Northwest has announced the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse will be open to the public for varied hours during the University's winter break. Pictured above, Northwest students use the Hughes Fieldhouse for a variety of intramural activities. (Northwest Missouri State University photo)

Northwest Missouri State University has announced winter break hours for community members at the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse.

The Hughes Fieldhouse will open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 22-23, Dec. 26-30 and Jan. 3-4. Access to the facility at these times is free and available to individuals of all ages; children under the age of 13 must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Additionally, the facility will open to community members for walking between 8 a.m. and noon Dec. 13-17, Dec. 20-21 and Jan. 5-7. Patrons must present their Maryville Parks and Recreation membership card for community walking hours.

All visitors should park in lots 62 south of the Hughes Fieldhouse and enter through the Wells Bank entrance, where they will be asked to sign a waiver.

Opened in the fall of 2018, the Hughes Fieldhouse represents the single largest public-private partnership in the University’s history as well as one of the largest such projects in the region ever. The $21 million, 137,250 square-foot facility, which includes a 90-yard turf field for a variety of activities and a 300-meter track, is designed to serve a multitude of social, recreational and economic needs for the University and the region.

For more information about using the facility, contact Northwest’s campus recreation office at 660.562.1606. For more information about the Hughes Fieldhouse, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/HughesFieldhouse/.