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Northeast Johnson County morning roundup

Savanna Worthington as Cinderella in SM East's 2016 musical. Photo courtesy SM East Theatre Department.
Savanna Worthington as Cinderella in SM East’s 2016 musical. Photo courtesy SM East Theatre Department.

SM East’s Savanna Worthington among finalists for KC SuperStar. Shawnee Mission East student Savanna Worthington is among the 10 finalists for this year’s KC SuperStar competition. The singing competition, which has an American Idol-style format, gives high school vocalists the chance to vie for the $10,000 Edward & Ellen Rose Family Scholarship. This year’s final will be Sunday, August 27 at 7 p.m.

Overland Park opens up application period for fall festival parade downtown. It may seem far away, but the annual Fall Festival in Downtown Overland Park will be here before you know it. The organizers of the annual festival parade have launched an online tool for groups interested in marching in this year’s parade to apply. You can find it here.

Culinary Fight Club “Pitmaster Throwdown” coming to C. Frogs tonight. Culinary Fight Club Kansas City is bringing its signature kitchen competition to C. Frogs at the Village Shops tonight with a “Pitmaster Throwdown” that will challenge participates to dish up a perfect barbecue plate. Details are here.

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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