Don’t worry: we weren’t under attack on Saturday

If you, like we, were perplexed by what sounded like an encroaching mortar attack near the Village Shops on Saturday night, we’ve got good news and bad news for you.

The good news is, it was just a fireworks display at Kansas City Country Club, and not an act of war.

The bad new is, the display was part of a wedding celebration you weren’t invited to. But don’t feel bad. They didn’t ask us to come, either.

The sound of the fireworks provoked a rash of calls to the Prairie Village and Mission Hills police dispatch line from anxious residents. The display was permitted by the city of Mission Hills.

Speaking of fireworks…the community meeting on the future of Mission Valley is just an hour and a half away…

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About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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