Platte County Coronavirus Precautions

by Ivan Foley

March 16, 2020

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Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley, longtime owner/publisher of the Platte County Landmark, is a past winner of the national Gish Award for courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism, presented by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. He lives in Platte County not far from KCI Airport.

St. Joseph police captain to be Platte City’s next chief

by Landmark Digital

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JEFF WILSON CHOSEN FROM 40 APPLICANTS The City of Platte City has announced the selection of Captain Jeff Wilson as the city’s future police chief, succeeding Chief Joe Wellington, who will retire on April 1, after six years of service...

45 Years Ago–Jan. 18, 1980

by Ivan Foley

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Platte City firefighters were kept busy Thursday, Jan. 10, responding to calls. The first occurred at 2:30 p.m. at the Platte City residence of James F. Brown. A faulty fireplace was blamed for the blaze, which was confined to the...

30 Years Ago–Jan. 19, 1995

by Ivan Foley

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Unseasonably mild weather has helped the progress of construction on the new Hwy. 92 bridge across the Platte River at Platte City/Tracy. The construction of the bridge substructure is “right on schedule” according to Missouri Highway and Transportation Department resident...

15 Years Ago–Jan. 20, 2010

by Ivan Foley

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The Missouri Department of Transportation estimates that about 1,020 vehicles travel over the Hwy. HH (Main Street) bridge over I-29 each day at Platte City. The route will be closed for more than three months while crews build a new...