Area Contact Information
702 S Woodbine Rd, St Joseph, MO 64507
Phone: 816-233-6232 / Fax: 816-233-0130
Area Staff:
Melody Prawitz, Development Director
Mitch Curran, Program Director
Counties served:
Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clark, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Ray, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan and Worth
North Area events

Chili Bingo Night
Come let us do your cooking! Sunday, December 10th Doors Open at 4:00pm, Bingo starts at 5:30pm $6.00 per person Prizes for everyone! lympoc

North Area Basketball
Team entries and physicals due Friday December 8th. Questions? Please contact Mitch Curran: curran@somo.org Interested in volunteering at Area Basketball? Please click HERE to register!

West Regional Basketball Tournament
We are hosting our West Regional Basketball Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2024. You can see all the locations below: Spring…

2024 Polar Plunge Chillicothe
This “unbearable” event is a unique opportunity to show your bravery as you support local Special Olympics Missouri athletes by walking, running or crawling into the frigid winter waters. In…

2024 Polar Plunge St. Joseph
This “unbearable” event is a unique opportunity to show your bravery as you support local Special Olympics Missouri athletes by walking, running or crawling into the frigid winter waters. In…

2024 Polar Plunge Kirksville
This “unbearable” event is a unique opportunity to show your bravery as you support local Special Olympics Missouri athletes by walking, running or crawling into the frigid winter waters. In…

State Indoor Games
The 2024 State Indoor Games will take place in St. Charles, MO from March 15-16, 2024. For the most updated schedule, visit somo.org/indoorgames. For more information contact Luke Lamb at…

St. Joseph Shamrock Run
Celebrate the spirit of giving and community at the Shamrock Run in St. Joseph on March 16th! Date: March 16th Event Highlights: Shamrock 5K Fun Run: Lace up your running…
North Area blog posts

Special Olympics Missouri athletes compete at Chiefs Training Camp
ST. JOSEPH – The Kansas City Chiefs were not the only football team training at Missouri Western State University on Thursday. Special Olympics Missouri and Special Olympics Kansas faced off…

SOMO hosts successful State Summer Games in Columbia
COLUMBIA – Special Olympics Missouri hosted its State Summer Games May 20-22 in Columbia. It was SOMO’s first full three-day event since 2018. “SOMO has been through so much these…

Meet the Team: Team Missouri 3 on 3 basketball
Meet the team that will represent Missouri in 3 on 3 basketball at USA Games, this summer at Disneyland in Orlando, Florida, June 5-12. They are led by their coach…

Jared Niemeyer named SOMO Athlete of the Year, other athletes honored
All of the athletes below were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Special Olympics Missouri from their respective areas at the SOMO Annual Awards Luncheon Oct. 19 in Columbia. Each year,…
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North Area newsletters
- SOMO SCOOP: December 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: November 2023
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- SOMO SCOOP: January 2023
- SOMO SCOOP: December 2022
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- SOMO SCOOP: October 2022