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7:32 PM
Thursday, April 18, 2024 (CDT)
Sunset in Metropolis, IL

6:13 AM
Friday, April 19, 2024 (CDT)
Sunrise in Metropolis, IL

Today – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. East southeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight -Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 52. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday – A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night -Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 10 mph.

Sunday – Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday – Sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday – A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night – A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

A Beautiful Metropolis Day Provides Work Time for the COPE Community Food Garden

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – One of the beautiful days we had earlier this week provided the conditions for the Massac County FFA and Robin Mizell to help the COPE Community Food Garden to complete some needed projects.

On Tuesday afternoon Massac County FFA and Robin Mizell assisted in filling their raised beds at the new location on 5th street. They also dug deep and placed new fence posts. Members are anxious to raise the fence, fill the beds with plants, and start harvesting food!

Photos: Plant a Row Watch COPE Grow

Learn more: Lifeline from SIUCU – Reviving a Food Donation Garden – Posted by Rajvee Subramanian on April 10, 2024

Measure requiring 120-day notice of local media sales passes Illinois Senate

A measure prohibiting local news organizations from selling to out-of-state buyers without 120 days written notice of the sale to the state and their employees has passed the Illinois Senate.

State Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Rockford, said in an effort to address what he said is a shrinking local media landscape, Illinois should pass the “Strengthening Community Media Act” found in Senate Bill 3592. One element of the bill requires 120-day written notice to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the company’s employees if a local media outlet is looking to sell.

“Private equity firms are coming and buying newspapers, consolidating them until they provide very little local news content with no local journalist and sometimes those newsrooms are shut down as what happened in southern Illinois not that long ago,” Stadelmand said Wednesday.

State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, argued the bill has nothing to do with hedge funds and could actually backfire, crippling local media.

A local media owner “has to go out and disclose to the world four months in advance that he’s thinking about selling it. He has to open up his employees and his advertisers to being poached, and it destroys the value of his business,” Plummer said.

Plummer said Stadelman’s bill doesn’t say anything about hedge funds. Instead, he said, it could cause a media outlet to be devalued.

“For that four months, when employees leave and advertisers leave … the value of that property will go down. The value of that business will go down. So our local media will be sold to hedge funds at a cheaper price because of this piece of legislation.”

The measure, which also creates a journalism scholarship program through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, can now be sent to the Illinois House.

Rural Health Inc. - WMOK Coffee Break Program - 4.12.24

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – Chase Hileman and Erica Williams of Rural Health Inc talk w WMOK about their Medication Assisted Treatment Program

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WMOK Community Events Listing

Metropolis Drugs 1 on East 5th Street in Metropolis
Caring for you and about you since 1975

COPE Food Pantry Distribution takes place:

-Metropolis every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1013 North Avenue

-Brookp0rt on the second and fourth Thursday of each month

Please bring your photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.

Beau Dodson Weather – Keeping you and your family safe from the storm – Learn More and Subscribe –> weathertalk.com/welcome

Sponsorships begin at $60 per week

Text 618-524-9209 for more information

Thursday, April 18

12P – The Rotary Club of Metropolis meets every Thursday at Community Christian Church, 1150 Country Club Rd.

Metropolis Drugs 1 on East 5th Street in Metropolis
Caring for you and about you since 1975

Happening Friday!

Friday, April 19

9A-3P – COPE Metropolis Distribution – 1013 North Ave., Metropolis – Mon, Wed, and Fridays (618)524-3635. Please bring your Photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.

Sponsorships begin at $60 per week

Text 618-524-9209 for more information

Beau Dodson Weather – Keeping you and your family safe from the storm – Learn More and Subscribe –> weathertalk.com/welcome

Sponsorships begin at $60 per week

Text 618-524-9209 for more information

Autism Awareness Month

Metropolis Police Department has Autism Awareness Metropolis Police Department Patches Available:

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL –

Metropolis Police Department Autism Awareness Fundraiser Patches are available at the Metropolis Police Department.

The price is $15.00 per patch.

You can stop in at the Metropolis Police Dept. 1020 Broadway St, Metropolis iL 62960 or mail a check to Chief Masse, with “Autism” on the memo line.

Please make sure to write clearly so that the return address can be seen.

Saturday, April 20

Metropolis American Legion Auxiliary-Overton P. Morris Post 306 – Spring Fling – Music by Mid Life Crisis.

Monday, April 22

9A-3P – COPE Metropolis Distribution – 1013 North Ave., Metropolis – Mon, Wed, and Fridays (618)524-3635. Please bring your Photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.

7-8P – City of Metropolis City Council Meeting – Metropolis City Hall – Upstairs – City Council occurs on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month beginning in the City Hall Forum,

Tuesday, April 23

Noon – The Kiwanis Club of Metropolis meet every Tuesday at noon at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 520 Ferry Street in Metropolis.

Wednesday, April 24

9A-3P – COPE Metropolis Distribution – 1013 North Ave., Metropolis – Mon, Wed, and Fridays (618)524-3635. Please bring your Photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.

Massac Mobile Health Unit

Massac Mobile Health Unit has three locations to make receiving healthcare easier for you!

If you are needing a sick or well visit our providers can see you at one of these three locations.
Tuesdays: Vienna- City Park 9am-3:30pm
Wednesdays: Brookport- City Hall 9am-3:30pm
Thursdays: Ullin- Shawnee Community College 9am-3:30pm
To make an appointment at one of these three locations, call 618-638-1341

On the beautiful courthouse square in Vienna IL - 2024 Spring Junque Jamboree

Grab your “junquing” group and make plans to take a well-earned break perusing about the amazing selection of vendors on the square in Vienna. Enjoy the sights and smells of the beautiful historic town square in Vienna as you take a little time for you. You’re bound to leave feeling refreshed with lots of great finds from your day out.

Find the event on Facebook here

WMOK Massac County Farmers Market Opening Day - Saturday May 4

Text 618-524-9209 to get involved - Follow the Massac County Farmers Market FB Page to get involved or just follow along...

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – The opening day for the WMOK Massac County Farmer’s Market will be Saturday May 4th.

The Massac County Farmer’s Market will be on Saturdays through September 14, 2024. It will be from 7A until 12P. The market will take place at Dorothy Miller Park on East Front Street in Metropolis overlooking the beautiful Ohio River -The park with the lighthouse –

It is free to vend. We ask that all vendors send us a text at 618-524-9209 with your name, types of products that you sell, pictures and a picture of your booth if possible and join the Massac County Farmer’s Market page on FaceBook. There are restrooms available onsite and electricity if requested.

Our number of registered vendors is going very well! We have 15-20 confirmed for the May 4th market and we’re still going through submissions and adding them to the list. If you have sent a text to register for the Market do not be alarmed if you have not yet received a response.