Tornado Sirens in Parkville / Platte County

No need for alarm, folks...the sirens are part of an annual safety check. Plans were to conduct the tests on Tuesday but due to a small risk of mini-supercellular tornadoes Tuesday afternoon, the state-wide tornado drills for both Kansas and Missouri had been postponed until today.

From the Publisher: The Hutsler Gang's Anonymous Mailer

Several people in Parkville -- mostly public officials and Luminary advertisers -- received an anonymous mailer from a fictitious group begging people not to read, advertise or circulate the Luminary because I was arrested (with Tom Hutsler) and alleged that the Platte County court called me a "stalker, abuser and bully." It also features the arrest report taken by Parkville police, complete with my home address, social security and driver's license number.

Here's the real story:

Vol. 8, Episode 30 is now in racks!

Top Stories:
Parkville comes to its census
Two new candidates emerge for Commish, Rep seats
Saturation patrols promised

Columns:
A very special "From the Publisher"
A conservative rant
Steve Youngblood takes on Forbes
Dr. Roht talks healthcare
Grigsby is bummed the mike is turned off

All that and the usual goodness you expect to find each week in your local newspaper.

Vol. 8, Episode 28 is now in racks!

In this week's thouroghly engaging issue:

Top Stories:
Platte County is Missouri's Healthiest
Forbes: 'Kansas City is Miserable'
Grill Passes a Bill

Columnists:
Mark Vasto at the Olympics
Steve Youngblood on 'Snowmegeddon'
Bill Grigsby says Golf will survive without Tiger
Nature Magazine on Global Warming Denialists

All that and a crossword, comic and suduko, too!

From the Publisher: Home Makeover Edition

Continuing our bold march into "the cloud," your favorite website for Parkville news and entertainment is undergoing a bit of a makeover. We're integrating our "Luminary TV" and "Luminary Hour" radio broadcasts into the main page in addition to our already popular twitter feed (it only takes a moment or two to sign up if you're not subscribing already). Look for more of our robust suite of offerings to come online in the following weeks -- including our archives from the "Luminary Vault" and "The Inside Story."

Thanks for reading!

Mark Vasto
Publisher
The Parkville Luminary

Volume 8, Episode 27

In this Valentines Day issue:

From the Fishburn Archives: Did Jesse James Plunder Parkville?
     In the wake of Parkville's recent bank robbery, historian Carolyn Elwess
       raids the archives in search of the answers.
Parkville and Twain Shall Meet
The Valentine's Day Malbec Massacre

BANK ROBBERY STUNS PARKVILLE

By Mark Vasto

In a scene that seemed to pretty much occur according to script, two armed gunmen in masks robbed Parkville's Commerce Bank Wednesday morning, making off with an as yet undisclosed amount of cash.

In and out quickly, multiple getaway cars and police hot in pursuit, the robbery was dramatic for onlookers and traumatic for workers of the bank's Parkville Commons branch on Route 45.

No shots were fired and nobody was harmed in the incident, which took less than a minute. One man is in custody.