The Platte County Commission this week approved spending $38,500 to hire RDG Planning and Design, a parks consulting group, to engage in community outreach and create a preliminary design for a new park located at the south trail head of the Prairie Creek Greenway.
Since Kansas City International Airport’s new terminal was opened in 2023, it has seen an increase in travelers, been recognized for several awards for its design and construction and has become a welcoming hub for the Kansas City metro area.
Platte County Clerk Jera Pruitt announced her reelection campaign, citing a proven record of transparency, efficiency, and commitment to solving complex tax issues.
One of the two men involved in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans in 2024 may be headed back to jail after a reported bond term violation.
The Park Hill South girls swim and dive team has done what no other program has accomplished in more than two decades: claim three straight state championships.
Amid a field of 11 local wrestlers who punched their ticket to the state tournament, Park Hill’s Noah Johnson and Platte County’s Jaxson Shute shined the brightest as champions of the District 4 Class 4 Championships held at Park Hill High School Feb. 20-21.
The Park Hill South girls basketball team became back-to-back champions of the Greater KC Red Division on Feb. 20, racing ahead quickly to defeat their nemesis, Park Hill.
For the first time in 11 years, the Park Hill South boys basketball team completed a regular-season two-game sweep of Park Hill, defeating their district rival 56-53 in a packed gymnasium at Park Hill South on Feb. 20.
A pair of local wrestlers from Platte County and Park Hill South exercised their demons of previous defeats to win their first district championships on Feb. 14 in the Class 2 District 4 girls wrestling tournament at Platte County High School.
When the girls basketball teams from Park Hill and Oak Park met back in December, it was the Oak Park Oakies who controlled the game to emerge with a 20-point victory at Park Hill. Things were much different in the return matchup last week.
It was a historic weekend for the West Platte girls wrestling team as they qualified two wrestlers for the state championships for the first time in program history.
The Park Hill South boys basketball team trailed from start to finish of a 58-50 on home court during a conference defeat against North Kansas City on Feb. 10, but several Panther runs nearly erased double-digit deficits to provide a scare to the Hornets.
The accolades and milestones continue to roll in for Park Hill South senior basketball star Addison Bjorn, but her most recent honor has officially pinned her among the elite high school players in the nation.
It has been a challenging season of growth and development for the Platte County boys basketball team, but they have seen some progress.

A Platte County missing persons case resolved last week when a vehicle containing a body was pulled from Smithville Lake in Clay County.