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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 8th – 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 8th – 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 8th – Public
Hearing at North Nodaway for the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan update.
North Nodaway Cafeteria, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Snacks will be provided. Ideas and
feedback welcome.
April 9th -- Hopkins
Food Pantry, 3 pm to 5 pm, Hopkins Christian Church Parsonage.
April 9th – 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 9th – Northwest
will host Jeffrey Rosen, a legal scholar and law professor for the University’s
Distinguished Lecture series. The lecture starts at 7 pm in the Student Union
Boardroom. Free and open to the public.
April 9th to 12th –
Theatre
Northwest will present “The Squirrels,” a dark comedy about a family of gray
squirrels who collect enough nuts to last for 10 winters. When a group of
starving fox squirrels begs for a share, war breaks out. Show times 7:30 pm
April 9th to 11th and 2:00 pm April 12th in
the Studio Theater at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets
are $13 and can be purchased at the Northwest website.
April 10th – Pot
Luck, Worth County Senior Center, 12 noon. Free will donation.
April 10th – Jammin’
for Jesus, 7 pm, Ravenwood Christian Church. Contemporary praise songs,
devotion, and snacks.
April 11th – Work
Day at Grant City Golf Course, 9:00 am.
April 11th – Gentry
Opry with special guest Cassie Osborn. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Show starts at
7:30 pm. Concessions available.
April 12th – Fish
Fry, Pickering Community Building, 11 am to 1 pm.
April 13th – Northwest
Percussion Ensemble, 7:00 pm at the Charles Johnson Theater. Free and open to
the public.
April 14th – Northwest
Concert Choir, Band to perform 7:00 pm at the Charles Johnson Theater. Free and
open to the public.
April 15th – 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 15th – Worth
County Suicide Prevention Coalition meeting, Worth County Fairgrounds Building,
5 pm.
April 15th – North
Harrison School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm.
April 15th --- Worth
County School Board Meeting, 6:00 pm.
April 16th and 17th – Registration
and screenings for Pre-K and Kindergarten at Worth County.
April 16th -- Green
Tower Press Chapbook Winner Anthony Robinson will present his work from 5:30 to
6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Tower View Dining
Room. Robinson began writing poems while serving in the U.S. Navy during the
1990s and matriculated at the University of Oregon, where he later taught. He
currently lives and writes in rural Oregon. His poems have appeared in The
Brooklyn Rail, Court Green, The Iowa Review, Gulf Coast, Lungfull!, No Tell
Motel, The Tiny, Verse and ZYZZYVA, among other journals. His first full-length
book, “Failures of the Poets,” was published in 2023. Robinson’s
chapbook, “Broke Republic,” received the 2024 Midwest Chapbook
Prize from Northwest’s Green Tower Press and The Laurel Review.
April 17th to 18th
– Mammothon
2026, Mosaic Medical Center, Albany. Breast cancer screening. April 17th
from 8 am to 8 pm. April 18th from 8 am to noon. Appointment
required. Financial help available.
April 18th – Worth
County Cleanup Day. Dumpsters available at the Grant City Barn and the Sheridan
Schoolhouse from 8 am to 12 noon.
April 18th – Epic
Roll Expo, 8 am to 9 pm, Nodaway County Senior Center.
April 18th – Southern
Heritage Day, 10:00 to 5:00 pm, Spillman Center, Jamesport. Reenactors,
speakers, flag displays, period crafts, skills demonstrations. General
admission $5 (includes dance, not BBQ). Students, home schoolers, and children
under 13 free. Evening BBQ followed by period dance, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
April 18th – Trade
Days, Cainsville.
April 18th – Spring
Craft & Vendor Fair, 1407 N. Country Club Road #200, Maryville, 9 am to 2
pm.
April 18th – The
Blockton Booster Club will have their Fish Fry on Saturday, April 18th,
2026. Serving starts at 5:30 pm at the Blockton Community Hall.
April 19th -- Tri-C
Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction. $10
minimum donation per person. Proceeds to fund scholarships.
April 19th – Sheridan
Express Cooperative Meeting, 5:00 pm. This is the annual membership meeting.
April 20th – Blood
Drive, Worth County School, 12 noon to 4 pm. Sponsored by the Worth County
FCCLA.
April 22nd – Hopkins
Historical Society cleanup day, 9:00 am.
April 22nd – Northwest
Missouri Enterprise Facilitation 20th Anniversary Celebration,
Mozingo Event Center, 6 pm. Keynote Speaker: Ernesto Sirolli.
April 23rd – 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 23rd -- Hopkins
Food Pantry, 3 pm to 5 pm, Hopkins Christian Church Parsonage.
April 26th – Ravenwood
Community Breakfast, 8 am to 12 noon.
April 26th – Hopkins
Beef & Noodle Dinner, 11 am to 1 pm.
April 28th – Second
Harvest Mobile Food Pantry, Eagleville City Hall, 10:00 am. Free and open to
the public regardless of income.
April 28th – Blood
Drive, 2 pm to 6 pm, North Harrison School Cafeteria. Sponsored by the North
Harrison FBLA.
April 29th – Northwest
Missouri Regional Credit Union Annual Banquet, 6 pm, Maryville Senior Center.
May 1st – Open
House, Hensley Collision, 11:30 pm to 4 pm, 26361 Stoll’s Country Lane,
Maryville.
May 2nd – Free
composting class, Hundley Whaley Center, Albany, 10:30 am to 12 noon. Sponsored
by the Northwest Solid Waste District.
May 2nd – Men’s
Night at Grant City Golf Course, 6:00 pm.
May 9th – 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 9th – Downtown
Maryville Spring into Fun, 12 noon to 5 pm. Main Street from 2nd to
5th Street, Market Street from 2nd to 5th
Street, 3rd Street from Vine to Buchanan, and 4th Street
from Vine to Buchanan will be closed from 9:30 am to 7 pm.
May 14th -- Hopkins
Food Pantry, 3 pm to 5 pm, Hopkins Christian Church Parsonage.
May 15th to 17th –
Turkey
Run Flea Market and Swap Meet. 33982 State Highway NN, Hopkins. May 15th
from 12 noon to 8 pm. May 16th from 8 am to 8 pm. May 17th
from 9 am to 3 pm. Vendor space $15 by May 8th, $20 afterwards. Electric
hookups are $25 by May 8th, $30 afterwards. Camper hookup $45 by May
8th, $50 afterwards. Set up May 14th after 6 pm or Friday
after 8 am. For more information, call Adam Emery (660) 541-2984 or Sarah Emery
(660) 853-0141.
May 19th – 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 21st – United
Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting. Registration 4:30 pm. Business Meeting
7:00 pm. Missouri Western State University, Fulkerson Center, St. Joseph.
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 24th – Ravenwood
CBC Breakfast, 8 am to 12 noon, Community Building.
May 24th – Grant
City Golf Course Memorial Day Weekend Golf Tournament, 1:00 pm.
May 30th – Missouri
Eight Man Football All-Star Game, 11 am, Missouri Western State University.
May 30th – 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 1st to 5th – Worth
County Partnership Library Summer Reading Camp, 9 am each morning. The theme
is, “Red, White, and Read.” For grades PK through 6th grade.
June 5th to 6th – Resound
Fest, Miracle Hills Ranch, three miles south of Bethany. Free admission,
community worship, and onsite camping.
June 12th – 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 13th – Tommy
Dorsey Orchestra in concert at Clarinda High School, 5 pm. Sponsored by the
Glenn Miller Birthplace Society & Museum.
June 14th – Grant
City Golf Course Club Tournament, 1:00 pm.
June 20th – 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 21st -- Tri-C
Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction.
Proceeds to the Heart of America Tractor Club.
June 27th – Albany
Rhythm & Roots Festival, 5 pm.
July 4th – Allendale
Fourth of July Breakfast, 7:00 am.
July 4th – Grant
City Golf Course Fourth of July Golf Tournament, 1:00 pm.
July 19th -- Tri-C
Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction.
Proceeds to Post 464 veterans programs.
July 27th – Last
day to submit petitions to run as an independent candidate for the November 3rd
election, 5:00 pm.
August 2nd to 6th
– American
Junior Golf Association Junior Golf Tournament, Mozingo Lake. A 54-hole
championship for ages 12-19.
August 2nd – 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 16th -- Tri-C
Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction.
Proceeds to Cameron Veterans Home.
September 3rd to 7th
– Northwest
Missouri State Fair, Bethany.
September 20th -- Tri-C
Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction.
Proceeds to Sons of the American Legion Post 464.
October 13th – Hopkins
Historical Society Fall Meeting, 7:00 pm.
October 18th -- Tri-C
Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction.
Proceeds to Post 464 membership.
October 23rd – Last
day to file as a write-in candidate for the November 3rd election,
5:00 pm.
November 3rd – General
election for Missouri. Polls open at 6 am and close at 7 pm.
November 15th -- Tri-C
Memorial Post 464 Pancake Breakfast, 7 am to 11 am, Conception Junction.
Proceeds to Ladies Auxiliary Unit 464.
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