true with an impressive 15-3 mark on the baseball field since April 1 to enter the postseason on a hot streak.
PLATTE CITY – It took two postponements over a course of 72 hours for the Kansas City Suburban Conference White Division Track and Field Meet and Platte County took the crown.
The Platte County Commission has unveiled its plans for an expanded and renovated Platte County Detention Center.