Medallion Hunt Clues

Clue #1

Each day you will be given clues that will lead you to a destination in Independence. When you get to a destination you will be asked to find a word on the object or in close proximity to the object. Once you find the word you will be asked to identify the word before or after the word at that particular location.

Example: You are sent to Bumper to Bumper at 9th and Myrtle Street to find the word auto. What word follows Auto? The word that follows Auto is PARTS. The word PARTS will help you to find this year’s Neewollah medallion. Yes, we have done this before.

KEEP THE WORDS YOU FIND IN ORDER.

CLUE #1 a. Go to Strolling Down Memory Lane. Find the word corner. What word is before corner?

Clue #2

Clue #2a. Go to the location (in 1900) of Catherine’s house from the famed feud in Independence. Find the name Moon. What word follows the FIRST MOON?

Clue #2b. Go to Inge’s grave in Mt. Hope. Find the name Luther. What name follows Luther?

Clue #2c. Go to City Hall. Find the word union. What word follows union?

Clue #2 d. GOONFACE. Find the word from. What word is before from?

Clue #2e. Go to the Memorial flag pole in Mt. Hope. Find the word departed. What word follows departed?

Clue #2f. “Wings” and Hille Music. Find the word members. What word is before members?

Clue #3

Clue #3a. September 30, 1972. Find the word never. What word is after never?

Clue #3b. Sunset Drive In. Find the word guest. What word is before guest?

Clue #3c. Between Safeway and Peter Pan. Find the word financial. What word is before financial?

Clue #3d. Lincoln School. Find the word district. What word is before district? (Personally this clue was very difficult for me)

Clue #3e. The American elm lion. Find the word ensure. What word is after ensure?

Clue #3f. Heslop’s Food Center. Find the words in-home. What word is after in-home?

Clue #4

Clue #4a. The two Guernsey columns. Find the word you. What word is before you?

Clue #4b. Mayor of Independence that was an IGA grocer. Find the word for. What word is after for?

Clue #4c. Secret Garden at the library. Find the word leafless. What word is after leafless?

Clue #4d. WWII by the carousel. Find the word raid. What word is before raid?

Clue #4e. Davis Furniture. Find the word printing. What word is before printing?

Clue #5

Clue #5a. Gladys Clubine Memorial. Find the word playground. What word is after playground?

Clue #5b. Bulldog baseball/Eagle. Find the word rural. What word is after rural?

Clue #5c. Nichel Typewriter. Find the word Billiard. What word is after Billiard?

Clue #6

Clue #6a. Quick Trip/1970. Find the word respect. What word is after respect?

Clue #6b. August 10, 1947 School. Find the word Bring. What word is after bring?

Clue #6c. Eddie Bo’s /Diversity. Find the name Lucille. What word is before Lucille?

Clue #7

Clue 1a. Go to Strolling Down Memory Lane. Find the word corner? You will use the first letter in that word to find the medallion.

Clue 2a. What word did you find after the first moon? You will use the second letter in that word to find the medallion.

Clue 2b. Word after Luther? You will use the second letter.

Clue 2c. Word after union? You will use the first letter.

Clue 2d. Word before from? You will use the fifth letter.

Clue 2e. Word after departed? You will use the fourth letter.

Clue 2f. Word before members? You will use first letter.

Clue 3a. Word after never? You will use the eighth letter.

Clue 3b. Word before guest? You will use the second letter.

Clue 3c. Word before financial? You will use the fifth letter.

Clue 3d. Word before district? You will use the seventh letter.

Clue 3e. Word after ensure? You will use the second letter.

Clue 3f. Word after in-home? You will use the first letter.

Clue 4a. Word before you? You will use the second letter.

Clue 4b. Word after for? You will use the second letter.

Clue 4c. Word after leafless? You will use the second letter.

Clue 4d. Word before raid? You will use the ninth letter.

Clue 4e. Word before printing? You will use the second letter.

Clue 5a. Word after playground? You will use the second letter.

Clue 5b. Word after rural? You will use the ninth letter.

Clue 5c. Word after billiard? You will use the first letter.

Clue 6b. Word after respect? You will use the second letter.

Clue 6c. Word after bring? You will use the second letter.

Clue 6d. Word before Lucille? You will use the third letter.

If you kept the clues in order, you should have five words that will tell you where the 2026 Neewollah medallion is hidden.

Clue 8

The answers to the medallion hunt.

Location/WORD

Bob’s mural/ COZY,

Presbyterian Church/EULA,

Mt. Hope/CLAY,

Flag pole Police Station/VETERANS,

Logan Fountain/BOMBER,

Mt. Hope/COMRADES,

Penn and Main/TEAM,

Mark Tindle Memorial/COMPLAINED,

West Main & Peter Pan Road/HOTEL,

Schenck Insurance/INSURANCE,

Lincoln School grounds/WILDCAT,

The park playground/THE,

Home Town Myrtle and 16th /CARE,

North 8th street/BEFORE,

800 W Laurel Street/INFORMATION,

Public Library/STEMS,

Veterans Memorial playground/DOOLITTLE’S,

H&R Block Penn and Main /TRIBUNE,

Park playground/IMPROVEMENTS,

Eagle Trail entrance Bulldog baseball field/PROSPERITY,

119 W. Main /HALL,

134 W Oak /FOCUS,

Lutheran School/UP,

Diversity Park Penn& Chestnut/THE

THE MEDALLION HAS BEEN FOUND