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.

45 Years Ago–Sept. 14, 1979

by Ivan Foley

September 12, 2024

The Thrift Shop located on Main Street above Max’s TV in Platte City will open for business on Friday, Sept. 21. Any donation of clean clothing, toys in good repair and kitchen utensils will be received on Monday. The new...

30 Years Ago–Sept. 16, 1994

by Ivan Foley

September 12, 2024

Jessica Lyn Schmollinger and James Clifton Thatcher II exchanged wedding vows June 11 at Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel in Parkville. Parents of the couple are Loneta Schmollinger of Platte City, Gary Schmollinger of Bethesda, Maryland, and James Thatcher of Kansas...

15 Years Ago–Sept. 16, 2009

by Ivan Foley

September 12, 2024

More than 50 interested people attended an open town hall hosted by Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser last Wednesday evening at Wexford Place retirement community, 6500 N. Cosby, Kansas City in Platte County. He touched on improvements the city has...

Nonsense column streak, generational wealth

by Guy Speckman

September 12, 2024

Gonna run my streak of nonsense columns to a record level this week. I'm getting a new roof and for the last 48 hours, I've had a small Honduran family pounding nails over my head and they are not union....