Johnson County Kansas

The Johnson County Park and Recreation’s 50 Plus Department offers technology support classes to help individuals learn how to navigate a variety of online platforms.

There’s a third Medal of Honor recipient in the history of Johnson County. He is William B. Trembley. He joins an elite list of only two other Medal of Honor recipients – Stanley T. Adams, who was born in a De Soto and earned his medal in the Korean War as an Army sergeant first class, and John Henry Balch, an Edgerton native, who received the prestigious honor in World War I as a Navy pharmacist first mate. Both war heroes were profiled in the May-June issue of The Best Times.

A tropical luau is scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 27 at the Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse, 9101 Nall Ave., Prairie Village.

The primary focus of a card game or game of skill is usually on having fun but there are some amazing benefits that go along with enjoying this pastime! Benefits range from improved math skills to increased sense of self-esteem as a person improves. Games improve patience and concentration by waiting and focusing on what other players are doing to play the most effective move on their turn to win the game.

A grassroots campaign to possibly change the name of Negro Creek in east-central Johnson County is gathering steam with plans for community engagement in the months ahead.

Research into the origins of the name of Negro Creek was a collaborative effort that began with a research request for the Johnson County Museum. Historians at the museum researched several explanations identified by community members and historical context, including connections to Native American languages, the Santa Fe Trail and the Spanish word for black (“negro”), the Underground Railroad, and Black families living in the area.

The renaming effort includes officials from Overland Park, Leawood and Johnson County; representatives from the Kansas African American Affairs Commission and Kansas Water Office; and members of the Johnson County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Branch 4038.

Gardening is a hobby where you can let your personality show. Some like it neat and tidy, while others thrive on a wild and wooly look. All styles are welcomed, and these differences create more beauty to enjoy.

On Thursday, June 17, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners set the maximum expenditure authority for legal publication for the Proposed FY 2022 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget.

On May 17, as part of Older American’s month, the Area Agency on Aging distributed 644 dental kits to its nutrition participants with the hope the kits will promote the importance of dental care.