County approves one more fireworks show

Top Notch Fireworks will add another fireworks show to their schedule, this one at the end of August at Jim’s Sanitation.

Union County’s board of supervisors, in a quiet meeting Wednesday, approved Top Notch’s request for a fireworks display on Aug. 30. The show will join other shows in the summer, including Afton’s Pre Fourth show and the Fourth of July show at McKinley Park.

No time has been set as of publication, but it won’t be the last show in 2025 for Top Notch. An additional fireworks show will take place in September during Creston High School football’s homecoming game.

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