Johnson County Kansas

The improved Johnson County Household Hazardous Waste collection facility at 11231 Mastin St., Overland Park, is celebrating completion of its first year since opening last summer.

In 2017, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness an “epidemic” among Americans of all ages. This warning was partly inspired by medical research that revealed damage that social isolation and loneliness can inflict on a body.

As the primary election on Aug. 6 approaches, Johnson County voters should mark June 3 on their calendars – the deadline for changing party affiliation.

Remember the long-running catch line in the 1980s, “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up”?

Johnnie Weasmer, a 73-year-old Merriam retiree, knows that situation. A resident of the Sunflower Apartments, she recently fell on the lawn outside her building.

Parents/ grandparents are invited to go gamin' with their children/grandchildren on Monday, May 20, at the New Century Fieldhouse, 551 New Century Parkway, near Gardner.

Johnson County Library’s printed activity guide is now available in branches.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an annual observance raising awareness, providing support and resources and reducing the stigma around mental health.

A six-week outdoors art program will invite participants to uncover the natural wonders of Shawnee Mission Park and refine their skills in color mixing and light representation while capturing nature’s essence on paper or canvas.

The 50 Plus Program would like to celebrate Older Americans Month by inviting residents to a "Let's Get Trivial" event with a free movie and TV trivia party!

The 3rd Annual Meadowbrook Park Festival will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 7, at 9101 Nall Ave, Prairie Village.