Johnson County Kansas

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is funding a statewide initiative called Kansas 60+ Nutrition Counseling.

In partnership with Johnson County’s Area Agency on Aging and K-State Research and Extension, Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s 50 Plus Program is bringing back the Aging Mastery Program in September.

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program features trained instructors to cover a variety of range-of-motion endurance-building activities and relaxation techniques. Each 45-minute workout has a suggested $3 donation per person and can be paid each day class is attended. Preregistration is not required for in-person classes. These classes are ongoing and can be attended weekly at your convenience.

Sept. 18-22, 2023, is designated as Falls Prevention Week, a nationwide effort to raise awareness that falls are preventable, with a theme “From Awareness to Action.”

As a way to say thank you to our community for its amazing support of our programs, the Johnson County Park and Recreation District is hosting an inaugural Fun Fest on Saturday, Oct. 14.

The Ventures had some good advice in 1960: Walk, don’t run.

Aaron Otto began serving as assistant county manager on April 3, 2023. Otto has been with the county since 2015, and has more than two decades of government experience at the federal, state, county and city levels, most recently as the executive director for the Johnson County Airport Commission since May 2016.