One of the founders of Platte County non-profit The Farmers House recently retired, but that doesn’t mean she’s gone far from the cause that is near and dear to her heart.
Chris Kendall of Farley is officially announcing his candidacy to retain his role as Platte County Treasurer.
The terminal at Kansas City International Airport was evacuated for about two hours Sunday after a bomb threat was received.
Washington Chapel C.M.E. in Parkville held its annual Black History Month celebration on Sunday, Feb. 22.
Park Hill added another strong chapter to its wrestling tradition at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships by earning three state medals, including a second straight runner-up finish for senior Mason Brayfield at Mizzou Arena on Feb. 28.
A district championship plaque was raised by the North Platte boys basketball team for just the second time in program history.
In their first season competing in Class 4 on the boys side, and in head coach Reggie Burress’ final tournament before retirement, Platte County walked out of the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships with two state medalists with some challenging performances at Mizzou Arena.
The North Platte/Mid-Buchanan boys and girls wrestling teams battled through elite competition at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships held Feb. 25-26 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
At the biggest tournament of her Park Hill South career, Abigail Monaco quickly proved she belonged. The Park Hill South junior, a district champion and first-time state qualifier, finished fourth in the 120-pound division in Class 2 at the MSHSAA State Wrestling Championships held Feb. 27-28 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
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.

A memorable season for the North Platte boys basketball team officially became historic on March 3, when the Panthers strolled to their first-ever win in the MSHSAA State Tournament.