The Platte County Commission set the county’s property tax rate last week after an exchange between the presiding commissioner and county auditor over the possible consequences of the rate set.
The City of Platte City recently amended its marijuana codes to allow a 24-hour dispensary in the city.
A Kansas City man was sentenced to the maximum term of 15 years in prison on Aug. 27 for shooting at a female driver of a separate vehicle near Interstate 635 in Riverside. Davion Gunion, 25, pleaded guilty on June 23 to the class B felony of assault in the first degree.
A website launched online last month alleging the four independent candidates running for county office “harvested” signatures to acquire their places on the November ballot at senior care facilities.
A confident Platte County team has come out of the gates crushing the softball early on this season.
An opportunistic first half led the Park Hill South football team to a dominant 61-20 victory on Senior Night against Grandview.
An internal emphasis on consistency helped the Park Hill girls volleyball team make quick work of Park Hill South on Sept. 1, sweeping their district rival in three sets on the road.
Rainouts and relocations will be less of an issue at Park Hill South after it officially opened its upgraded softball field on Aug. 31.
Platte County’s football team opened a new era with a similar result that many had become accustomed to over recent years.
It appeared that North Platte’s five-year reign as the champions of the North Platte Softball Invitational was nearing its end, then the Panthers’ offense came to the rescue.
The Park Hill football team opened its season in a similar fashion to how last year ended, losing to Liberty North 31-17 after second-half struggles on the home turf of Preston Field.
West Platte’s football team rode a hot start to the finish line in its season-opener, defeating Maysville 35-6 on Aug. 28 in Weston.
Braden Hendee expected nothing more than another summer round with a friend at Shiloh Springs Golf Club on July 5.
Eight years after Landry Shamet became the first Park Hill High School graduate to reach the National Basketball Association, the 2015 graduate has reached another milestone no other Trojan has accomplished.
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The City of Platte City plans to hold a special work session this week to discuss Flock cameras in the city.