WMOK News Check
Friday – July 15, 2022
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In Today’s WMOK Online News Check:
– Sunny and Hot – possible storms on Sunday
– Illinois 145 Road Closure – Begins today at 6pm – expected to reopen by Monday at 6am
– Massac County Youth Fair
-Massac County Farmer’s Market enters its’ 3rd week
Hear the current scheduled offerings for this week in the WMOK News Check below
-Arrest Reports
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Tonight – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72°.
Saturday – Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97°.
Saturday Night – A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low around 72°.
Sunday – Showers and thunderstorms likely with a high near 84°.
Sunday Night – Showers and thunderstorms likely with a low around 70°.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement for our area.
Today and Tonight – There is a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight across portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and northwest Kentucky. Lightning and brief heavy rainfall will be the main impacts.
Saturday through Thursday – Saturday will be hot and humid with highs in the middle to upper 90s and peak afternoon heat index values around 100 to 105. A good chance of thunderstorms is forecast late Saturday night through Sunday night, with a few storms lingering into Monday. While a locally strong storm cannot be ruled out, the main concern will be lightning and locally heavy rainfall.
Heat indices are forecast to become potentially hazardous Tuesday and Wednesday. Heat indices may exceed 105 degrees in some areas, especially on Tuesday.
JULY
The Massac County Youth Fair will be Today Friday, July 15th – Saturday, July 23,2022 This year they are rebuilding, plowing through to a great fair. Each department in the exhibit hall has a theme class, in which exhibitors may enter projects designed to fit the theme of Plowing Through in 2022.
They want you to be aware that no one knows what July will look like, the last two years they had to make lots of changes, and there may have to be some this year. Safety is their first concern and they will continue to follow guidelines from the Illinois departments of agriculture and public health.
Food items will be available to bid on following the Farm Follies on Tuesday. All items available for auction have been made by the amazing youth chefs who entered the item. All proceeds will go to those exhibitors.
Pre-Registration Hours for Exhibit Hall Entries Extended – Pre-registered entries for the exhibit hall may be brought in Monday from 5 – 8P or on Tuesday morning from 8AM until 1PM. Remember, new entries must be made Tuesday.
Exhibitors: New Procedures for Entering Some Foods – This year the Massac County Youth Fair will have different and even more items! This year they are asking the exhibitors to bring pictures of those items they wish to be in the auction. This will allow those items to be displayed in the exhibit hall. The pictures will be displayed with the entry tag and ribbon awarded.
Hear WMOK’s Coffee Break with Tammie Wiseman Obermark below:
On July 16 – The Christian Bowhunters Association National Banquet will take place at Eastland Life Church – 716 East 3rd Street in Metropolis.
Tickets are on a first come first serve basis – to reserve your ticket today call Brian Comer at 618-638-6563. For more about Christian Bowhunters of America visit www.christianbowhunters.org
Hear WMOK’s Coffee Break with Brian Comer below:
Friday, July 29th from 1-3P at the Metropolis Public Library Genealogy with Backstory Bloodhound will take place! This is your opportunity to sign-up for a free, no obligation 30-minute consultation with a professional genealogist. Rick Allen, who operates Backstory Bloodhound, will be available to assist on He will assist you in developing a plan to either begin your research or to climb over that stubborn brick wall. Please bring whatever documentation you have on the research problem with you to the session.
For more information about this program you may call Director Rosemary Baxter at the Metropolis Public Library at 618-524-4312. For more information on Backstory Bloodhound’s services (as well as a free blog with research tips), go to https://link.edgepilot.com/s/7600522a/QUD3rsHdgk647JwkRGQEWw?u=http://www.backstorybloodhound.com/.
More Upcoming Fundraisers and Events
Massac County School and Sports News
Upcoming Important Dates for Massac Unit #1 Students:
Tuesday, August 9 – Teacher In-Service
Wednesday, August 10 – Teacher In-Service
Thursday, August 11 – First Day of School for Students
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