Northeast Johnson County morning roundup

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Merriam Piano salutes Royals. Pianos on Parade is back at the Merriam Marketplace with a plano that pays tribute to the 2015 World Championship of the Kansas City Royals. Now through September, you can visit and play the Kansas City Royals-themed piano designed by artists Anita Rhnea Sisk and Michael Schliefke. The Pianos on Parade program has only a few pianos around the metro this year, including Merriam and Mission.

Agreement on senior apartments canceled. The Mission City Council this week formally authorized the cancellation of a development agreement with Brinshore Development that would have resulted in new senior citizen apartment units on the city’s west side. Brinshore for the third year failed to obtain low income tax credits for the project. The city retains $22,500 in funds deposited by Brinshore to be applied to the cost of demolition of the Neff Printing building that sat on the property.

Service remembers victims in Orlando, supports LGBT members. KCUR reported on the Village Presbyterian service Wednesday that brought more than 100 people to the church to remember those who died. Rev. Tom Are, Jr. also offered support to the LGBT members of the church. [Service of Lament and Hope in Prairie Village for Victims of Orlando Shooting – KCUR]

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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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