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July

6: County no longer needs warrant for blood tests of DUI suspects; Weston business owner George Treese killed in July 4 fire; PC police sergeant Bill Babbitt suspended, resigns; Parkville residents bent at recycling public forum; Platte City looks at new audit law; Attorney John Cady obtains $375,000 settlement for Edgerton women; Parkville aims to improve access if Highway 9 floods

13: Long live the Platte County Fair Queen; Fire department’s response questioned in fatal July 4 blaze; PC Aldermen approve payscale halt; Parkville curbs recycling plan; Camden Point considering sites for wastewater treatment facility

20: Large pot farm destroyed; Parkville, residents clear air on recycling; Marker preserves Bonnie and Clyde history; Weston fills two posts; North Platte debt service levy will increase; Dearborn looks at business licenses, City Hall repairs; Ferrelview appoints new board member after chair resigns; Highway 45 project moves to next phase in Parkville; Platte City EDC OKs movies

27: Platte City man killed, daughter’s boyfriend charged; R-3 OKs teacher salary increase; PC Administrator resigns; Warriors ready to compete in Dash; PCPD raids tobacco shop; Parkville prepping for flood recovery; Gov. Nixon turns shovel at KCI; P&Z code adjustment makes property split easier; Chubby’s feature; West Platte sets tax hearing, back to school date

August

3: County Assessor David Christian under fire for employee bonuses; Report reveals firefighter error in fatal July 4 blaze; Parkville police officer drug behind fleeing vehicle; Trooper Fred Guthrie from Weston feared drowned; Sheriff’s Capt. Steve Johnson suspended; Park Hill takes assessed valuation hit; Highway 92 and Marshall ready for renovation; McNamara appeal denied; Parkville group wants to move sandbags

10: PC Alderman Charles Cook guilty of sexual misconduct; Dearborn weed issue ignites; Parkville: sandbags not moving; Platte County steam engine show; County OKs bid for prosecutor office renovation; Appeal of mineral extraction plant expansion denied; Tracy raises sewer rates; Weston officials ready to move back to City Hall; Camden Point nearing deadline for identifying grant administrator.

17: Park Hill says it may need tax increase; NRAD board member advocating levy decrease; PC aldermen get first look at 2012 budget; Prosecutor Eric Zahnd says: Leave Parkville sandbag wall alone; Dearborn man charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old; Sheriff ends Johnson probe; Sheriff’s Department receives $268,000 grant; Dearborn vet Zachary Hershley runs afoul of the law again; Ferrelview seeking single city-wide trash hauler; Former asst. Prosecutor Rob Willard will run for treasurer; Part of the sandbag wall coming down

24: North Platte ups levy; PC increases water, sewer rates; Johnson case sent to third party; PC hires interim admin Pam Windsor; West Platte board member questions tax levy; River rises in Parkville; Weston City Hall cut off by water; County hears 45 Highway, N Highway road project updates; County meetings moved south

31: Former PHS coach Anthony Perry charged with attempting to have sex with student; Rash of thefts reported in PC; No charges filed in Sheriff’s Dept. suspension; PH Superintendent Dennis Fisher freezes levy, resigns; NRAD leaves tax levy alone; West Platte seeks advisory committee volunteers; Platte Co. schools accept Rachel’s Challenge; Ferrelview fires, hires new city clerk

September

7: For now, R-3 freezes levy; Sheriff releases damaging report on Capt. Steve Johnson’s conduct; Platte first responders recall their roles during 9-11; County cuts property tax levy in half; Dearborn increases levy slightly

14: Citizen office to move; Another Dearborn fight night; Zoo group suing County; Troubled vet headed for jail; Parkville flood clean-up to be costly

21: R-3, County forges aquatics partnership; Embattled PC Alderman Cook resigns; Weston looking at possible city admin position; PH’s superintendent search begins; Parkville aims to keep development coming; Cat issue raises backs in PC; Camden Point sewer project in holding pattern; Ferrelview single hauler off the table; Applefest is coming

28: County not affected by KCMSD woes; West Platte theater all but ready for naming; Fire, explosions damage PC trash truck; Parkville turkeys may not trot this Thanksgiving; County jail inmate found dead; North Platte seeks plan approval for FEMA shelter; Tracy increases property tax levy; Missing Grandview man found dead in Riverside; PH begins re-districting talk for new elementary; PC businesses help fill United Services pantry; Sex offender who slipped through cracks goes to jail

October

5: Sheriff conducts sex offender operation; Trooper Guthrie declared dead; Law and order’s new home; Parkville takes action against adult shops; Blinded by science; County waives permit fees for flood victims

12: DWI suspect Jason Brightwell charged after hitting dog; Sheriff Richard Anderson says no to fifth term; Former West Platte coach David Bridger cleared of drug charges; Parkville turkeys will trot; PC mayor Frank Offutt nominates BOA candidate; Weston levee group has ‘serious problem’; Camden Point searches for sewer plant location; KC Rotarians pitch in on home project; PC feral cat ordinance in works

19: PH at crossroads in super search; Attorney takes issue with prosecutor following Bridger not guilty verdict statements; KCP&L seeks power line input; Man charged with assault of officers; Homeowners take complaint to County over ‘developer failure’; Wisconsin trekkers pass through County; Son of PC Alderman Debbie Kirkpatrick dies; Parkville bank buildings yields historic discovery; Ferrelview trustees revisit Board of Zoning Adjustments; 79-year-old PC man accused of sexual conduct with 14-year-old

26: R-3 patrons split on bond issue, tax levy increase; Born to be haunted, author of “Haunted Kansas City”; PC alderman Brad Fryrear sworn in; cat law OK’d; Parkville mayor Gerry Richardson issues Trot challenge; Officials say more abuse victims possible; Don’t become a statistic; Bad trip earns teenager trip to jail; Grants help North Platte boost physical education

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