• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Pickem Terms and Conditions
Saturday, July 12, 2025
The Platte County Landmark Newspaper
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem!
    • Weekly Pickem Updates
    • Results by Week
    • The Leaderboard
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem!
    • Weekly Pickem Updates
    • Results by Week
    • The Leaderboard
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish
No Result
View All Result
The Platte County Landmark Newspaper
No Result
View All Result

45 Years Ago–December 5, 1975

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
December 3, 2020
in 45 Years Ago
8
SHARES
212
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email

Mrs. Nellie May Coffey was sworn in as Camden Point postmaster Monday, Nov. 24, 1975 with several of her friends present at the ceremony. Mrs. Coffey, and her husband, C.B. Coffey, are longtime residents of Camden Point and reside across the street from the post office.


The Platte City Board of Aldermen has approved a city budget of $251,158 for fiscal 1976, Mayor Donald R. Tharp said recently. The aldermen also voted to lower the city property tax levy from $1.60 to $1.43 on the $100 assessed valuation.

RelatedNews

45 Years Ago–July 11, 1980

45 Years Ago–July 4, 1980

45 Years Ago–June 27, 1980


Mr. and Mrs. Porter Clifton of Roswell, New Mexico spent the holidays with Platte County relatives.


Brownie Troop No. 219 visited The Landmark office last Tuesday afternoon for an educational tour.


Mrs. Ada Milbourne of Golden, Colo. left today for her home after a two month visit with relatives and friends in Missouri.


Santa Claus will be in Platte City on Dec. 7, 11, 14 and 18 visiting with children. Event sponsored by the Platte City Lions Club

Kenneth Welch was installed worshipful master of Platte City Lodge 504 A.F. & A.M. at the Masonic Lodge in Weston on Saturday evening. Installation was preceded by a covered dish dinner.

Tags: platte cityplatte countytaxesweston
Ivan Foley

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.

Related Posts

Landmark On the Road

Landmark On the Road–In Canada

by Ivan Foley
July 10, 2025
0

Joe Wellington, former police chief for Platte City, poses in Yellowknife, Canada with a copy of The Landmark. Wellington and his group spent two weeks in Yellowknife, which is 2,500 miles north and west from Platte City. The group spent...

45 Years Ago–July 11, 1980

by Ivan Foley
July 9, 2025
0

A demolition derby on Wednesday, July 23 will be one of the spectator highlights of the 117th annual Platte County Fair, scheduled July 23-26 at the fairgrounds in Tracy. The derby will also be held Thursday. The fair will also...

30 Years Ago–July 13, 1995

by Ivan Foley
July 9, 2025
0

Eight girls are seeking the crown to be worn by the 1995 Platte County Fair Queen. Candidates include: Jennifer Cox, 17, sponsored by The Landmark Newspaper; Ginger Hass, 19, sponsored by Ida Cox; Ashley Jenks, 19, sponsored by Professional Eye...

15 Years Ago–July 14, 2010

by Ivan Foley
July 9, 2025
0

President Barack Obama visited Platte County’s Smith Electric Vehicles plant on Thursday as part of the administration’s wide ranging “Recovery Summer” tour of many of the stimulus projects funded by Recovery Act grants. Smith Electric Vehicles operates out of the...

Next Post
A COVID CHRISTMAS

A COVID Christmas

Popular News

  • Police

    Driver, 18, killed in Hwy. 45 crash

    104 shares
    Share 42 Tweet 26
  • Platte City Lions Club has pulled the plug

    40 shares
    Share 16 Tweet 10
  • Parkville chooses plan for easing congestion

    14 shares
    Share 6 Tweet 4
  • Nathan Willett says he’ll run for state senate

    11 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3
  • County, city extend lease on former City Hall

    9 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 2
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Pickem Terms and Conditions
Call us at 816-858-0363

Copyright © 2019-2020 The Platte County Landmark Newspaper - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Subscribe Online
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem
    • Results by Week
    • The Leaderboard
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish

Copyright © 2019-2020 The Platte County Landmark Newspaper - All Rights Reserved