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National Daughters Day

National Daughters Day on September 25 is a day to celebrate and cherish our daughters who bring so much love and into our lives. Although we don’t really need a reason to celebrate our children, it’s nice to be given the opportunity to pay our daughters some extra attention and show them how much they are loved.

Learn More About the Holiday Here from National Today

We welcomed Fall over the Weekend

Join us in celebrating the arrival of fall! Metropolis will soon be ablaze with autumn hues as the sun bids farewell to summer!

Explore local parks, sip on hot apple cider, and indulge in pumpkin-flavored treats.

Happening today and every Monday Wednesday and Friday COPE Food Pantry Distribution takes place in Metropolis at 1013 North avenue – you do need to bring your photo ID and proof of Massac County residency

On Tuesday evening the Lighthouse Assembly of God Church Food Pantry will be open to the public at 670 Airport Road from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. This takes place on the 4th Tuesday of each month at Lighthouse Assembly of God Church. For more information you can call 618-524-2256

Be sure to reserve your spot for the Massac Memorial Medical Clinic Free Community Health Lunch and Learn on Friday. Join in for a free lunch as Integratist hospitalist APRN Morgan Walker and the outpatient rehabilitation department will be discussing fall prevention. This will take place in the Massac Memorial Hospital classroom and you can call to reserve your spot at 618-6381348

The Metropolis Chamber of Commerce Annual Four-Person Golf Scramble will take place on Friday. Lunch will be at noon and the shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. for more information you can call the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce at 618-524-2714

Metropolis Man Remains Jailed on Battery, Sexual Abuse, Robbery and Other Charges

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – On Monday of last week Metropolis Officers were called to Casey’s General Store in reference to a domestic disturbance.

Upon arrival, Officers met with the victim who advised she was attacked by her boyfriend, Christopher E. Gibbs, 32, Metropolis.

The victim stated she had been punched, kicked and scratched by Gibbs. She further stated Gibbs sexually abused her. In addition, Gibbs also stole her phone.

The victim was treated at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Officers located Gibbs at a residence in the 500 block of Ophia.

Records reveal that Gibbs was arrested and charged with: Aggravated Domestic Battery, Aggravated Domestic Battery in a Public Place, Criminal Sexual Abuse, Robbery; aggravated robbery and interfering with reporting domestic violence.

Gibbs was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center and remains there according to jail records as of Monday morning 9/23/23.

Project Hope Humane Society Announces New Rescue Dog T-Shirt Design

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – Project Hope Humane Society is excited to announce the arrival of their new Rescue Dog t-shirt design.

These shirts feature a dog design on the back and the organization’s logo on the front left chest.

Short sleeve shirts are available in kiwi, blue, and bright pink colors, priced at $20 for sizes small to 3X.

Long sleeve shirts in blue or light pink cost $25 (sizes not shown).

Shirts can be held for 24 hours, and credit/debit card payments are accepted.

Shipping is temporarily unavailable. Contact 618-638-4555 for more information.

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Monday, September 25

9a – 3p – COPE Food Pantry takes place in Metropolis today and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1013 North Avenue – please bring your photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.

6:30P – Massac County High School – Regular School Board Meeting

Tuesday, September 26

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

6-7:30P – Lighthouse Assembly of God Church Food Pantry 670 Airport Rd – Every 4th Tuesday of the month – (618)524-2256

Wednesday, September 27

9a – 3p – COPE Food Pantry takes place in Metropolis today and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1013 North Avenue – please bring your photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.

5-7P – Trinity Tree of Life Food Pantry 605 Metropolis St (Every Wednesday)

Thursday, September 28

9A- 12P – COPE Brookport Distribution – Harry Statham Gym on Crockett St. in Brookport- Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month – (618)524-3635

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

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Friday, September 29

9a – 3p – COPE Food Pantry takes place in Metropolis today and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1013 North Avenue – please bring your photo ID and proof of Massac County residency.

12-1P – Massac Memorial Medical Clinics Free Community Health Lunch-N-Learn – Join in for a free lunch as Integritas Hospitalist, APRN, Morgan Walker and the outpatient rehabilitation department will be discussing Fall Prevention. This will take place in the Massac Memorial Hospital Classroom. Call to reserve your spot at (618) 638- 1348.

12P – Metropolis Chamber of Commerce Annual 4-Person Golf Scramble – Lunch will be served at 12P and shotgun at 1P.

2-6P – Food Giveaway – Happy Hearts Senior Center – The Lord’s Pantry of Weaver Creek will be giving away bags of food. No requirements needed.

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Saturday, September 30

10A – 1st Annual Massac County Recovery Walk – Fort Massac State Park Fairgrounds Shelter – There will be recovery speakers followed by a walk in unison to show support and increase awareness of the recovery community in Massac County. For more information call Massac County Drug Awareness Coalition at (618) 524-1393.

11A – Story Time at Fort Massac State Park’s Visitor Center – Johnnie Owens, IDNR Conservation Education Rep. will read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle. There will be an activity and a snack after the story.

Check out these tips from the Illinois EPA to help prepare for the temperature change and to have an environmentally friendly Fall!

#Sunrise on Fairgrounds Road in Massac County - 9/25/23

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Generation Gap

20 Fall Harvest Words and Their Origins

The Fall harvest doesn’t let word lovers go hungry: It yields a cornucopia of etymological roots as well. Feast on the bounty of these seasonal word origins.

1. Artichoke

Artichoke ultimately comes from the Arabic al-harshuf, meaning “the artichoke.” The word, and plant, passed into Spanish, Italian, and then English as archicokk, in the 1530s. Speakers tried to explain its unusual name with folk etymologies: The plant’s center was said to choke anyone who tried to eat it, or the plant chokes the growth of other plants in the garden. These folk beliefs are preserved in the modern spelling.

Max Baer Jr. had to learn to embrace Jethro Bodine

It’s pretty standard after the ending of a television series for an actor to attempt to distance themselves from the role they embodied for years. Think of it like a college freshman that tries to give their personality a complete one hundred-and-eighty-degree shift after they graduate from high school.

After the cancellation of The Beverly Hillbillies, Max Baer Jr. found that he had graduated from the role of Jethro Bodine, and was ready to leave the role behind, at least for a little while. But in an interview with The Associated Press, it was revealed that for Baer Jr., that was easier said than done. He found himself facing the typecast of burly, less-than-intelligent Bodine-like characters, although it was such a drastic shift from Baer Jr.’s real personality.

Baer’s business partner, said of the man, “Max is far from dumb. He’s very intelligent. Max is a marketing genius.” This genius found its home later in Baer Jr.’s life when he chose to embrace the role of Jethro Bodine and signed a deal with the International Game Technology of Reno. The deal set a plan in motion to produce many penny slot machines that featured The Beverly Hillbillies.

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Let WMOK be one of the texts you send in the mornings – you can just say “hi”, you can request a song, tell us what you have planned for the day or any little thing your heart desires. You can of course text us anytime. Our mornings start pretty early here in preparation for the WMOK Morning Show – so if you text late in the day, you may not receive a reply until later the next morning. (We wouldn’t dare text you when we arrive)

We also suggest a “daily texting buddy”. This is someone that you make plans to text and touch bases with each morning. Perhaps you just say hello and make sure that one another are “accounted for” – maybe it turns into a conversation in which you reply back and forth throughout your morning – either way, we think that you’ll find that you enjoy this bit of texting communication.

My parents had children in 2 different generations. They had 33 consecutive years of first days of school.

My parents were high school sweethearts who married in 1956, after my dad’s draft-required two-year Army stint and my mom’s graduation from high school and business college. They did what most newly married couples did at the time and started a family.

In less than five years, the older four of us arrived, spanning a period from May 1958 to January 1963. Not surprisingly for the time or the childcare demands, my mom was a homemaker who spent very little time away from her crop of baby boomers for years. Our parents were overworked, but they were young and energetic. We didn’t have much, but we also never went without anything we needed.

They had 2 more kids, in a different generation

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Massac County History

First Saturday of Each Month Offers a Genealogy Focus at the Metropolis Public Library - WMOK Metropolis Jul 16, 2025

Remembering Jim Hambrick: The Keeper of Superman - Metropolis IL Jun 13, 2025

Metropolis' Own "Rifleman": The Enduring Legacy of Pool Legend Buddy Hall May 23, 2025

Exploring Illinois' Rich Heritage: A Mobile Exhibit on Precolonial Communities Apr 16, 2025

Massac County Sheriff Kaylor Talks Flooding in Massac Over the Years and Currently - WMOK Coffee Break - 4.8.25 Apr 11, 2025

Joppa-Maple Grove Unit School District 38 has advised that due to a water main break in the Village of Joppa they will be dismissing at 12:30 today. (Monday Sept 25 2023) WMOK will advise regarding tomorrow’s classes when that information becomes available. Buses will run at 12:30 today.

Photo Order Deadline for Joppa Maple Grove School District

Picture Day was on Monday Sept. 18, but there is still time to order your pictures. We do have order forms in the office if you need. You may also click the link to place your order: wagnerportraitgroup.com

Massac County Patriot Half- Time Show – Gary Adkins Talks Golf and Homecoming Queen Announced – Friday 9.22.23

WMOK at the Half from Friday night’s Homecoming game against Harrisburg.

Gary Adkins talks Boys Golf

Massac County Homecoming Queen Announced

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WMOK Interview With Homecoming Queen Brooklynn Burnett 9.22.23

During the second half of Friday night’s Homecoming game against Harrisburg, WMOK’s Don Sawyer interviewed newly crowned Homecoming Queen Brooklynn Burnett.

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