WMOK News Check
Friday – July 22, 2022
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In Today’s WMOK Online News Check:
- Excessive heat continues with possible storms this evening – Heat Advisory in Effect from Saturday at 11a to 8pm Sunday
- Hours of Operation for the Massac County Farmer’s Market have been adjusted – removing Friday from the lineup – the new hours for the Massac County Farmer’s Market are Thursday from 3p-6p and Saturday from 8a-12p
- Metropolis Animal Control Officer John Roman talks with us about the importance of caring for pets in hot weather
- The Massac County Youth Fair continues – Beef Night brought to you by the Shawnee Beef Producers begins at 6pm with Ribeye Sandwiches
Ask About Our Meat Bundles – (270) 488-316
Today – Sunny, with a high near 96°.
Tonight -Mostly clear, with a low around 72°.
Saturday – Sunny and hot, with a high near 99°. Heat index values as high as 106.
Saturday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 75°.
Today at the Massac County Youth Fair:
4H Pork Burgers: 10a-8p or sold out
The newest installment of Frosted After Dark will take place at Frosted By Mollie on Saturday from 6p-Midnight. The theme for this Frosted After Dark will be Stranger Things. Mollie told WMOK that they will have themed desserts and treats as well as decor and photo opps. Frosted by Mollie is located at 615 East 5th Street in Metropolis.
Today is Hammock Day!
Today in History:
2011 Lone wolf extremist goes on a massacre in Norway – Anders Behring Breivik an anti-Islamist extremist placed a car bomb in front of the Norwegian Prime Minister’s office in Oslo. A few hours after the bomb exploded, killing 8 people and injuring about 200 others, Breivik opened fire at a youth summer camp at the island of Utøya killing 69 participants. This was the deadliest incident of violence in the Scandinavian country since the Second World War.
2003 Raid in Mosul – A raid on a compound near Mosul, Iraq by United States Army 101st Airborne Division ended with the deaths of killing Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday and Qusay and Qusay’s 14-year old son.
1983 First solo helicopter flight around the world – Australian Dick Smith became the first person to fly a helicopter around the world solo. He started his trip in August, 1982 and it took him around a year to finish his trip.
1933 American aviator Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the Earth – Post landed on Floyd Bennett Field in New York 7 days after he departed alone from the same airfield in a Lockheed Vega aircraft known as Winnie Mae.
1894 World’s first competitive motor race – The Paris–Rouen, Le Petit Journal Competition for Horseless Carriages was the world’s first city to city motoring competition. Staring in Paris and ending in Rouen, the race was organized by the newspaper Le Petit Journal.
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.
The Annual Macedonia Baptist Church Barbeque will take place on Saturday in Brownfield at 297 Macedonia Road. Pork will be available by the pound – expertly prepared by Robert Crim. All are welcome to attend.
Today is the final day to reserve your meal for Tuesday’s Salad Luncheon – brought to you by the Metropolis Elks. This is the first of three luncheons that they will have this summer. Call 618-638-3057 to reserve your meal.
Tuesday, July 26th – 10AM until 12PM – Metropolis Public Library Summer Programming Party- Washington Park
Thursday, July 28th from 9A until 12P Cope Food Pantry will return to Brookport at the Harry Statham Gymnasium.
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
Local Job Listings
Metropolis Chamber of Commerce – Office Assistant – Send Resume to:
c/o Executive Board ERGE
Metropolis Chamber of Commerce
516 Market Street
Metropolis, Il
 
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