JANUARY
Jan. 3 – A man accused of a string of convenience store robberies in both Platte and Clay counties died in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 435 near Highway 210 in Clay County; MFA Oil Company announced it had purchased Platte-Clay Fuels in both Platte City and Kearney; The former US Ambassador to Nigeria, Rwanda and Djibouti spoke to students at the McCoy Meetin’ House at Park University, sharing his unique viewpoint as a resident of the world.
Jan. 10 – Winter weather brought several inches of snow to Platte County over two days, with all school districts closing due to visibility and slick streets; The Federal Bureau of Investigations was searching for an attempted bank robber after the suspect tried to rob the Bank of Weston in Platte City; The City of Parkville turned daily operation of its sewer system over to the Platte County Regional Sewer District, citing a need to streamline sewer services and administration; The Park Hill School District Board of Education heard an update on the district’s long-range planning process and outcomes of public surveys regarding its Park Hill 2034 plan; Noah Kincaid, Platte County resident, was shaken up in the deadly Japanese earthquake that struck his newly-adopted nation on Jan. 1, 2024…