The Little Pantry of Hope, which local resident Ernie Martel established in 2021 to honor his late wife, June, is still going strong.

The Park Hill School District’s Board of Education has placed two propositions on the April election ballot, both of which come with a price tag of higher taxes.

The City of Platte City is accepting requests for proposals to develop a parks and recreation master plan.

The City of Parkville is looking for input from citizens about the future of Highway 9 through the city. 

A man has been charged with three counts of first degree murder, assault in the first degree, four counts of armed criminal action, and animal abuse after he allegedly shot and killed a family and their dog in Platte County around midnight on Sunday, Feb. 2.

The Platte County girls’ basketball team got the bad taste out of their mouths of an earlier home loss with a convincing conference win over Ruskin 70-16 on Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Pirate Field House.

The Park Hill South Panthers’ basketball team ran into a ranked Benton Cardinals team at the 2024 St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame High School Holiday Hoops Classic on Friday, Dec. 20, at the St. Joseph Civic Arena, with the Cardinals coming out on top 74-50.

The Park Hill South girls’ basketball team slugged out it with the Benton Cardinals for much of the contest before pulling away late in a 78-66 win on Friday, Dec. 20, at the 2024 St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame High School Holiday Hoops Classic at St. Joseph Civic Arena.

The Platte County Pirates’ basketball team had to come from behind to beat Belton 58-55 to get the first win at home this season on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Five of the area’s wrestling teams competed at the regional KC Stampede Classic, which featured teams from as far away as Texas.

The Platte County girls basketball team fought back but fell short in the end in a 60-57 home loss to Benton (St. Joseph) on Monday night, Dec. 16.

After getting walloped in the KCI Conference Tournament semifinals versus the eventual champion, the West Platte Blue Jays responded by beating rival North Platte 48-41 to claim the third-place trophy on Saturday, Dec. 14, at East-Buchanan High School.

Platte County Pirates’ Head Football Coach Bill Utz has been named the Missouri High School Football Coaches Association’s Class 5 Coach of the Year after leading his team to the Class 5 championship and an undefeated 14-0 record.

Platte County junior quarterback Rocco Marriott has a list of achievements from the 2024 football season that is as long as his arm.

The road to Platte County football’s fourth championship didn’t start in Week 1 of this year, and the outgoing senior leadership hopes the journey doesn’t end with this past weekend’s victory over Helias Catholic.