North Area

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

December 10 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
4520 Mitchell
St Joseph, MO 64507 United States

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

North Area Basketball

January 13, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
917 College Ave
Maryville, 64468

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!

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West Regional Basketball Tournament

February 3, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
St. Joseph, MO United States

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…

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2024 Polar Plunge Chillicothe

February 10, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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…

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2024 Polar Plunge St. Joseph

February 24, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
3702 Frederick Ave
St. Joseph, MO 64506 United States

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…

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2024 Polar Plunge Kirksville

March 2, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
20431 St Hwy 157
Kirksville, MO 63501 United States

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…

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State Indoor Games

March 15, 2024 @ 8:00 am - March 16, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

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…

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St. Joseph Shamrock Run

March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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…

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North Area Spring Games

April 13, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
3221 SE State Route H
Faucett, MO 64448 United States

Team entries & physical renewals are due Thursday, March 21.  Questions?  Contact Mitch Curran: curran@somo.org

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KC Metro/ North Area Powerlifting

April 20, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
4209 Merriam Dr
Shawnee, KS 66203 United States

We hope you’ll join us for a “Border Battle” Powerlifting showdown between SOMO and SOKS Powerlifters! SOMO rosters are due March 28.  North Area teams, please send rosters to Mitch…

North Area blog posts

Special Olympics Missouri athletes played against athletes from Special Olympics Kansas at Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Mo. at Chiefs Training Camp on Thursday, August 4, 2022.

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…

Two SOMO volleyball teams shake hands at the State Summer Games at the MizzouRec on Friday, May 20, 2022 in Columbia, Mo.

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…

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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…

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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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Athlete-Leader guest post: My experience at the United Nations

This blog post was written by athlete-leader and SOMO board of directors member Jared Niemeyer. In June, Niemeyer attended the United Nations 12th Conference of State Parties to the Convention for…

Second Harvest community Food Bank

SOMO participants play part in northwest Missouri flood recovery

During the month of March, mid-western towns along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers battled unseasonably heavy rainfall and rising river levels. One area hit particularly hard by the flooding was…

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