Mr. and Mrs. Robert Delich of Kansas City announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina A. Delich, to Troy Steven Hevalow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gallein Hevalow of North Kansas City. Miss Delich is a 1989 graduate of Oak Park High School and Hevalow is a 1981 graduate of North Kansas City High School. The couple will be united in marriage on March 12 at Christ Church of Unity.
Bitterly cold weather prompted area schools to cancel classes on Tuesday. Air temperatures dipped well below zero and the wind chill factor was reported to be between 30 and 40 degrees below zero. Platte County R-3, West Platte R-2 and North Platte R-1 all decided to cancel school, not wanting to expose students to the frigid temperatures during transportation to and from the schools.
Platte County’s boys basketball team used a strong third quarter to race past Savannah 60-55 in a game in the Savannah Invitational Tournament on Thursday. Savannah led 18-16 after one quarter and 32-25 at the half. In the third frame, the Pirates caught fire, outscoring the hosts 20-4 to grab a lead of 45-36. The Pirates were outscored 19-15 by the Savages in the fourth quarter but were able to hang on for the win. Travis Robinson was Platte County’s leading scorer with 16 points followed by Neal Elliot with 11 and Zac Wegner with 10.