By David Markham Despite two weeks of unusually cold weather during February, Phase 1 improvements at the Mid-America Sports Complex (MASC) are proceeding with only minor delays. “To date, this extremely aggressive project has
By the Johnson County Museum March is Women’s History Month, and at the end of the month is the Jewish Passover celebration. Both intersect in the life of a Johnson
By David Markham After the winter we’ve just had, the upcoming change in the seasons will be welcomed by most of us, but it doesn’t come without considerable and often
By David Markham A unique scavenger hunt where participants pursue and collect experiences and memories instead of objects is part the 50th anniversary celebration for JCPRD’s 50 Plus department going on
By David Markham “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire” is an old saying you’ve undoubtedly heard. But in JCPRD parks between Nov. 1 and April 1, it would be almost as
By the Johnson County Museum As we begin Black History Month, the Johnson County Museum is exploring the history of a family who for five generations has helped shape our
By Superintendent of Culture Susan Mong Johnson County Park and Recreation District (JCPRD) has launched a new Public Art Program. The goal is to embed public art into park spaces,
By David Markham With all the strangeness of the past year, who hasn’t felt a little powerless at times? The theme for JCPRD’s 2021 Camp Guide, “I Have the Power,”
By Executive Director Jeff Stewart As we began 2020, JCPRD was well positioned to focus on providing and expanding on its many services that the Johnson County community has grown to
By the Johnson County Museum In a year where the fact that history is being made all around us has perhaps never been clearer, the work of the history museum
By David Markham As of 2021, JCPRD’s 50 Plus Department will be old enough to participate in its own programs! In all seriousness, the department has spent the past five decades providing
By David Markham JCPRD is currently offering two very different ways to donate to help local parks and some of the animals therein. Separate programs are currently seeking discarded natural
By David Markham Johnson County recently lost a champion of green space and recreation activities who was instrumental in impacting the quality of life in Johnson County. Longtime JCPRD employees have
By David Markham It’s already snowed a few times in late 2020, and chances are winter precipitation will be back before long. When winter transforms JCPRD parks into winter wonderlands,
By the Johnson County Museum Some of the traditions centered around gift giving at Christmas come from the 1950s. With the American victory in World War II, the 1950s saw
