Johnson County Kansas

Hoarding disorder affects about 19 million people in the nation. A person with hoarding disorder experiences behavioral distress which interferes with their emotional, physical, social, financial or legal well-being.

One of the most important keys to maintaining good health in the senior years is controlling blood pressure. “High blood pressure is the most common disease in the United States. About a third of adults have it,” said internal medicine physician Keith Jantz, MD, Overland Park. “It is a major contributor to serious diseases including heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and aneurysms.”

For those looking for a little extra help with either basic genealogy or DNA and genetic genealogy, free one-on-one online sessions are offered that can be booked in advance. To sign up for an appointment, go to jcgsks.org for a link to the Signup Genius page to view the available appointment times and make a reservation. A volunteer will email a personal Zoom meeting link to you prior to the scheduled date.

Johnson County residents are invited to the family fun at the Johnson County Fair in Gardner from July 27 through Aug. 1. The 2021 theme is “Hero’s Unite.”

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.