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North Area

Area Contact Information

3725 Gene Field Rd, Ste B, St Joseph, MO 64506
Phone: 816-233-6232 / Fax: 816-233-0130

Area Staff:
Melody Prawitz, Development Director

Mitch Curran, Program Director

Charlie Phillips, Office Assistant

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 Sponsors

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Progressive Community Services logo
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North Area events

Walking Club Flyer

St. Joseph Walking Club

March 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
3702 Frederick Ave
St. Joseph, MO 64506 United States

SOMO Walking Club-North Area step into fitness, fun, and friendship with the Special Olympics Missouri Walking Club! We meet every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every Month at 4:00pm 📍…

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State Basketball 2026

March 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
2026 MO Magic Logo

Team Missouri Meeting/Training

March 27 - March 29
Purdy, 65734 United States

Details coming. Questions? Contact Susan Shaffer

Walking Club Flyer

St. Joseph Walking Club

April 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
3702 Frederick Ave
St. Joseph, MO 64506 United States

SOMO Walking Club-North Area step into fitness, fun, and friendship with the Special Olympics Missouri Walking Club! We meet every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every Month at 4:00pm 📍…

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North Area Spring Games (East Buchanan)

April 11 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
100 Smith Street
Gower, 64454 United States

Team entries and physicals due Thursday, March 26th.  Questions?  Please contact Mitch Curran: curran@somo.org

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North Area Spring Games (Kirksville)

April 18 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1300 S Cottage Grove Ave
Kirksville, MO 63501 United States

Team entries and physicals due Thursday, April 2nd.  Questions?  Please contact Mitch Curran: curran@somo.org

Walking Club Flyer

St. Joseph Walking Club

April 21 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
3702 Frederick Ave
St. Joseph, MO 64506 United States

SOMO Walking Club-North Area step into fitness, fun, and friendship with the Special Olympics Missouri Walking Club! We meet every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every Month at 4:00pm 📍…

Walking Club Flyer

St. Joseph Walking Club

May 5 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
3702 Frederick Ave
St. Joseph, MO 64506 United States

SOMO Walking Club-North Area step into fitness, fun, and friendship with the Special Olympics Missouri Walking Club! We meet every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every Month at 4:00pm 📍…

2026 MO Magic Logo

Team Missouri Meeting/Training

May 9
305 Special Olympics Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65101 United States

Details Coming. Questions? Contact Shaffer

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State Summer Games

May 29 - May 31
Kirksville, Missouri

reach out to Craig Hall for information hall@somo.org

SOMO Sum Ups - weekly recaps & headlines

CHECK PRESENTATION

SOMO Sum Ups: Feb. 6-12

Here’s a look back at the amazing Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) events from Feb. 6-Feb. 12! Training for Life Campus Events: All Week! TLC events are back for the new year!…

2024 Chillicothe Plunge

RELEASE: 17th Annual Chillicothe Polar Plunge raises nearly $8,000 for SOMO

CHILLICOTHE – The 17th Annual Chillicothe Polar Plunge on Feb. 10 at Simpson Park was a splashing success, raising $7,700 to date. A total 31 brave men, women from around…

Kirksville Polar Plunge

RELEASE: SOMO gets set for 17th Annual Kirksville Polar Plunge

KIRKSVILLE – The 17th Annual Kirksville Polar Plunge will take place on March 2, 2024. Brave men and women from around the area will don Hawaiian-themed costumes and swimwear and…

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SOMO Sum Ups: Jan. 30-Feb. 5

Here’s a look back at the amazing Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) events from Jan. 23-28, 2024! Training for Life Campus Events: All Week! TLC events are back for the new year!…

St. Joseph Polar Plunge 2023

RELEASE: SOMO gears up for 19th Annual St. Joseph Polar Plunge

ST. JOSEPH – The 19th Annual St. Joseph Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday, Feb. 24. Brave men and women from around the area will don Hawaiian-themed costumes and…

Chillicothe Polar Plunge

RELEASE: Chillicothe gets set for 17th Annual Polar Plunge

CHILLICOTHE – The 17th Annual Chillicothe Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.  Brave men and women from around the area will don Hawaiian-themed costumes and swimwear…

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SOMO honors law enforcement excellence and reveals 2023 Drive it Home Raffle winner at LETR luncheon

JEFFERSON CITY – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) celebrated another successful year of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) with a celebration luncheon at the Training for Life Campus on Friday,…

LETR At 2023 Summer Games

RELEASE: SOMO to celebrate law enforcement heroes and reveal Drive it Home Raffle winner this Friday

JEFFERSON CITY – The excitement is building as Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) prepares to host the highly anticipated 2023 Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Celebration Lunch at the prestigious Training…

SOMO Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023, In Order From Left To Right, Daniel Fultz, Genice Fisher, Chris Ringot, Stan Smith

SOMO Sum Ups: Nov. 13-20

Here’s a look back at all of the amazing Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) events from Nov. 13-20, 2023! Training for Life Campus Weekly Events and Classes: November 14-17 We have been loving the Training for Life Campus November…

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RELEASE: SOMO inducts 2023 Hall of Fame Class and announces annual award winners

JEFFERSON CITY – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) inducted its 2023 Hall of Fame Class and honored several of its most outstanding athletes, coaches, volunteers and financial partners at the 2023…