(WMOK) - Metropolis, IL - The Illinois Department of Transportation is hiring temporary snow removal operators for the 2026-27 snow and ice season on its Belgrade Team, based at 2813 Highway 145 in Metropolis. The part-time, temporary on-call Highway Maintainer positions pay $27.79 an hour. The posting opened November ...

The Massac County Sheriff's Office has announced it is currently accepting resumes for three key public safety positions: Deputy Sheriff, Dispatcher / Telecommunicator, and Deputy Jailer / Corrections Officer. Interested candidates can review the roles, minimum requirements, and application instructions below. Open Pos...

WMOK is looking ahead to a busy Christmas-season weekend in Metropolis and Massac County, with the 9th Annual Christmas Barn Sale Trail wrapping up, programs at the Metropolis Public Library on Friday and Saturday, and the Community Christmas Tree Lighting set for Saturday evening Uptown. Friday, November 13 • All...

November 13, 1862 On this day in 1862, the 131st Illinois Infantry was mustered into Union service at old Fort Massac, where it had gone into camp as Camp Massac. The regiment's aggregate strength reached 880 men, and more than 300 of them were Massac County men. Its commandant was Col. George W. Neely of Metropolis.

November 13, 1803 On this day in 1803, the Lewis and Clark expedition left Fort Massac around 5 in the afternoon, continuing down the Ohio River. The next evening, November 14, the Corps reached the point where the Ohio and Mississippi rivers join.