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🌱 Why Platte City police cars now carry a bold new 988 message.
Platte City, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Platte City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Platte City police cars now carry a bold new 988 message.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
- Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 64.
- Monday: Warm with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Decals on police vehicles promote mental health hotline (plattecountylandmark.com) — Platte City police and public works vehicles are getting new decals promoting the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, making the mental health hotline more visible around town. Officers hope the round-the-clock resource will encourage residents in crisis—or their loved ones—to reach out for help, and they’re already considering design tweaks to improve decal visibility. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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PCCCN - Kids Night Out - 4-12 years
Platte County Community Center North, 3101 Running Horse Rd, Platte City
4:45 pm
Saturday May 2
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📣 Platte City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Jillian Riscoe
The Vineyards @ Pirtle Winery , 505 Spring St , Weston
1:00 pm -
V/JV vs Northland Christian
North Platte High School , 212 W Sixth St , Dearborn
4:30 pm -
HS Track at LeBlond
Bishop LeBlond High School , 3529 Frederick Ave , St Joseph
4:00 pm -
V/JV BB vs Plattsburg
North Platte High School , 212 W Sixth St , Dearborn
4:30 pm -
Baseball vs Mid Buchanan
Benner Park , Weston, MO 64098, USA, Baseball Fields-Baseball
4:30 pm -
JV Track @ Liberty North
Liberty North High School , 1000 NE 104th St , Liberty
4:00 pm -
Spring Band Concert
High School-Performing Arts Center - West Platte High School Weston, MO 64098
6:00 pm -
PCCCN - AOA - Spring Bunco
Platte County Community Center North , 3101 Running Horse Rd , Platte City
1:15 pm -
Blood Drive at NP
North Platte High School , 212 W Sixth St , Dearborn
2:00 pm -
Baseball at Lathrop
Lathrop High School , 102 N. School Street , Lathrop
4:30 pm -
V/JV vs MId-Buchanan (Sr Night)
Mid-Buchanan High School , 3221 SE State Rte H , Faucett
4:30 pm
Saturday April 25
Monday April 27
Tuesday April 28
Wednesday April 29
Thursday April 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have now had 2 bikes stolen out of my front yard in the last 2 months.
This time the bike was all they way up by my front porch, and was taken. This is around 4th and Almond. I will be filing a police report if they are… (Nextdoor Platte City) - The Assessor's office was proud to host Take Your Child to Work Day today.
It was a privilege to welcome these future leaders and provide them with a firsthand look at how our office serves the community. (Nextdoor Platte City)
- Walgreens posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Platte City. Apply here.
- YMCA Kansas City posted a job opening for Lifeguard in Platte City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Platte City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Parkville
- Life & Death in Kevin Morby's Midwest (pitchfork.com)
- Missouri could eliminate its income tax and raise sales taxes. What to know (kansascity.com)
- Will popular Kansas City-area pastor challenge Roger Marshall? Key decision looms (kansascity.com)
Gladstone
- Incoming $2.3B, 470-acre mega development aims to be the Plaza of the Northland (kansascity.com)
North Kansas City
- Chiefs Trade Up to Browns' Pick at No. 6 to Select LSU CB Mansoor Delane (fox4kc.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A tire. (Thank you Joan B. for sending it in!)
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