WMOK News Check
Wednesday – July 20, 2022
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In Today’s WMOK Online News Check:
– Excessive heat this week – please use common safety guidance to avoid any ill effects
-Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor explains what prevents the writing of tickets to semi drivers who cross the Irvin S Cobb bridge
– Massac County Youth Fair continues today with games for the kids (check in at the fair office) – pork burgers from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. or sold out
– Massac County Farmers Market:
Thursday and Friday 3-6p, Saturday 8a-12p
– we are compiling a list of vendors – produce and otherwise – for this week’s Farmers Market – if you plan to set up please let us know so that we can include you in the listing
Ask About Our Meat Bundles – (270) 488-316
Today – Sunny and hot, with a high near 97°. Heat index values as high as 107. Wind gusts possibly as high as 18 mph.
Tonight – A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms , with a low around 70°.
Thursday – Sunny, with a high near 95°.
Thursday Night – Clear, with a low around 69°.
Today at the Massac County Youth Fair:
4H Pork Burgers: 10a-8p or sold out
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement for our area, as well as a Heat Advisory until 9PM.
Today and Tonight – A Heat Advisory is in effect from late morning through early evening. A front will move across the area late today and this evening. A few thunderstorms may develop along the front. If storms form, we may see a strong to severe storm or two capable of high winds.
Thursday through Tuesday – Daily heat indices are forecast to be potentially hazardous Friday through Sunday. Peak heat indices will likely reach 105 to 110 degrees Saturday and Sunday. Peak heat indices of 100 to 105 may continue Monday into Tuesday across portions of the region. A chance of thunderstorms returns Sunday night through Tuesday.
Covid transmission is at elevated levels in Massac and surrounding counties – we suggest “tightening up” on Covid safety mitigations to avoid transmission
Learn more here –> All Seven Southernmost Illinois Counties at Elevated Covid-19 Transmission Levels
A common question among our listeners – “Why don’t officers issue tickets to semis who avoid warning signage and cross the Irvin S Cobb bridge?”
We have the answer for you from a WMOK Coffee Break with Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor in which he explains in depth the reasoning behind the inability to issue tickets in these situations.
Today is Moon Day:
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. As he took his first step, Armstrong famously said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The Apollo 11 mission occurred eight years after President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) announced a national goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Apollo 17, the final manned moon mission, took place in 1972.
More on the Moon Landing:
Historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing Footage – NASA
Modern Marvels: Experience the Flight of Apollo 11 (S11,E28) | Full Episode | History
JULY
The Massac County Youth Fair will continue through Saturday, July 23 at the Massac County Fair Grounds. This year’s Fair Theme is Plowing Through in 2022.
Tuesday, July 26th – 10AM until 12PM – Metropolis Public Library Summer Programming Party- Washington Park
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/.
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
More Upcoming Fundraisers and Events
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