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Hog Island to Parkville: Justus Drugstore owners docking new seafood concept in historic Parkville – Startland News

Parkville, Missouri · Parkville

Hog Island to Parkville: Justus Drugstore owners docking new seafood concept in historic Parkville – Startland News

The Parker Hollow builds on Chef Jonathan Justus’ mission to put small town Missouri on the menu PARKVILLE, Mo. — A bright yellow, nearly 150-year-old former Italian restaurant could become Kansas City’s go-to seafood destination with help from the world-renowned hometown culinary team behind Justus Drugstore and Black Dirt. Camille Eklof and Chef Jonathan Justus, The Parker Hollow; courtesy photo Chef Jonathan Justus and his wife Camille Eklof …Read Article

A Memorial Day tradition

Memorial Day · Platte City

A Memorial Day tradition

A rifle team from VFW Post 4055 (left) and Boy Scouts from Troop 1351 took part in the Memorial Day ceremony at the Platte City Cemetery on Monday. Featured speaker (right) was Col. Lee A. Norman, senior medical director of Optum Care Midwest Region. A crowd of about 90 people attended the service, which was held in chilly conditions, with temperatures in the upper 50s when the service began. Linda Foley/Landmark photos The post A Memorial Day t…Read Article

45 Years Ago--May 30, 1980

Platte City · Platte City

45 Years Ago--May 30, 1980

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sell of Platte City announce the engagement of their daughter, Theresa Anne, to Richard Blake Dunlop, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dunlop, 8019 N. Stoddard, Kansas City. Miss Sell graduated in 1979 from Platte County R-3 High School and attended Missouri Western State University. She is currently enrolled at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. The bridegroom-elect, a 1976 graduate of Park Hill High School, is empl…Read Article

Local GOP insiders have conspired to blacklist

The text message from Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker made it clear: this wasn’t about Tom’s qualifications—it was about me, and the false narrative they’ve created to keep me and those who believe as I do from participating in civic life.Republican Party · Platte County Read Article

45 Years Ago--May 23, 1980

Former President Gerald Ford, in a Platte County appearance Saturday, described President Jimmy Carter as a man who “tries to make himself a hero out of disasters he has created” and likened him to an arsonist “who starts fires and then tries to be there to put out the flames.” Speaking at a fundraiser for Tom Coleman at the Hilton Airport Plaza Inn, Ford termed Carter’s economic policies a disaster, energy programs “totally misdirected” and for…Jimmy Carter · Platte City See the Story

West Platte baseball falls flat in State Quarterfinals matchup to Holden

(Weston, Mo.) West Platte senior Jaxson Turner held the Holden Eagles hitless through four innings, but a bad fifth inning led to a 9-0 win for the Eagles Thursday afternoonBaseball · Weston Read Article

Meat the moment: Veteran cattle rancher deploys co-op model to save the Midwest cowboy

WESTON, Mo. — Almost a decade after launching KC Cattle Company — his veteran-owned and -operated waygu beef company — Patrick Montgomery is forging a new path to help fellow ranchers and farmers survive. He’s now digging his spurs into Valor Provisions, a direct-to-consumer online marketplace offering premium proteins from small, independent, veteran-owned ranches like his own. The goal: build a stronger financial future for America’s protein p…Weston, Missouri · Weston Read Article

She Was Left In A Locked Dog Park Alone. Then Someone Heard Her Cries

“She jumped right into my mom’s car …” On a freezing winter night in Parkville, Missouri, Emily Orr was driving home from her mom’s house when a distant cry stopped her in her tracks. The streets were foggy and desolate — no place for anyone to be out, especially not a dog. But what Emily heard was unmistakable: a dog crying for help from a closed, locked dog park. Despite the dangerous weather and poor visibility, Emily refused to ignore it. S…Parkville, Missouri · Parkville Read Article

15 Years Ago--May 26, 2010

Riverside police opened a homicide investigation this week after entering an apartment to check the welfare of a man who had reportedly failed to appear at his place of employment for several days. The man was found dead in his apartment Monday evening, amid what police are calling ‘signs of violence.’ While the Platte County R-3 School Board last year volunteered to hold its tax levy steady at $4.19 rather than raising it by 22 cents to meet a …Platte County, Missouri · Platte County Read Article

Birds, weddings and such

My wife has declared some type of war on birds around our house without telling me of this declaration. I walked onto our rear patio area last week and she had constructed this table on a table contraption with a fake owl sitting at the top of her creation. She seems very serious about these birds. She has taken to yelling at them and swinging a broom from time to time and I’m nothing but scared. I’m not sure if she has the constitutional or con…Platte County, Missouri · Platte County Read Article

'Guilt by association' ends appointment talk

EDITOR: I want to begin my letter with a little background about myself. I am a proud Patriot, and I love our great country. I served in the United States Navy for 10 years and then worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 17 years, before starting Engage Publications. We published the 169 North, I-29 North, I-35 North, and 152 East magazines for several years before COVID hit. I have met many like-minded Patriots in Platte County that I am proud …Platte County, Missouri · Platte County Read Article

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