Johnson County Kansas

Every fall, Medicare beneficiaries receive an important document: the Annual Notice of Change letter. This correspondence from your health insurance company contains vital information about your healthcare coverage and costs for the upcoming year.

This fall, dust, pollen and airborne seeds will blow in the strong Midwestern winds and invade your homes. Not to mention all the human-transmitted diseases that can be present in the air.

Before I can dive into why fiber is so essential for healthy aging, we must talk about what fiber is. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body cannot digest. It is found naturally in our plant foods: vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes. You can also find manufactured forms added to pills, powders and foods.

Did you ever participate in 4-H? Do you remember the excitement of submitting your project to the fair?

During your lifetime, you have built financial stability and protected your hard-earned assets.

May and June bring reliable warmer temperatures, and the season for planting your warm-season crops has arrived. Many apprentice gardeners crave fresh tomatoes, peppers and other delicious fresh vegetables and might be interested in beginning a vegetable garden this year.

The Johnson County Extension Master Gardeners volunteers are the largest group of their kind in the nation.

Johnson County’s Extension Master Gardener program, or EMG, at the Johnson County K-State Extension and Research Office is celebrating its 45th year in 2025.

The late horticulturist Dennis Patton had a favorite saying: “Life is too short for ugly plants.”