A welcome home ceremony was held last week for retired Specialist Robert Buck, a decorated Army combat engineer and wounded warrior. The event, hosted by the Texas-based nonprofit Helping a Hero, celebrated Buck’s service, sacrifice, and resilience as he moved into his new, specially adapted home.

The Platte County Health Department (PCHD) works daily to promote behaviors that lead to good physical and mental health. Starting healthy habits early in childhood and keeping them through their teen years is critical. PCHD recently won the 2024 Innovative Leadership Award from the Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence (MOCPHE) for work their work in this area. Particularly, their work to increase water intake and spread positive mental health messages among teens.

The Platte County 4 Kids coalition got a child mental health tax on the November ballot, and it passed, but commissioners blocked its implementation. See these headlines and more in this year’s Year in Review

Parents are concerned after a long-standing Platte County swim program was ended last month with no notice. 

The familiar landmark of the orange Platte City water tower received a new coat of paint this fall, but the color wasn’t what anyone was expecting. 

Snowy winter weather caused headaches, while a Kansas City Chiefs win in the Super Bowl created a red snow day for some Platte County kids. See these headlines and more in this year’s Year in Review

In a unanimous vote before a packed house Platte County Commissioners refused to levy the new children’s mental health tax approved by voters last month. 

Daria Opanasenko-Davydova believes that visiting other countries and experiencing other cultures is a great way of learning about the world we live in.

The Park Hill School District approved its amended plan for redistricting, creating a dedicate feeder system for each high school. 

Central Power Systems and Services, a power generator manufacturer, announced Monday that it will expand in Platte City, investing more than $28.5 million and creating 245 jobs. 

The Park Hill School District’s Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a redistricting plan this week, but not before some last minute changes. 

Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd this week gave commissioners his annual update on crime in Platte County. 

Parkville’s annual Christmas on the River is this Friday, Dec. 6 in historic downtown Parkville. 

A Platte County resident died during the execution of a federal search warrant on Monday.

The Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign (BAAC) and Weston residents are committed to an important mission. They, along with other local residents have been tirelessly working to get the Halfway House Cellar nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.

A new tradition is coming to Weston this week, mixing Weston’s own agricultural history with the fun of old world Christmas markets. 

On Nov. 21-22, the Platte County Sheriff’s Office conducted a Counter Human Trafficking Operation composed of a predatory buyer interdiction operation and a survivor advocacy operation.  

Residents in Ferrelview are getting organized against a planned industrial development just feet from their doors. 

A final proposed redistricting plan was presented to the Park Hill Board of Education last week, with a vote scheduled for December. 

Few will remember the first concert of the Parkville Symphonic Band in 1995, but this year the band celebrates its 30th season.

When Jeff Green, director of the Platte County School District’s Northland Career Center (NCC) found out the Northland Workforce Development Center’s (NWDC) campaign recently had received $1 million in contributions, he wasn’t surprised. “It was more like a validation that all the work we are doing is working,” Green said. “There is no question that this center will have value to so many students and community members in the years to come.”

The fatal shooting of a man who entered a home in rural Platte County in September has been determined a justifiable use of force. 

Parkville Mayor Dean Katerndahl has announced his bid for a second term as mayor. 

Current Parkville alderman Allyson Berberich has won the race against Democrat and political newcomer Charles McDonald. 

Platte City voters overwhelmingly approved a measure on the November ballot asking for up to $24 million in bonds to update the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Voters have again passed on the opportunity to attach the Platte County R-3 School District to the Metropolitan Community College District.

A quarter cent sales tax to benefit mental health services for at-risk youth has passed in Platte County.

An infant under the age of one died and several other people were injured in a four-vehicle crash involving two semis near Camden Point on Wednesday, Oct. 23. 

A Wichita man’s body was recovered inside a vehicle submerged in the Missouri River at Parkville on Thursday, Oct. 24. 

A Weston theatre troop is set to bring some new blood and a lot of boo to a long-time favorite Parkville Halloween event.