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Platte County Parks celebrated the grand opening of the new Castle Playground at Michael Gunn Park at Platte Meadows last week with a medieval-themed ribbon cutting.
Hillcrest Platte County (HPC) welcomed community members, partners, and supporters on April 24 for the official ribbon cutting and open house of the new Hunter L. Burch Center, located at 6600 NW Tower Drive, Suite 104 in Platte Woods.
The Historic Kansas City Tour, Routes of Resistance, stopped at two iconic locations in Parkville on Saturday, April 25. The Washington Chapel and the Banneker School were stops on a free bus tour, sponsored by UMKC and the Kansas City Monuments Coalition, that explored local black and indigenous history.
AAA Missouri donated a recent model SUV to Platte County High School to help expand its driver education program. The donation, made during a ceremony Friday, April 24 at the school, aims to support an initiative that is already demonstrating real-world traffic safety benefits.
North Platte’s boys track and field team has reached a new summit after winning the boys program’s first-ever KCI Conference championship on May 2 at Lathrop High School.
On a night where dozens of Park Hill baseball alumni returned to their old stomping grounds for one of the final contests on the program’s longtime natural surface home field, it was Park Hill South who emerged victorious on May 1.
All six of the boys tennis players from Platte County High School made the most of their opportunity at the Class 2 District 8 individual tournament, which included a rare doubles sweep for the Pirates on May 1 in Platte City.
The current era of Park Hill boys tennis is an era of doubles dominance, as demonstrated on April 30 at the Class 3 District 8 individual tournament. Park Hill showcased both experience and youth in their district success, extending their streak of state qualification to 10 consecutive years as they swept doubles for the first time since 2017.
On a night built around honoring service and sacrifice, West Platte baseball delivered a finish worthy of the occasion. Under the stormy clouds at Benner Park on April 23, the Blue Jays celebrated their first annual Veterans Night before outlasting Plattsburg 3-2 in a 10-inning walkoff, capping an evening that blended reflection with resilience.
Platte County-area track and field teams tested their best against some of the best competition in the area at the 2026 Ken Peek Invitational held on April 24 at Liberty North High School.
The final full week of April was an action-packed one for the three Platte County-area tennis teams.
The Platte County boys golf team has finally reclaimed the annual Battle for Bragging Rights, defeating Park Hill on April 22 at Tiffany Springs Golf Course in Kansas City.
The Park Hill South boys volleyball team swept its way to a conference road win on April 14, defeating Park Hill 3-0 at the Trojan Athletic Center.
After giving up leads in back-to-back innings, a third lead for the West Platte baseball team was the charm in a rivalry road matchup on April 16 against North Platte in a grueling test between two conference unbeatens.
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A chaotic election season got more so last week after a work session held by Platte County commissioners led to the possible ejection of several candidates from the August primary election. Four of those candidates withdrew from the election voluntarily, and on a split vote, commissioners allowed the remaining three to continue on the ballot. In response, the Board of Elections has re-opened filing for two offices this week.