The Platte County Citizen has provided readers with a county-wide overview for more than 60 years. That’s a lot of change to witness.
Commissioners discussed the need for a new Platte County Detention Center at a special meeting held Monday, April 29.
A Platte County jury has found a repeat sex offender guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl on multiple occasions from 2016 to 2017. Joseph E. Ginn was found guilty of second degree statutory rape, two counts of second degree statutory sodomy, and second degree child molestation on April 24 following a three-day trial.
After serving six and a half years as a Platte City Alderman, Steve Hoeger is now the Mayor of Platte City.
PLATTE CITY – It took two postponements over a course of 72 hours for the Kansas City Suburban Conference White Division Track and Field Meet and Platte County took the crown.
LEE’S SUMMIT – Needing to beat the Staley girls in the final race to claim second place in the Kansas City Suburban Conference Silver Division Track and Field Meet, Park Hill did just that with a 4:08.37 4x400 at Lee’s Summit North High School on May 1.
PLATTSBURG – The postseason track and field season officially began with the Class 2 District 8 Meet and West Platte didn’t mess around at Plattsburg High School on May 4.
PLATTSBURG – North Platte has made a habit of hanging track and field banners in recent years and is on track to keep that going after an impressive outing at the Class 2 District 8 Meet at Plattsburg High School on May 4.
PARKVILLE – Over the course of the last 15 years, Park Hill (12-18) and Park Hill South (11-17) have matched up 31 times without a double-digit shutout until the most recent one on May 3.
SMITHVILLE – Out of the 11 teams that competed in the Class 4 District 4 Boys’ Golf Match, Platte County finished in fourth place at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex on May 6.
WESTON – It’s been quite some time since West Platte entered the baseball postseason with as much hope as this year.
DEARBORN – Some programs wait decades between the clinching of conference titles, which was the case for the North Platte baseball team (17-2) that ended the 23-year drought in a unique way.
PLATTE COUNTY – It’s been an up-and-down girls’ soccer season among the three teams in Platte County.
PLATTE CITY – In a span of 72 hours, Park Hill (4-10) was tasked with taking on two soccer teams within the county, beating Platte County (3-7) and losing to Park Hill South (15-1).
The Parkville Board of Aldermen held a joint meeting with the city’s parks and recreation board last week to discuss the new farmers market building to be erected at English Landing Park.