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Potentially Severe Weather Wednesday
Monday, June 17, 2019 9:02 PM
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a hazardous weather outlook for potentially severe weather on Wednesday. Isolated showers and storms will continue to build Tuesday across the area. Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms are forecast Wednesday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds, including isolated tornadoes will be the primary storm hazards. Storm chances will ...
Police Arrest Man After Reported Property Damage
Monday, June 17, 2019 3:00 PM
A man was arrested Friday on charges related to drug possession and property damage. A person reported to the Metropolis Police that 24-year-old Jonathan B. Harris broke the windshield and mirror on a Chevrolet Impala and broke out the side window of another vehicle, both of which belonged to the victim. Harris was also allegedly seen throwing a cigarette package towards the victim which ...
Man Charged With Aggravated Domestic Battery
Monday, June 17, 2019 1:00 PM
A Metropolis man was arrested on battery charges last week. Metropolis Police Officers started investigating what they called a "brutal beating," of a woman on June 10 in the 1000 block of Girard Street. A suspect was identified, and a search led him being spotted on Thursday in the area of 11th and Filmore Streets. After a foot chase a perimeter was set up, and police were able to ...
Avoid Blue-Green Algae in Local Rivers, Lakes
Sunday, June 16, 2019 5:30 AM
As temperatures begin to rise, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Public Health remind residents to be cautious if they are planning activities on lakes and rivers throughout the summer. Water conditions are ideal for blue-green algae growth. Blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) are microscopic organisms that naturally occur in lakes and streams. Rapid ...
Special Needs Camp This Summer In Metropolis
Saturday, June 15, 2019 11:50 PM
The Rolling in Faith ministry will present a day camp for special needs children August 5-7 in Metropolis. The three-day event for children grades 2 through 6 will be held from 9am til noon at First Baptist Church on Massac Creek Road in Metropolis near Massac County High School. Parents are asked to fill out an information form in advance of the event. Forms and other information may be ...
Flooding Closes IL-3, Changes Ambulance Routes
Saturday, June 15, 2019 4:42 PM
After one lane of Illinois Route 3 in southern Illinois was closed this week due to rising floodwaters from the Mississippi River, the Illinois Department of Transportation has now closed the road completely, effective Saturday afternoon. Due to the closure, emergency service routes have been altered in Alexander County. IDOT says the highway is closed indefinitely between Gale and McClure, ...
Du Quoin State Fair Drops $2 Admission Fee
Friday, June 14, 2019 3:00 PM
The Du Quoin State Fair in southern Illinois is dropping a $2 entry fee.    The admission fee for people 13 and older was started in 2016. Fair manager Josh Gross and John Sullivan, the head of the Illinois Agriculture Department, said they heard many complaints.    Sullivan says he's "thrilled" to make the fair free again. The Southern Illinoisan reports that parking at ...
Vehicles Banned from Cairo Levee During Flooding
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 2:26 PM
The city of Cairo has banned vehicles from areas near the levee until further notice. Due to current flooding, city leaders closed levee roads and approaches to those roads, effective at 9:00 Wednesday. The ban includes cars, trucks, farm equipment, ATVs or UTVs.  Only authorized personnel will be allowed in these areas.   Officials say the restrictions are a ...
Demolition of Dam 52 to Begin in a Few Weeks
Friday, June 07, 2019 2:13 PM
Demolition of Locks and Dam 52 on the Ohio River is scheduled to begin in a few weeks. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office shared information on their Facebook page, saying they were made aware that demolition of Dam 52 will begin after river levels drop and stabilize.  The project is estimated to take two years, and there will likely be blasting at noon every weekday, when ...
E-Sports Club: Shawnee College Summer Camps Begin
Thursday, June 06, 2019 7:15 AM
This week kicked off the 2019 Shawnee Community College Summer Camps. The first camp of the season was gaming camp led by the college’s newly named E-Sports club sponsor Mr. Jonathan Van Meter. Van Meter will begin meeting regularly with members of the inaugural Esports club starting the fall semester at Shawnee.   Esports has been popular for some time, but the clubs have recently ...

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