Platte County High School Dance Team

by Ivan Foley

July 26, 2019

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Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley is owner/publisher of the Platte County Landmark. Foley has been on the news beat in Platte County with The Landmark for 39 years, specializing in local government and accountability journalism. He provides weekly observations and editorial commentary in his Between the Lines column and serves as host of Landmark Live, a light-hearted videocast featuring newsmakers in the Northland. He has penned multiple award-winning pieces during his time with The Landmark. In 2016, Foley won the Tom and Pat Gish Award, a national honor given by the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky for displaying courage, tenacity and integrity in journalism. Foley resides in unincorporated Platte County.

City may cut frequency of recycling pickups

by Ivan Foley

June 17, 2021

Platte City considers pilot program Some changes in the recycling program within Platte City may be on the horizon, with the city leaning to going to every-other-week pickup instead of weekly, at least for a trial period. For years the...

Parkville ballfield project gets million dollar grant

by Ivan Foley

June 17, 2021

For complex planned in Platte Landing Park The proposed new ball fields at Platte Landing Park in Parkville received a boost in the form of a $1 million grant from Platte County park tax proceeds. The City of Parkville was...

A growing distrust of city government

by Landmark Digital Staff

June 17, 2021

EDITOR: Harvey Greer sent the following letter to Parkville Mayor Nan Johnston and shared it with The Landmark. Dear Mayor Johnston: I have two purposes in writing this letter: 1) to thank you for your phone call concerning the proposed...

Nature area on Union Chapel open for wildlife viewing

by Landmark Staff

June 17, 2021

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Platte Land Trust are partnering to offer public access to the Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area west of Parkville. The Land Trust is opening the Sawyers property to visitors under MDC's voluntary Missouri...