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45 Years Ago–May 20, 1977

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
May 20, 2022
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Mr. and Mrs. Mike Latham of Kansas City announce the birth of their son, Brian Nelson, on May 12, 1977. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Quinn of Camden Point and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Latham of Platte City. Mr. and Mrs. Leona Latham of Savannah are paternal great-grandparents.


Mr. and Mrs. Bob Duncan of Kansas City announce the birth of their son, Andrew Robert, on May 5, 1977. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Otto of Platte City and Mrs. Earl Duncan of Kansas city.

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Bob Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shaw of Platte City, has been named to a summer internship in Des Moines, Iowa with the Iowa Employment Security Division.


Mr and Mrs. Harrel Miller will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 29.


Richard McBee, soil scientist, moved to Platte City to map soils and complete a soil survey for Platte County.


Douglas Brenner Eskridge and Roger Allen Eskridge, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf G. Eskridge of Liberty, were among those who received degrees from the University of Missouri at Kansas City last Saturday, May 14.

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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.

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