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In this issue:

• Online survey seeks readers’ input
• TIP announces 2026 season lineup
• Kathy Slater receives leadership award
• Administrative Case Management helps Kansans access critical Medicaid services
• COA lists priorities, elects new officers
• Volunteers needed for SHICK program
• BOCC, others celebrate two new public safety facilities
• County OKs airport shuttle service
• Workshops offer gardening fun in new year
• Puzzle Palooza tests skills on Jan. 30
• Event highlights fountains of KC
• Horticulture brightens the holidays
• Dispatchers: Helping voices in 911 calls
• Not all seniors age the same
• Antioch Park certified as arboretum
• Pickleball tournament set Feb. 20
• Classes enhance fitness
• VITA tax help starts on Feb. 4
• ‘Everyday Democracy’ exhibit opens Feb. 7 at JoCo Museum
• 50 Plus plans group travel tours, day trips
• Programs unlock artistic skills
• Testing checks for radon
• Library plans open house to celebrate Genealogy Day
• Project closes nature center until mid-2026
• Hotline continues in winter
• Facility accepts lithium batteries for disposal