Community Calendar for April 8th, 2026

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WEEKLY EVENTS

Mondays (except holidays) – Worth County Commissioners meet at 9 am.

Fridays – Bedford Jam, United Christian Presbyterian Church, 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Snacks and drinks available. Walk-ons are welcome. For information, call (712) 523-2282.

REGULAR ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 1^st to 6^th – No school at NEN. Spring Break.

April 1^st – Early dismissal at North Nodaway, Spring Break. No school at North Nodaway from April 2^nd through 6^th.

April 2^nd – Early dismissal at Worth County. No school at Worth County from April 3^rd through 6^th. Easter Break.

April 2^nd – Michael Orr, an educator with 30 years of experience in the classroom and administration, will discuss “Establishing a Foundation in a New Classroom” at the J.W. Jones Student Union Boardroom at 7 pm. Free and open to the public. He serves as the principal of Longview Farm Elementary School in Lee’s Summit and played football under legendary Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder.

April 3^rd – Redding UMC Good Friday Bake Sale, Ringgold County Courthouse Lobby, 7:45 am.

April 4^th – Gilman City Dodge Ball Tournament, Gilman City School. Free will donation biscuits & gravy breakfast at 8:00 am. Dodgeball tournament 9:00 am. Eight person teams; $80 per team. Admission $3. Sponsored by the Gilman City Track Teams. A raffle will be held during the dodgeball tournament. There will be a $200 grand prize and two $100 winners. Cost is one ticket for $10 and three for $20. A pie auction and sports drink drive will be held following the tournament. Bring a pack of sports drinks and receive an entry for a gift basket worth over $100. There will be two silent auction baskets as well.

April 4^th – The Worth County Clerk’s office will be open from 8:30 am to 12 noon for absentee voters. Bring Voter ID.

April 4^th – Easter Egg Hunt, Hopkins Park, 2:00 pm. Sponsored by the Hopkins Community Club.

April 4^th – Redding Easter Egg Hunt, Frontier Hall and Redding Park, 2:00 pm. For ages 12 and under.

April 4^th – Sheridan Christian Church Easter Story and Candy Hunt in Sheridan Park at 5:00 pm. Meal at 5:30 pm and special Easter Eve service at 6:30 pm.

April 4^th – Adult Easter Egg Contest at the Back 40 in Sheridan, 6:00 pm. Pick up map at the tavern. Prizes, gift certificates, tokens, and candy.

April 6^th – 102 DoNation meeting, 6:30 pm, Hopkins Christian Church. All are welcome. 

April 7^th – Municipal Election Day. Polls open at 6 am and close at 7 pm. Bring Voter ID.

April 7^th – North Nodaway Middle School Dance, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Pizza and pop will be provided by the North Nodaway Middle School Student Council. For North Nodaway students grades 6 through 8.

April 8^th – Darrin Adwell memorial blood drive, Northeast Nodaway School, 2 pm. The goal is to collect 36 units of blood. Darrin Adwell donated 36 units of blood during his lifetime.

April 8^th – Touch a Truck event, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, North Nodaway Elementary Parking Lot, Pickering. Volunteers with vehicles are needed for this event. Vehicles can include tractors, farm vehicles, derby cars, cars, trucks, and ATV’s. If interested, contact the school. Vehicles need to arrive at the Elementary Parking Lot by 5:15 pm.

April 9^th -- Hopkins Food Pantry, 3 pm to 5 pm, Hopkins Christian Church Parsonage.

April 9^th – Public Hearing for proposed bridge replacement project on Route 69 north of Eagleville at Zadie Branch. It will be held from 4 pm to 6 pm at the Eagleville Community Center. Free and open to the public.

April 10^th – Pot Luck, Worth County Senior Center, 12 noon. Free will donation.

April 10^th – Jammin’ for Jesus, 7 pm, Ravenwood Christian Church. Contemporary praise songs, devotion, and snacks.

April 12^th – Fish Fry, Pickering Community Building, 11 am to 1 pm.

April 15^th – OATS Bus, Worth County to Maryville. Bus leaves the Senior Center at 9:00 am and returns around 2:30 pm. To make arrangements, call (816) 279-3131 or sign up at the Senior Center. Cost $2 each way or $4 roundtrip.

April 15^th – Worth County Suicide Prevention Coalition meeting, Worth County Fairgrounds Building, 5 pm.

April 15^th – North Harrison School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm.

April 15^th --- Worth County School Board Meeting, 6:00 pm.

April 16^th  and 17^th – Registration and screenings for Pre-K and Kindergarten at Worth County.

April 17^th to 18^th – Mammothon 2026, Mosaic Medical Center, Albany. Breast cancer screening. April 17^th from 8 am to 8 pm. April 18^th from 8 am to noon. Appointment required. Financial help available.

April 18^th – Worth County Cleanup Day. Dumpsters available at the Grant City Barn and the Sheridan Schoolhouse from 8 am to 12 noon.

April 18^th – Trade Days, Cainsville.

April 18^th – Spring Craft & Vendor Fair, 1407 N. Country Club Road #200, Maryville, 9 am to 2 pm.

April 18^th – The Blockton Booster Club will have their Fish Fry on Saturday, April 18^th, 2026. Serving starts at 5:30 pm at the Blockton Community Hall.

April 19^th -- Tri-C Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction. $10 minimum donation per person. Proceeds to fund scholarships.

April 20^th – Blood Drive, Worth County School, 12 noon to 4 pm. Sponsored by the Worth County FCCLA.

April 22^nd – Hopkins Historical Society cleanup day, 9:00 am.

April 22^nd – Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation 20^th Anniversary Celebration, Mozingo Event Center, 6 pm. Keynote Speaker: Ernesto Sirolli.

April 23^rd – Three-time US gold medalist Aly Raisman will visit Northwest. She will give lectures at 10 am and 7 pm at Bearcat Arena. Free and open to the public; tickets must be reserved by visiting the Northwest website.

April 23^rd -- Hopkins Food Pantry, 3 pm to 5 pm, Hopkins Christian Church Parsonage.

April 26^th – Ravenwood Community Breakfast, 8 am to 12 noon.

April 26^th – Hopkins Beef & Noodle Dinner, 11 am to 1 pm.

April 28^th – Blood Drive, 2 pm to 6 pm, North Harrison School Cafeteria. Sponsored by the North Harrison FBLA.

May 2^nd – Free composting class, Hundley Whaley Center, Albany, 10:30 am to 12 noon. Sponsored by the Northwest Solid Waste District.

May 9^th – Free composting class, Northwest Missouri State, Dean Hubbard Center for Innovation Room 1202, 10:30 am to 12 noon. Sponsored by the Northwest Solid Waste District.

May 9^th – Downtown Maryville Spring into Fun, 12 noon to 5 pm. Main Street from 2^nd to 5^th Street, Market Street from 2^nd to 5^th Street, 3^rd Street from Vine to Buchanan, and 4^th Street from Vine to Buchanan will be closed from 9:30 am to 7 pm.

May 15^th to 17^th – Turkey Run Flea Market and Swap Meet. 33982 State Highway NN, Hopkins. May 15^th from 12 noon to 8 pm. May 16^th from 8 am to 8 pm. May 17^th from 9 am to 3 pm. Vendor space $15 by May 8^th, $20 afterwards. Electric hookups are $25 by May 8^th, $30 afterwards. Camper hookup $45 by May 8^th, $50 afterwards. Set up May 14^th after 6 pm or Friday after 8 am. For more information, call Adam Emery (660) 541-2984 or Sarah Emery (660) 853-0141.

May 19^th – Law Enforcement Run for Special Olympics. The run portion starts on the west side of the Nodaway County Courthouse Square at 8:45 am and concludes at 10:00 am at the South Paws Veterinary Clinic parking lot. The walk portion starts at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park.

May 23rd – North Nodaway R-VI Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the North Nodaway High School gymnasium. The banquet will honor the Class of 1976 on its 50-year reunion and celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States. Cost is $17 per person plus $2 alumni dues. Reservations and payment are due by May 14. For reservations contact Teresa DeMott (660-582-1086), Sue Florea (660-541-4108), or Joyce Hennegin (660-927-3682), or mail reservations and payment to Elaine Holste, P.O. Box 213, Hopkins, MO 64461 (660-562-7867). When reserving, please provide your graduation name (and current name), graduation year, mailing address, phone number, and email address.

May 30^th – Missouri Eight Man Football All-Star Game, 11 am, Missouri Western State University.

May 30^th – Mud run at Clyde. Registration 10:00 am. Mud run starts 1 pm. Entry: $20 per class. Admission: $10. Kids 6-12 $5. Kids 5 and under free. Proceeds to the Ryan Pappert Memorial Scholarship. Sponsored by Midwest Mud Boggers.

June 1^st to 5^th – Worth County Partnership Library Summer Reading Camp, 9 am each morning. The theme is, “Red, White, and Read.” For grades PK through 6^th grade.

June 5^th to 6^th – Resound Fest, Miracle Hills Ranch, three miles south of Bethany. Free admission, community worship, and onsite camping.

June 12^th – Adam Swanson in concert at Clarinda High School, 1 pm. He is a four-time World Champion Ragtime Piano Player. Tickets are $40 and available at the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society & Museum.

June 13^th – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in concert at Clarinda High School, 5 pm. Sponsored by the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society & Museum.

June 20^th – Mike Henggeler Father’s Day Memorial Baseball Tournament, Stanberry ball fields, 8 am. Entry $150 per team; limit six teams for two divisions. First division – ages 9U to 12U. Second division – ages 13U to 16U. $150 per team. To enter, contact titletownevents@gmail.com. All proceeds will be donated directly to the Henggeler family.

June 21^st -- Tri-C Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction. Proceeds to the Heart of America Tractor Club.

June 27^th – Albany Rhythm & Roots Festival, 5 pm.

July 19^th -- Tri-C Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction. Proceeds to Post 464 veterans programs.

August 2^nd to 6^th – American Junior Golf Association Junior Golf Tournament, Mozingo Lake. A 54-hole championship for ages 12-19.

August 2^nd – Jerry Litton Legacy of Dreams. A special event being planned in Chillicothe at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center, 10780 Livingston County Road 235 in memory of the late congressman, who died in a plane crash 50 years ago. Free and open to the public. Doors open at 2:00 pm.

August 16^th -- Tri-C Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction. Proceeds to Cameron Veterans Home.

September 3^rd to 7^th – Northwest Missouri State Fair, Bethany.

September 20^th -- Tri-C Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction. Proceeds to Sons of the American Legion Post 464.

October 13^th – Hopkins Historical Society Fall Meeting, 7:00 pm.

October 18^th -- Tri-C Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction. Proceeds to Post 464 membership.

November 15^th -- Tri-C Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction. Proceeds to Ladies Auxiliary Unit 464.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God’s Squad on Running the Race at Sheridan Christian Church

Unionville-based singing group God’s Squad performed Sunday evening at Sheridan Christian Church, teaching a lesson on running the race. It consists of sixteen performers, all from ages 12 to 18.

The play consists of a group of athletes who sign up to run the race after accepting Jesus as their savior. Entry is free, but there is a catch — they have to leave their baggage behind. One who didn’t found out the hard way that he couldn’t go on and had to leave it behind.

Other rules are simple — they had to periodically drink water at the stations provided, and they had to follow the compass. Various scenes depicted what happened to people who didn’t. One girl was exhausted because she had not been drinking the water provided.

Throughout the race, there were unscrupulous people who tempted the athletes to make bad choices. One tempted them to stray off the path. Another tempted them to stay a while and play cards instead of running the race. Of course, one game easily turned into many. Another person tempted them to despair because she had seen it all and there was nothing new under the sun.

There were no winners or losers in the race, because the goal was to finish the race and overcome all the different temptations and obstacles thrown in the way.

 

 

Shamrock Boys Fourth at Worth County Meet

North Harrison’s boys were fourth at the Worth County Early Bird Track Meet Thursday.

Wyatt Maize won the 100 with a time of 11.39. Lane Graham was third in the 200 with a time of 23.85.

The 4x200 team of Tate Richardson, Landon Johnson, Kyler Kimbrough, and Lane Graham won with a time of 1:42.62.

Landon Johnson was sixth in the High Jump with a height of 1.75 meters. Wytt Maize was second in the Long Jump with a jump of 6.11 meters. Lane Graham was fourth with a jump of 5.83. Wyatt Maize won his second event in the Triple Jump with a jump of 12.78 meters.

For the girls, Hali Smith was third in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 19.42. Smith was second in the Long Jump with a jump of 4.42 meters.

 

Detective Kendra is On the Case at North Nodaway School Play

Sinclair Hemmings (Sadie Clapp) was an overbearing play director who everybody wanted dead. Except that nobody wanted to do the deed and get thrown away into the slammer for life at the North Nodaway School play last weekend. Until someone opened the closet and discovered Hemmings dead.

Hemmings had dreams of grandeur and kept wanting to take liberties with playwright Jason Greene (Gannon Volner) production, which led the normally mild-mannered Greene to mumble threats against Hemings.

Like most theaters, even this one that had no competitors within 50 miles, this one was on life support financially, propped up by the generosity of Constance (Monica Castillo), who used her connections to get Carl (Pyper Smith) the custodian’s job. Except, is there more to it than meets the eye with Carl?

As more and more details slip out about Hemmings’ life, we see just how much hated he was. He was constantly pulling things on his people like forcing the whole cast to start from page 1 all over again after they were well into rehearsals.

As the stories came out, more and more people became suspects, and Dame MaGraff (Tequilla Miller), the local critic, had a theory that it was really the audience who killed Sinclair Hemings because his play just wasn’t good enough for people.

At one point, it even turned into a parallel universe with Charlie Brown (Lena Richards) making a guest appearance as well as certain other members of the Peanuts gang.

Also in the play were Casey Wray, Draven Rader, Trynzlee Ebrecht, Aryianna Jimenez, Savannah Rucker, Jackie Wray, Taccoa Moyer, and Laney Turner. Jaycie Edington and Journi Farnsworth handled the lights and sound.

 

Tiger Boys Third at First Home Meet

Worth County’s boys were third at the Early Bird Thursday.

Dylan Smith got a personal best in the 100 with a time of 12.31. Lucas Frisch was second in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 15.39. He won the 300 Hurdles with a time of 43.56.

The 4x100 team of Andrew Griffin, Wyatt Hill, Dylan Smith, and Bo Collins was second with a time of 47.91.

Andrew Griffin came close to a personal best in the High Jump and finished tied for fourth with a height of 1.75 meters. Dylan Smith was third in the Long Jump with a jump of 12.68 meters. Bo Collins was second in the Shot Put with a throw of 12.98 meters. Collins was sixth in the Discus with a throw of 34.57 meters. Lucas Frisch was second in the Javelin with a throw of 40.70 meters.

For the girls, Megan Tracy was fifth in the Long Jump with a jump of 4.19 meters. Audrey Runde was fourth in the Discus with a throw of 26.92 meters. Runde was third in the Javelin with a throw of 31 meters.

 

Lady Hawks Tie for Fourth at Worth County

Gilman City’s Lady Hawks picked up right where they left off in basketball and tied for fourth at the Worth County Early Bird Meet Thursday.

Tenley Griffith did not place in the 100, but she got a personal best with a time of 14.22. Khloey Sperry was third in the 200 with a time of 28.81. Tenley Griffith got eighth with a personal best time of 30.51. Khloey Sperry was third in the 400 with a time of 1:06.89.

The Hawks finished 1-3 in the 800. Avery Gregg ran away with the event with a time of 2:43.32. Paisley Taggart was third with a time of 3:07.01. Avery Gregg ran away with the 1600 with a time of 6:08.10, almost 21 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Paisley Taggart was fourth with a time of 6:38.47. Hailey McClure was third in the 3200. Alli Burke got a personal best in the 300 Hurdles with a time of 1:01.48.

The 4x400 team of Alli Burke, Paisley Taggart, Hailey McClure, and Tenley Griffith was fifth with a time of 5:05.70.

Khloey Sperry beat the winds and returning state champion Annabelle Gardner (Pattonsburg), winning the High Jump with a personal best 1.65 meters. Gardner was second with a height of 1.55. Tenley Griffith got a personal best in the Long Jump with a jump of 3.97 meters. Khloey Sperry was fourth in the Javelin with a throw of 28.90 meters.

For the boys, Camden Griffith was third in the 100 with a personal best time of 11.51. Griffith got another personal best in the 200 with a time of 23.41. Griffith was second in the 400 with a time of 53.97. Mason Preston got a personal best in the Long Jump with a jump of 5.21 meters, jumping into the wind. Jace Estrada was fourth in the Shot Put with a personal best throw of 12.84 meters.

At Princeton on Friday, Avery Gregg knocked six seconds off her time in the 800 and won with a time of 2:37.15, beating her closest pursuer by 17.5 seconds. Hailey McClure was third with a time of 2:55.5 and Paisley Taggart was fourth with a time of 3:03. The Hawks were 1-2 in the 100 Hurdles with Khloey Sperry winning with a time of 20.54 and Alli Burke second with a time of 21.10. The 4x100 won with a time of 57.50. The 4x200 was second with a time of 1:59.18.

Pyper Taggart was fourth in the Shot Put with a throw of 8.23 meters. Taggart was fourth in the Discus with a throw of 20.34 meters. Khloey Sperry won the Javelin with a personal best throw of 30.2 meters. She also won the High Jump with a height of 1.6 meters.

Tenley Griffith raised her distance in the Long Jump with a third place leap of 4.21 meters. Paisley Taggart was fifth in the Triple Jump with a jump of 8.2 meters, a personal best.

Jordan Dannar Gets Three Hits in Second Bluejay Win

Northeast Nodaway got its second win of the year, a 13-5 win over DeKalb Monday. It was not an easy path as they got off to a slow start again, falling behind 4-2 in the second. But they scored three in the third and two in the fourth before DeKalb cut it to 7-5. The score remained there until the seventh inning, when Northeast scored six runs to break open the game.

Jordan Dannar had the kind of game that Yo Tingpalpong would have been proud to have. Yo, who played on Worth County’s senior league team in 1988, had a six-game streak in which he was not retired. He didn’t make an error in center field all year, sneaked in from center to pick off two runners at second, and stole second and third at will.

In Monday’s game, Dannar, who also plays center field, had three hits, two walks, and five stolen bases to lead the Bluejays. He had a catch in center field.

Brock Healy came on in relief of Liam Cordell in the fourth inning. Cordell got the win and Healy got his second save of the year, pitching the last three innings to get it. He picked a runner off first while pitching and cut down a runner at the plate while he was playing shortstop.