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WMOK's Coffee Break Program: A Community Staple

For decades, WMOK’s Coffee Break program has been a staple of the Metropolis and Massac County morning radio landscape. This community affairs program, hosted by Kim Comer, has been a vital platform for local officials, community leaders, and others to share important information and discuss topics that matter most to residents.

Through thoughtful conversations and in-depth interviews, Coffee Break has established itself as a trusted source of news and information, covering a wide range of subjects that impact Metropolis and Massac County.

From updates on local projects and initiatives to discussions on key issues and concerns; Coffee Break is a must-listen for Metropolis and Massac County residents.

Tune in to WMOK’s Coffee Break program to stay informed, connected, and up-to-date on all that’s happening in our community!

Coffee Break airs live following the 8am WMOK News Check.

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Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks Recent discussion on social media regarding one dog and potentially others being killed in Massac County when encroaching on farm property - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 12, 2025
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks Current Flooding Conditions - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 11, 2025
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks the Importance of Alerts and Notifications when threatening weather is in the area - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 11, 2025
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks Flooding in Massac Over the Years and Currently - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 11, 2025
Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Safe Day Milestone At Massac High - 4.9.25 WMOK Coffee Break 23h ago
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks What's Been Happening in County Crime, Call Volume and More - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 13, 2025
Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Chronic Absenteeism - 4.9.25 WMOK Coffee Break 1h ago

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Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Chronic Absenteeism - 4.9.25 WMOK Coffee Break 1h ago
Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Safe Day Milestone At Massac High - 4.9.25 WMOK Coffee Break 23h ago
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks What's Been Happening in County Crime, Call Volume and More - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 13, 2025
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks Recent discussion on social media regarding one dog and potentially others being killed in Massac County when encroaching on farm property - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 12, 2025
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks Current Flooding Conditions - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 11, 2025
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Recent Coffee Breaks - Full Program

Extraordinary Rain and Severe Weather This Week - Updated 4/1/25 WMOK - Metropolis
WMOK (Metropolis, IL) - WMOK spoke with Beau Dodson this morning regarding expectations for extraordinary amounts of rain and severe weather beginning...
Apr 01, 2025
Dan Huffman Full Coffee Break 3.27.25 WMOK - Metropolis
Mar 28, 2025
Beau Dodson - Severe Weather Tonight and Tomorrow 3.14.25 WMOK - Metropolis
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Mar 14, 2025
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Metropolis Public Library (1st Thursday of each month)

Join the Metropolis Public Library Book Club: Discover 'The River We Remember Mar 25, 2025
Metropolis Library Take and Make Craft Bags 2.6 WMOK - Metropolis Feb 07, 2025
Metropolis Public Library Director Colby Kennedy - WMOK Coffee Break - 2.6.25 Feb 06, 2025
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Massac County Commissioners (1st Tuesday of each month)

Massac County Commissioners Update: Roof Repairs and Courthouse Restructuring Feb 25, 2025
Massac County Commissioners discuss Happy Hearts Senior Center with WMOK - 2.4 WMOK - Metropolis Feb 07, 2025
Recent Attempted Scam on Massac County Funds Feb 06, 2025
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Massac County Sheriff's Office (2nd Tuesday of each month)

Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks What's Been Happening in County Crime, Call Volume and More - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 13, 2025
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks Recent discussion on social media regarding one dog and potentially others being killed in Massac County when encroaching on farm property - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 12, 2025
Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks Current Flooding Conditions - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 11, 2025
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Massac Unit 1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes (2nd Wednesday of each month)

Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Chronic Absenteeism - 4.9.25 WMOK Coffee Break 1h ago
Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Safe Day Milestone At Massac High - 4.9.25 WMOK Coffee Break 23h ago
Massac Unit 1 Schools - Chronic Absenteeism Update - WMOK Coffee Break 3.12.25 Mar 17, 2025
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Metropolis Animal Control and Abatement Office John Roman (3rd Wednesday of each month)

Metropolis Animal Control Officer Roman Launches Fundraiser to Assist with Extra Care for Canines in "Doggie Jail" - - Originally Published in July of 2024 Jan 16, 2025 135 views
WMOK Cold Weather Round Up December 2024 Jan 22, 2025 90 views
Outstanding Animal Control Items with Metropolis Animal Control Officer John Roman 12.18.24 Jan 23, 2025 39 views
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Metropolis Mayor Don Canada (3rd Thursday of each month)

Progress Update: Happy Hearts Senior Center Taking Shape Feb 01, 2025
Mayor Canada Further Discusses Upcoming Infrastructure Projects with WMOK - 8.15.24 Aug 26, 2024
Pt. 4 of 4 - Mayor Canada And Abatement Officer Roman Discuss Abandoned And Dilapidated Properties 8.15.24 WMOK - Metropolis Aug 23, 2024
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Metropolis Police Department (4th Wednesday of each month)

Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse Discusses Repeat Offenders, Mental Health Calls, the Safety Act and more 1.22.25 Feb 01, 2025
From the Metropolis Police Department Arrest Blotter - 11/23/24 Dec 05, 2024
Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse - WMOK Coffee Break - 9.25 WMOK - Metropolis Sep 26, 2024
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Below this line you’ll find the remnants of the original format of our Coffee Break Archive

These will be moved into the new format (above) soon – disappearing as they go

Shannon Crockett - Rehabilitation of the Fitch's Building in Uptown Metropolis - air date: 4.15.21

Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor - Coffee Break - air date: 4/14/21

Dan Huffman - Kiwanis - 36th Annual Academic Awards - 4.1.21

Shawnna Rhine - Southern Seven Health Department - Electronics Recyling and Hep B Awareness

Mayor Billy McDaniel Retirement Coffee Break - air date: 3.22.21

Southern Seven Head Start - Sharity Gaddis - Head Start Registration - air date: 3.18.21

Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - air date: 3.17.21

Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor - Covid-19 and Brookport Standoff - air date: 3.11.21

Southern Seven Health Department - Nathan Ryder - Vaccination Phase 1B+ and New Website

Massac County Emergency Management Director, Brian Horn - Flooding - air date: 3.3.21

Coffee Break - Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor - Part 2 - air date: 3.2.21

Coffee Break - Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor - Part 1 - air date: 3.1.21

Coffee Break - Massac County School Superintendent - Jason Hayes - Part 2 - air date: 2.26.21

Coffee Break - Massac County School Superintendent - Jason Hayes - Part 1 - air date: 2.25.21

Coffee Break - Massac County Drug Awareness Coalition - Director Holly Windhorst - air date: 2.8.21

Coffee Break - Massac County School Superintendent Jason Hayes - air date: 2.5.21

Coach's Corner - Jim Prevallet and Massac County Athletic Director, Pat Clark - air date: 2.1.21

Mitigation - Southern 7 Health Department - air date: 01.19.21

Contact Tracing - Southern 7 Health Department - air date: 01.12.21

Coach's Corner - Jim Prevallet and Massac County Athletic Director, Pat Clark - air date: 1.8.21

Dave Bowman - Metropolis Police Department Dispatcher - air date: 01.06.21

C.O.P.E. Food Pantry - Gene Tilker - air date: 1.5.21

Shawnna Rhine - Southern 7 Health Department - Fit Kit - Colon Cancer Detection - December 2020

Massac Co. School Superintendent - Jason Hayes - Air Date: November 16, 2020

Director of Public Safety and Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse - air date: September 2, 2020

Massac County Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - 2nd Week Friday Follow Up - air date: August 21, 2020

Shawnna Rhine - Southern Seven Health Dept. - Part 2 - air date: August 29, 2020

Shawnna Rhine - Southern Seven Health Dept. - Part 1 - air date: August 28, 2020

Lynden Schuyler - IL Public Health Assoc. - air date: August 25, 2020

Massac County Clerk Hailey Miles - air date: August 25, 2020

Massac County Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - 1st Week Friday Follow Up - air date: August 21, 2020

Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor - air date: August 19, 2020

Massac County Unit #1 School Superintendent - Jason Hayes - air date: August 18, 2020

Director of Emergency Management Brian Horn - air date: August 3, 2020

Massac County Unit #1 School Superintendent - Jason Hayes - air date: July 29, 2020

Director of Public Safety and Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse - air date: July 28, 2020

Massac County Unit #1 School Superintendent - Jason Hayes - air date: July 8, 2020

Director of Massac County Emergency Management - Brian Horn - air date: July 3, 2020

Tammie Obermark - Plans and Provisions for 2020 Massac County Youth Fair - air date: July 1, 2020

Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor Coffee Break (Part 2 of 2) - air date: June 17, 2020

Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor Coffee Break (Part 1 of 2) - air date: June 16, 2020

Trish Steckenrider - Greater Metropolis Convention and Visitors Bureau - air date: June 3, 2020

Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor Coffee Break - air date: May 29, 2020

Dr. Johnathan Walters - Massac Memorial Hospital - air date: May 28, 2020

Rick Goins - CEO - Massac Memorial Hospital - air date: May 25, 2020

Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor Coffee Break - May 14, 2020

Jason Hayes - Massac County Unit #1 School Superintendent - May 11, 2020

Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor - April 28, 2020

Beau Dodson - Local Meteorologist - April 21, 2020

Jason Hayes - Massac County Unit #1 School Superintendent - April 20, 2020

Director Brian Horn - Massac County Emergency Management Agency -April 17, 2020

Metropolis Mayor Billy McDaniel - April 16, 2020

Director of Public Safety and Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse - April 15th, 2020

Patrick Windhorst - State Representative - April 13, 2020

Jason Hayes - Massac County Unit #1 School Superintendent - April 8, 2020

Shawnna Rhine - Southern Seven Health Dept. - April 6, 2020

Director of Public Safety and Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse - March 24, 2020

Shawnna Rhine Southern Seven Health Dept. - March 13 2020

Director of Public Safety and Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse February 25, 2020

Tina Martin - Massac County Mental Health Coffee Break - February 13, 2020