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Friday – January 26, 2024

Sunset in Metropolis, IL – 5:13 PM (CST)

Saturday – January 27, 2024

Sunrise in Metropolis – 7:02 AM (CST)

This Afternoon Cloudy, with a high near 51. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tonight – A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight.

Saturday – Rain. Patchy fog before 7am. High near 46. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday Night – Rain before midnight. Low around 38. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday – Cloudy, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Monday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Southernmost Illinois Food Pantry Listing Aug 12, 2025

Food Insecurity in Massac County, Food Pantry Listing and How You Can Help Aug 12, 2025

Leash Up and Clean Up: A Reminder for Responsible Pet Ownership in the City of Metropolis Aug 12, 2025

Metropolis City Clean Up Week - Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15th Aug 12, 2025

August Happy Heart Senior Center Menu and Reflecting on Social Wellness: A Continuation Beyond July Aug 12, 2025

Don't Blow It - Keep Grass Off the Road in the City of Metropolis Aug 12, 2025

Wednesday WMOK News Check "Yellow Sheet" - 8.13.25 WMOK - Metropolis and Massac County News Aug 13, 2025

Donate a Fan - Help Families Stay Cool this Summer Aug 12, 2025

Emergency Siren Testing Scheduled in Massac County Illinois for Friday August 15th Aug 14, 2025

A Look Ahead at Parade Season in Massac County - WMOK Coffee Break (airdate 6.11.25) Aug 12, 2025

Metropolis Head Start Prepares for First Day of School on August 20th Aug 12, 2025

Stay Connected with WMOK via the WMOK Text Line: Metropolis and Massac News and Community Updates Aug 14, 2025

Get Crafty at the Metropolis Public Library with August's Take and Makes Aug 12, 2025

Volunteers Needed and Welcome - Supporting Care and Community: Forget Me Not Gift Shop - Aug 12, 2025

Part 8 - WMOK Speaks with Massac Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - School Board Business, Thank You to Parents, Junior High Mascot Change and Close - 8.13.25 Aug 13, 2025

Part 4 - WMOK Speaks with Massac Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - National Education Recovery Scorecard - 8.13.25 Aug 13, 2025

Part 4 - WMOK Speaks with Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor - Back to School Safety and Upcoming School Resource Officer for Massac County Schools - 8.12.25 Aug 12, 2025

Part 1 - WMOK Speaks with Massac County Sheriff Chad Kaylor - Open and Chit Chat - 8.12.25 Aug 12, 2025

Part 2 - WMOK Speaks with Massac Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - School Year Begins with Massac Unit #1's First School Resource Officer - 8.13.25 Aug 13, 2025

Part 1 - WMOK Speaks with Massac Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Back to School Synopsis and City School Bus Routes - 8.13.25 Aug 13, 2025

Stories you may have missed...

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL –

Donations are Greatly Needed at the Metropolis Pound

WMOK – Metropolis, IL – John Roman, Animal Control officer of Metropolis joined us for WMOK’s Coffee Break program on Wednesday of last week. Aside from our discussion of taking care of pets in frigid weather and a few other topics – we discussed the great need of donations at the Metropolis Pound.

Hear our conversation with Roman in the Soundcloud player below:

Deadline Approaching in Metropolis for Lead Pipe information

(WMOK) Metropolis, Illinois – Metropolis City Water Superintendent JK Thomas joined Metropolis Mayor Canada WMOK on Thursday to discuss the home stretch of the lead service line survey.

The project, which we first told you about in November of 2021 is approaching its’ deadline of March 15.

Hear our discussion below:

WMOK – Metropolis · Lead Water Line Survey 1.22.24

Take the Survey Here

City of Metropolis Hiring for Summer Workers

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – The application process is now open for “Summer Workers” for the City of Metropolis. These workers are hired each summer to provide the extra upkeep that the Summer requires.

Hear more with Metropolis Mayor Don Canada below:

WMOK – Metropolis · Metropolis Mayor Don Canada – Applications Open For Summer Help 1.24.24

Obtain an application for City of Metropolis here

Massac County Organizations working to form Shelter Provisions

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – On Friday WMOK spoke with Massac EMA Director Brian Horn and Kaley McGinnis of Massac County SNAP Employment & Training Director and part-time Director of Economic Development for the City of Brookport about plans that are unfolding for the creation of a safe and secure warming shelter for those who find themselves in situations like the arctic blast we’ve just gone through in Massac County.

We’ll have more for you in this week’s WMOK News Check and we’ll talk with the founding of the enthusiastic team that is coming to fruition.

To express interest in volunteering – please text Kaley and/or Brian at the numbers below

We suggest including what you would most be interested in assisting with, for example:
assisting in donations of food and or cooking, providing paper goods and the like, assisting with laundry provisions if open for an extended time, et cetera.

WMOK Morning Show

6am to 10am

Monday thru Friday

93.7FM 920AM and streaming worldwide at 920wmok.com

Live Stream here –> https://s.wbcstreaming.com/wmok/

The WMOK Morning Show

Live Five Days a Week from Fairgrounds Road in Massac County 6:00 am – 10:00 am

*Text your requests, shouts outs to 618-524-9209

WMOK Community Events Listing

Metropolis Drugs 1 on East 5th Street in Metropolis

Caring for you and about you since 1975

Metropolis City Clean Up Dates for 2024

February 19-23
May 13-17
August 12-16
November 11-15

Saturday, January 27

10A-12P – Valentine’s Workshop for AJMPU 4-H Cloverbuds – Youth in Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, and Union County who were between the ages of 5-7 years old as of September 21, 2023, and parents, are invited to attend a Valentine’s Workshop and Parent Meeting at Shawnee Community College in the L-Atrium in Ullin on January 27, 2024, from 10 am – 12 noon. Youth will have a light snack and create take-home valentines. All supplies will be furnished.

Sunday, January 28

Monday, January 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.

Text WMOK at 618-524-9209

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.

Tuesday, January 30

10 – 11 AM – Aerobics Class, Metropolis Community Center, 900 W 10th St. For more information contact the Metropolis City Hall at (618)524-4016.

Noon – The Kiwanis Club of Metropolis meets every Tuesday at noon at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 520 Ferry Street in Metropolis, and is always in search of new members

3:30-5P – Karate Class, Metropolis Community Center, 900 W 10th St, For more information contact the Metropolis City Hall at (618)524-4016.

Text WMOK at 618-524-9209

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Wednesday, January 31

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.

4-6P – Dance Class, Metropolis Community Center, 900 W 10th St. For more information contact the Metropolis City Hall at (618)524-4016.

Get Your Event in the WMOK Community Events Listing

How to Submit Your Event:

Via email to WMOKnews@frontier.com with the words “upcoming event” in the subject line

Via Facebook Messenger on the WMOK Facebook page

Via Text – 618-524-9209

Via Walk-In – Lobby Hours 8am to 10:30 or by appointment (text 618-524-9209)

Via Mail – 339 Fairgrounds Road, Metropolis IL 62960

2024 Community Events Listing

Generation Gap

Happy Hearts Technology Time is BACK!

Happy Hearts
Technology Time
has returned!

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – WMOK rejoined the festivities at Happy Heart’s Senior Center in Metropolis this week after a hiatus in December.

Technology time is a project of Kim and Angie of the WMOK Morning Show. We visit the Happy Hearts monthly to assist the attendees in learning to text, subscribing to the WMOK yellow sheet and more.

We located a couple of listeners this morning who don’t currently have a “morning texting buddy” and we’ve set them up to begin their morning texting routine with us tomorrow.

We find texting to be a beneficial skill for our aging community members as it gives them some communication and someone to “check in with” in the mornings as they get their day underway.

We left our “Happies” with the assignment to text us in the mornings and request a song. We’ve given them the challenge of seeing how many text interactions they can accumulate with us before we meet again on February 21st at 10:45.

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WMOK School and Sports News

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Part 7 - WMOK Speaks with Massac Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Important Upcoming Dates - 8.13.25 Aug 13, 2025

Part 6 - WMOK Speaks with Massac Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - Attendance Up In Massac Unit 1 - 8.13.25 Aug 13, 2025

Part 5 - WMOK Speaks with Massac Unit #1 School Superintendent Jason Hayes - 25/26 Initiative New Policy Regarding School Related Communications in Effect - 8.13.25 Aug 13, 2025

Massac County High School Athletics

A triple header in boys basketball SIRR Conference action tonight as Massac County will host the Red Devils from Murphysboro. The Frosh boys will get things started at 5:00pm.

Congratulations to the Massac County girls basketball team on their win over Herrin last night on Senior Night which clinched the 2023-24 Ohio Division Championship for Coach Kindle and the girls.