WMOK News Check
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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Today – Sunny, with a high near 77°. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight – Mostly clear, with a low around 43°.
Wednesday – Sunny, with a high near 69°.
Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 44°.
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Today is National Forgiveness Day! National Day of Forgiveness is being observed today! It has been observed annually on September 27th since 2021.
Full list of Massac County Food Pantries
Wily seal that cruised to pond surrenders at police station
BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — A gray seal that wandered into a Massachusetts pond and evaded authorities’ attempts to capture him turned himself in Friday after waddling up to the local police station.
The gray seal first appeared earlier this month in Shoe Pond in the city of Beverly, northeast of Boston. The animal is believed to have traveled to the pond from the sea via a river and drainage pipes.
The seal quickly became a local attraction and was even named “Shoebert” after his chosen pond.
Firefighters and wildlife experts used boats and giant nets in an effort to capture the wily animal Thursday, but gave up after several fruitless hours. Early Friday morning, however, Shoebert left the pond, crossed a parking lot and appeared outside the side door of the local police station looking, according to a police statement, “for some help.”
The seal was quickly corralled by a team of wildlife experts, firefighters and the police department’s “entire midnight shift,” according to a Facebook post from the Beverly Police Department.
“Shoebert appeared to be in good health and was a little sassy in the early morning hours,” the department noted.
The seal was transported to Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, where aquarium staff will perform a medical exam before releasing him back into the wild, Sarah Callan, manager of the aquarium’s animal rescue program, wrote in an email.
“He is acting like a typical, feisty, 4-year-old gray seal,” Callan added. “We are planning to release him in a quiet, remote location near other seals.”
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Coming Up This Week:
Today -Tuesday, September 27, 2022
11A-1P or until sold out – The Metropolis Elks Lodge #1428 Salad Luncheon – 104 W 4th St, Metropolis – donation only.
The menu includes chicken salad and a variety of pasta salads including: veggie salad and a sweet salad. For more information call (618) 524-4015
Wednesday, September 28 –
9-3P – Cope Food Pantry – Metropolis Distribution – Call (618)524-3635
12 – 2P Walk in Wednesday Employment Opportunity – Harrah’s Metropolis Hotel Lobby
Thursday, September 29 –
3-6P – Massac County Farmer’s Market – Harrah’s Parking Lot
Friday, September 30 –
9-3P – Cope Food Pantry – Metropolis Distribution – Call (618)524-3635
5-7PM – the Metropolis Public Library presents Carnival of Reading Live Carnival! Pre-register now for Carnival of Reading Challenge on your Beanstack app. Come one, come all to the Carnival of Reading! Step right up and join this September only challenge to earn tickets, and win real prizes to be given away at their LIVE CARNIVAL SEPTEMBER 30th, 5p,-7pm at the Metropolis Public library – 317 Metropolis St, Metropolis. For more information call (618) 524-4312
7P Football – Join us on Friday night as your Massac County Patriots go on the road to take on Herrin at 7pm.
Join WMOK at 6:30 on Friday as we get things started with Kim Comer and Super Country Favorites – followed by WMOK’s Sawyer and Prevallet with coverage of the game!
Saturday, October 1 –
8 – 12P Massac County Farmer’s Market – Harrah’s Parking Lot
Local School and Sports News
Joppa-Maple Grove Unit School District 38
A Blood Drive will be held on October 17 from 1:15 to 6:15 in the Joppa High School Cafeteria
Massac Unit #1
Join WMOK at 6:30 on Friday as we get things started with Kim Comer and Super Country Favorites – followed by WMOK’s Sawyer and Prevallet with coverage of the game!
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