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.

Soccer booking boom fails to kick off for rentals

by Ivan Foley

June 4, 2026

HYPED INCOME FOR AIRBNB OWNERS NOT HAPPENING World Cup visitors coming to Kansas City who opt for a short term rental “will be getting better deals than they thought.” That’s the word from Susan Brown of Platte County, president of...

Come for the jazz, stay for the blues

by Landmark Digital

June 4, 2026

PARKVILLE FESTIVAL SET AT ENGLISH LANDING PARK In 2024, the Banneker School Foundation revived Parkville's annual Jazz and Blues festival to the delight of the Parkville community and many of the attendees. The festival is set for Saturday, June 6...

Child, 5, dies after hit by falling tree at trail

by Landmark Digital

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AT LINE CREEK, KANSAS CITY IN PLATTE COUNTY A young boy who was struck by a falling tree on a trail in Platte County has died. The boy, age 5, had been hospitalized since a tree fell on him last...

45 Years Ago–May 29, 1981

by Ivan Foley

May 29, 2026

Returning Platte County R-3 School District teachers will get an average 18 percent pay hike next term, under a salary schedule unanimously approved by the board of education Thursday night. Members of the school district’s new Platte County Education Association...