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Clay County’s child-support warranty amnesty program offers reset for offenders
For the eighth straight year, the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office will conduct its child-support warrant amnesty program, which works with parents who have the most unpaid child-support issues.
Troy Miller steps down as Platte City alderman
Troy Miller has resigned his seat on the Platte City Board of Aldermen. Mayor Steve Hoeger announced Miller’s resignation last week. Hoeger said Miller “has served the city with dedication and integrity for over four years.”. Miller serves as the first-ever full time fire chief for the Central...
Judge hears arguments over whether Missouri AG Andrew Bailey should be questioned under oath
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office urged a judge on Thursday not to require him to sit for a deposition in his lawsuit against Jackson County, arguing county attorneys want information that “has nothing to do with the case.” Jason Lewis, general counsel for the Attorney General’s Office, urged Clay County Circuit Judge Karen Krauser […]
45 Years Ago–July 27, 1979
The city council for the City of Platte City has passed an ordinance calling a special election on Aug. 7 for a one percent sales tax. The tax would become effective on Jan. 1, 1980. All receipts from the retail sales in Platte City that are subject to Missouri state sales tax would be taxable.
Fricker admits ‘mistakes’ in jail sales tax proposal
BUT COMMISSIONER SAYS COUNTY WON’T POST CORRECTIONS. A county commissioner admits Platte County has distributed jail tax financial projections that contain errors, but added that he sees no reason to issue a corrected document. The original projections were used as the basis for the county’s proposed half cent sales...
New administrator hired by Platte City
TOM COLE MOST RECENTLY WORKED FOR LEAVENWORTH COUNTY. Platte City’s new city administrator will be arriving after a stint at Leavenworth County, Kan. Five of six members of the Platte City Board of Aldermen approved the contract for Thomas (Tom) Cole as the new city administrator at a special meeting held July 16. Alderman Vickie Atkins was unavailable for the meeting.
Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Hamlin, Clay, Grantsville, and Clarksburg
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Lincoln, Clay, Calhoun, and Harrison counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at:. Southern West Virginia...
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