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Westbound Exit & Entry Ramps at I-24 Paducah Exit 3 are Open — Eastbound Exit 3 ramps to close for two weeks starting July 24
Westbound Exit & Entry Ramps at I-24 Paducah Exit 3 are Open
Eastbound Exit 3 ramps to close for two weeks starting July 24
KY 305/Cairo Road will continue to have near-normal traffic flow in the work zone.
The target completion date for all pavement work at Exit 3 is August 31, 2023.
Two Car Accident Slows Traffic in Metropolis on Monday Afternoon
(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – A two car accident on one of our main thoroughfares in Metropolis on Monday afternoon slowed traffic for those coming in from the workday. It was a couple of minutes past 5pm when the accident took place at intersection of 12th and Metropolis Streets. That’s a busy time of day for already well-traveled 12th street – many vehicles maneuvered themselves on to neighboring streets to continue their journey.
No serious injuries were reported.
Historic Flash Flooding in Massac County Coupled with Severe Storms Last Week – Clean Up Remains Underway
(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – Clean up and repairs continue in Massac County following a round of storms and flash flooding last week – the likes of which it feels we haven’t seen in quite a while –
WMOK has been in close contact with Amy Ferris, Massac County Highway Head Engineer – she advised on Friday afternoon that their crews had been hard at work to resolve as many of the urgent requests as possible. At that time they had restored access to Country Club Road and opened Powers Church Road back up to traffic.Also on Friday they repaired a washout behind the abutment on Waldo Church, west of Pell.
Director Ferris said that they have several more service requests that we have not gotten to and they ask that everyone be patient.
The Massac County Commissioners joined us on Coffee Break this morning. They filled us in on the outcome for the county of last week’s weather.
Tuesday’s storms brought the first round of damage to the county with downed trees and damage in Hilanoa. Joppa had experienced the downage of an immense tree and Massac County was able to assist as they did not have the equipment required in Joppa to address a tree of that size.
Crews were beginning work in Joppa when the Flash Flood hit on Wednesday morning.
There was a wash out of the culvert on Powers Church Road – shown below
as well as a wash out on Country Club Road right before the train bridge.
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Preventive care is the topic at this Friday’s Massac Memorial Lunch-n-Learn
The Massac Memorial Hospital FREE Community Health Lunch-n-Learn will take place this Friday, July 28th from 12-1pm. The topic will be preventive care/health maintenance. Amanda Gaudy, APRN
As of Monday afternoon they still have 6 spots available for the Event will be held in the Classroom, at Massac Memorial Hospital.
Please call 618-638-1348 to reserve your spot!
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Tuesday, July 25
Massac Mobile Health – Every Tuesday – Vienna City Park 9am-3:30pm – 618-638-1341
Sully’s Billiards is partnering with Hannan Logistics (Geoff Hannan) for the FREE KIDS MEALS every Tuesday. You will need to call 618-524-2991 between 9:30a.m – 10:30a.m. Pickup time will be 11:00a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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, July 26
Massac Mobile Health – Every Wednesday – Brookport- by City Hall 9am-3:30pm – 618-638-1341
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, July 27
The Rotary Club of Metropolis meets every Thursdays at 12P in Community Christian Church, 1150 Country Club Rd.
9A- 12P – COPE Brookport Distribution – Harry Statham Gym Brookport- Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month – (618)524-3635
8A-12P – An additional Pre-K screening will be conducted at Metropolis Elementary School from 8A to 12P. Please contact Kristin Rousseau at (618) 524-9376 to leave your contact information to receive a screening appointment.
Friday, July 28
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.
2-6P – MCDAC Free Laundry Event – Come wash up to 3 loads of laundry on MCDAC! This will take place at Super Suds Coin Laundry, Corner of 5th and Scott St. Detergent and dryer sheets provided by MCDAC ROSC.
Saturday, July 29
7A-12P – Massac County Farmer’s Market – Dorothy Miller Park
10A – 2P – Community Empowerment Event – Mt. Horeb’s Men’s Ministry is collaborating with Mr. Horeb’s “Call Her Blessed” Women’s Ministry to host this community event to give demonstrations to the area youth and adults. They would like to empower them by showing them how to do things such as: How to change a tire, Setting up a checking account, How to conduct themselves in a job interview, The benefits of getting enough sleep, and much more!
9 Day Trail Ride July 29-Aug 5
1:30P – Fort Massac State Park Summer Events – Amazing Mammals – Come to Fort Massac State Park Visitors Center to see amazing mammals from “Second In Nature”.
Sunday, July 30
5P – Eastland Life Church 3D Life Recovery Meetings are held at 716 East 3rd St. Meal and child care provided.
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UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike
NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has reached a tentative contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike.
The agreement was announced after UPS and the Teamsters came back to the negotiating table Tuesday to talk over remaining sticking points in the largest private-sector contract in North America. Both sides had already reached tentative agreement on a host of issues but remained at odds on things like pay for part-time workers who make up more than half of the UPS employees represented by the union.
The Teamsters called the tentative agreement “historic” and “overwhelmingly lucrative” in a prepared statement. It includes, among other benefits, higher wages and air conditioning in delivery trucks.
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Favorable views of Supreme Court fall to historic low
Following a series of high-profile rulings addressing such issues as affirmative action, LGBTQ rights and student loans, the share of Americans with a favorable opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to its lowest point in public opinion surveys dating to 1987.
Fewer than half of Americans (44%) now express a favorable opinion of the court, while a narrow majority (54%) have an unfavorable view, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Opinions of the court have become somewhat less positive since April, when about half of Americans had a favorable impression.
The court’s favorable rating has declined 26 percentage points since 2020. The current survey marks the first time in our polling dating to 1987 that the public’s views of the Supreme Court are significantly more negative than positive.
How Democrats and Republicans see the Supreme Court
Just 24% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents view the Supreme Court favorably, down 7 percentage points since April and the lowest favorable rating for the court in either party in more than 30 years.
As recently as 2021 – before the court’s decision last year to overturn the federal right to abortion, as well as other controversial rulings – nearly two-thirds of Democrats had a favorable impression of the Supreme Court.
By contrast, Republicans are much more likely to view the court favorably, with 68% holding a positive opinion. Republicans’ opinions of the court have shown much less change in recent years than Democrats’ views.
Perceptions of the Supreme Court’s ideology
Half of Americans now view the Supreme Court as conservative, while four-in-ten see it as “middle of the road.” Only 7% describe the court as liberal.
Public perceptions of the Supreme Court’s ideology have not changed much in the past year. Since 2020, however, the share of Americans saying the court is conservative has increased 20 points. That year, a majority (56%) said the court was “middle of the road,” while 30% viewed the court as conservative and 12% said it was liberal.
Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to view the Supreme Court as conservative: 71% of Democrats say the court is conservative, but just 32% of Republicans say the same.
Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to say the court is “middle of the road” (57% vs. 24%).
Views of the Supreme Court’s power
Roughly half of Americans (51%) say the Supreme Court has the right amount of power, while four-in-ten view the court as having too much power. Just 7% say the court has too little power. These opinions have changed little since 2022, when 48% of Americans said the court had the right amount of power and 45% of Americans said it had too much power.
In the new survey, Democrats are three times as likely as Republicans (60% vs. 20%) to say that the court has too much power. By contrast, when asked the same question in 2020, similar shares of Democrats (64%) and Republicans (66%) said the court had the right amount of power.
Demographic differences in views of the Supreme Court
Here’s a closer look at how different groups of Americans see the Supreme Court:
- By 57% to 40%, women view the court unfavorably, while men are divided.
- About two-thirds of Black adults express an unfavorable opinion of the court, compared with roughly half of Hispanic, Asian and White adults.
- There are sizable age differences in views of the Supreme Court. Just 30% of adults under age 30 have a positive impression of the court – a far lower share than among older groups.
Demographic differences within parties in views of the court
Democrats with lower levels of educational attainment view the Supreme Court more positively than those with higher levels of education. Around four-in-ten Democrats with no more than a high school diploma (39%) view the court favorably, compared with just 14% of Democratic college graduates.
The opposite is true among Republicans. About eight-in-ten Republican adults with a postgraduate degree (79%) have a favorable opinion of the court. That view is shared by a smaller share (62%) of Republicans with no more than a high school diploma.
Older Republicans continue to view the court more favorably than younger Republicans. About eight-in-ten Republicans (78%) ages 50 and older see the court positively, while 57% of GOP adults under 50 say the same.
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