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30 Years Ago–March 15, 1991

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
March 11, 2021
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Lloyd F. and Dorothy Grisham of rural Platte City will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on March 24, 1991. A reception in their honor will be held at the Park Hill Christian Church. The Grishams have two children, Lloyd, Platte City, and Carl, Portland, Oregon.


The Platte County Commission Thursday authorized a request for bids for park equipment intended for use in the Camden Point park under the outreach program of the county parks and recreation board.

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Diane Buckler has started work as Platte City’s first full-time policewoman. She had been serving as a reserve police officer for Platte City. Addition of Mrs. Buckler brings the Platte City Police Department to a strength of five full time officers plus reserves.


Don Dee, a former professional basketball player and a 1968 Olympic gold medal winner, has joined the athletic program at Maple Woods Community College. Dee, 48, will coordinate fundraising and promotional activities for the college’s athletic booster club.


Students from North Kansas City High School battled their way to victory last week during the seventh annual Scholar Bowl Contest sponsored by Maple Woods Community College. After five days of competition, they captured first place.

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Ivan Foley

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.

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