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Platte City makes offer to man from Arnold, Mo.

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Platte City makes offer to man from Arnold, Mo.

BRYAN RICHISON MAY BECOME NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR Matthew Bryan Richison has been offered the position as the new city administrator for Platte City. The Platte City Board of Aldermen is holding a special closed session today (Friday) at 4:30 to take up the question of authorizing the execution of an employment contract with Richison. Indications from wording in the proposed contract are that Matthew Bryan Richison goes by the name of Bryan. A Go…Read Article

45 Years Ago--June 6, 1980

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45 Years Ago--June 6, 1980

Paul Regan, manager of Ferrelgas of Platte City, Bethel Road, is the new fire chief for the Platte City volunteer fire department. His selection by the other members of the fire department was approved by the Platte City Board of Aldermen at its meeting on June 4. Although he’s new as chief, Regan brings a lot of experience in firefighting to the post, having been with the department for more than eight years. He will be assisted by Larry Bigus,…Read Article

Input sought for Downtown Platte City

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Input sought for Downtown Platte City

The City of Platte City is launching on an ambitious endeavor: creating both the Downtown Plan and Parks and Recreation Master Plan simultaneously. By coordinating these planning processes, the plans will complement and reinforce one another, leading to a stronger Platte City for all residents and visitors, city officials say. The Downtown Plan will be a guide to enhancing the streetscapes and facades, improving connectivity to and within downto…Read Article

45 Years Ago--June 6, 1980

Vicky Lynn Stagner and Robert Pennington were united in marriage May 17 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, Platte City. The parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Parker, Platte City. The bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pennington, Atchison, Kan. The Platte County Bank of Platte City has opened at I-29 and Hwy. 92, becoming the community’s second banking institution. With a staff of four employees, the bank is a full-servi…Jay Leno · Platte City Read Article

World Cup VRBOs, baseball, recycling and trash

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Success stories from 50 years of PCBS

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City will pause enforcement of ban on backyard chickens

Go chicken go. Backyard chickens are a go in Platte City, at least for the next 90 days or so. Last week the Platte City Board of Aldermen officially approved a temporary moratorium on enforcement of the city’s ordinances related to keeping chickens/fowl in residential zoning districts. The city’s current ordinance is in effect a backdoor ban on backyard chickens, DJ Gehrt, interim city administrator, explains. The city’s current chicken ordinan…Platte City · Platte City Read Article

A Memorial Day tradition

A rifle team from VFW Post 4055 (left) and Boy Scouts from Troop 1351 took part in the Memorial Day ceremony at the Platte City Cemetery on Monday. Featured speaker (right) was Col. Lee A. Norman, senior medical director of Optum Care Midwest Region. A crowd of about 90 people attended the service, which was held in chilly conditions, with temperatures in the upper 50s when the service began. Linda Foley/Landmark photos The post A Memorial Day t…Memorial Day · Platte City Read Article

45 Years Ago--May 30, 1980

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sell of Platte City announce the engagement of their daughter, Theresa Anne, to Richard Blake Dunlop, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dunlop, 8019 N. Stoddard, Kansas City. Miss Sell graduated in 1979 from Platte County R-3 High School and attended Missouri Western State University. She is currently enrolled at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. The bridegroom-elect, a 1976 graduate of Park Hill High School, is empl…Platte City · Platte City Read Article

45 Years Ago--May 23, 1980

Former President Gerald Ford, in a Platte County appearance Saturday, described President Jimmy Carter as a man who “tries to make himself a hero out of disasters he has created” and likened him to an arsonist “who starts fires and then tries to be there to put out the flames.” Speaking at a fundraiser for Tom Coleman at the Hilton Airport Plaza Inn, Ford termed Carter’s economic policies a disaster, energy programs “totally misdirected” and for…Jimmy Carter · Platte City See the Story

Pagan’s Motorcycle Club members plead guilty in violent gang assaults

Three members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club pleaded guilty in federal court this week to charges connected to multiple armed assaults on rival motorcycle gang members. Christopher W. McGowen, also known as “Mac,” 41, of Platte City, Missouri, entered his guilty plea on May 13, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays. McGowen pleaded guilty […] The post Pagan’s Motorcycle Club members plead guilty in violent gang assaults appeared first on KT…Platte City · Platte City Read Article

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