Johnson County Kansas

A Derby Party is planned from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 3 in the Meadow Park Clubhouse, 9101 Nall Ave, Prairie Village, in celebration of the 150th annual Run of the Roses horserace.

A loving send-up of the 1950s, small-town America, teenagers and rock & roll, and a story that will take audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s kick of f the Theatre in the Park’s 55th outdoor season in Shawnee Mission Park.

JCW will be launching a new user-friendly, electronic payment system this summer to replace our current system. With this new portal, you can manage your account and pay your utility bill anytime 24/7, set it and forget it with AutoPay, Pay by Text, link multiple accounts and more!

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.