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World Cup: Will estimated boost in traffic, revenue materialize?
SOME EARLY SIGNS SAY PERHAPS NOT It’s still early, but there are some signs that perhaps government entities may want to chill their FIFA World Cup expectations a bit, at least as far as number of anticipated visitors and the size of a potential spike in...
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Brune rolls past Hoeger for mayor
A new mayor will soon take office in Platte City. Platte City voters were in the mood for change on...
Sheriff threatens to sue county commission
OVER A PROPOSED $315,000 BUDGET MOVE THE SHERIFF SAYS IS RETALIATORY A legal fight between county officeholders could be on...
Landmark On the Road at the Winter Olympics
The Landmark has been on the road again, this time at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Landmark reader Lorie Hartley...
Commissioner Scott Fricker subject of criminal investigation
FRICKER: 'IT'S TOTAL BULLSHIT. IT'S INTIMIDATION' The Landmark on Wednesday confirmed Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker is under criminal...
Hall of Fame inductees, winter athletic signings
A BIG NIGHT AT PLATTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL The Platte County School District proudly celebrated both the future and the...
Landmark On the Road in the Mediterranean
Jerry and Gayle Felker of Parkville enjoyed a Viking cruise to the Mediterranean Sea and Northern Africa, and a copy...
45 Years Ago–April 10, 1981
Platte County does not have gun registration but does require a permit for a handgun, Sheriff Tom Thomas reminded this...
30 Years Ago–April 11, 1996
A Platte County Sheriff’s Department special response team served a narcotics search warrant at 400 Academy in Camden Point on...
15 Years Ago–April 13, 2011
An investigation is continuing into the death of a Platte County employee in a freakish accident that occurred Monday afternoon....