Johnson County Kansas

Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s 50 Plus Department will host a free Veterans Celebration Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty St., Overland Park.

The Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s 50 Plus Program is excited to host the annual Live Well Age Well event in person from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park.

If you are looking for a job, but having a hard time finding employment, please check out the Community Supported Employment Program (CSEP) Job and Resource Fair from 2-3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park.

The Friends of Johnson County Library want to assure you: the used book business is great.

An 80th anniversary celebration commemorating the Olathe Naval Air Station is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Commemorative Air Force Hangar, 6 Aero Plaza, New Century AirCenter.

Following a recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers, it is anticipated that a new COVID booster shot will be available this fall that will provide better protection against infection and serious disease from COVID-19.

Visitors to downtown Olathe will be able to enjoy future enhancements at the Johnson County Square thanks to separate actions by the Board of County Commissioners and the city of Olathe for Phase Two improvements.

Do you suffer from a chronic disease such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, COPD, stroke or any ongoing health concern? If so, you are not alone. In fact, 145 million Americans suffer from some type of chronic disease.

The Commission on Aging (COA) will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, and Oct. 12 in the Sunset Drive Office
Building, 11811 S. Sunset Drive, Olathe.Please call 913-715-8860 for information.Read more at Jocogov.org/coa or facebook.com/jocoaging/.

During the past three months that I have been the director for Aging and Human Services, AHS has been busy meeting the needs of our Johnson County residents. I wanted to take the opportunity and highlight a couple of projects completed by the dedicated AHS staff.