Johnson County Kansas

Things will be different this fall and winter, but the 50 Plus Program of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District has found new ways to celebrate old favorites.

Johnson County residents of all ages are invited to take a break from the busy holiday festivities and celebrate the winter solstice from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 N. K-7 Highway, Olathe.

The International Day of Storytelling will be celebrated from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at the Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 N. K-7 Highway, Olathe.

In an outdoor ceremony on Sept. 25, the Johnson County Commission on Aging (COA) presented the Peg Deaton Leadership in Aging Award to Eugene Lipscomb.

The 2021 Explore Your Options Directory, a guide to services and resources for older adults in Johnson County , has been mailed to older adults in Johnson County. Take another look at the directory and see if you might benefit from the re - sources listed there.

The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment has new Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) classes starting soon, both in-person and virtually.

Winter hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. go into effect Nov. 1 for many Johnson County Park and Recreation District parks through Feb. 28.

Almost 50 years ago, the final American troops left South Vietnam on March 29, 1973 with scenes of chaos in Saigon, the capital, as the U.S. involvement in the war came to an end. Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, fell two years later, ending the war after 19 years, five months.

On Oct. 15, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners authorized a series of bond sales to refinance existing debt in light of current lower market interest rates, saving taxpayers millions of dollars.