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The Platte City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a car on fire at the Bello Mondo Apartments at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 3. The car, a 1974 Oldsmobile Toronado owned by Ronald Searcy, was in flames when the firemen arrived. Fire Captain Steve Hardesty reported that the fire destroyed the front half of the car. No cause of the fire has yet been determined.
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A surgery center/medical office is being planned in Platte City on property adjacent to the Compass Elementary School in Platte City.
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Platte City firefighters were kept busy Thursday, Jan. 10, responding to calls. The first occurred at 2:30 p.m. at the Platte City residence of James F. Brown. A faulty fireplace was blamed for the blaze, which was confined to the interior of the house. According to fire chief Steve Hardesty, the fire was ignited when coals fell through a crack in the base of the fireplace. The second call was a brush fire behind Bello Mondo, Building 1, at about 7:30 p.m. Children playing unsupervised with a charcoal grill in a tree house were believed to be responsible for the blaze. For a short time the fire presented a hazard to Buildings 1 and 2 of the complex, but the firefighters brought the blaze under control in about 10 minutes. The fire was extinguished approximately 45 minutes later. According to Hardesty, no dollar value has been set on the damage in either fire.
Unseasonably mild weather has helped the progress of construction on the new Hwy. 92 bridge across the Platte River at Platte City/Tracy. The construction of the bridge substructure is “right on schedule” according to Missouri Highway and Transportation Department resident engineer Tom Markaway. The bridge is scheduled for completion on Nov. 15.
The Missouri Department of Transportation estimates that about 1,020 vehicles travel over the Hwy. HH (Main Street) bridge over I-29 each day at Platte City. The route will be closed for more than three months while crews build a new bridge. Construction could begin as early as April. Platte City police officers James Tharp and […]
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Let’s touch on a topic that has been on most everyone’s mind lately, especially in light of the major winter storm Mother Nature dumped on us Jan. 4 through Jan. 5. That topic is mail delivery. Or lack thereof.
Platte County R-3 School District officials say the current system for dismissing students could be safer and less expensive. Rob Gardner, assistant superintendent, presented a plan to the school board that would change the bell times for all students. Currently, students who attend schools at the district’s north campus in Platte City arrive at 7:40 […]
A surprise 25th wedding anniversary celebration honoring Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Elam of Excelsior Springs was hosted by their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Amos, Kelly and Tracy, of Ferrelview, on Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Elam’s home. A two story barn belonging to Bill Hillix of Camden Point burned Tuesday, Jan. 15 […]
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