Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Kinmundy Board of Alderman told Dollar General Store should open in April
Kinmundy Mayor Angie Diss provided an update to the Board of Alderman Thursday night on the timetable for the opening of the new Dollar General Store slated to be built in Kinmundy. She reported the s...
Aug 12, 2022
Smoke on the Water Fest this weekend in Centralia
Smoke on the Water Fest kicks off in Centralia Friday evening and continues through the weekend. The event will include boat races at Raccoon Lake and a number of activities at Castle Ridge which is s...
Aug 12, 2022 Earlier Raccoon Lake boat races.
Inflation Creeping into Personal Finances
Inflation Creeping into Personal Finances Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources If you have a balance on a credit card or an adjustable rate mortgage, you might be noticing changes in your...
Aug 12, 2022
Bobcats Get Season Opening Win At Woodlawn
The Franklin Park Bobcats opened up their baseball season in style, with a 12-1 victory on the road at Woodlawn. Salem's offense got going in the opening inning scoring 3 runs and never looked back. P...
Aug 12, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.
Lady Bobcats Fall In Walk Off At Woodlawn
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats dropped a heartbreaker on a walk-off 4-3 at Woodlawn. Allison Thurman was terrific on the mound. Quinn Wolfe and Kendall Zimmermann added 2 hits each. The Lady Bobcats d...
Aug 12, 2022 Photo from season opening win over Odin. By Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.
Eliminators Finish Perfect Season With Tournament Title
It was the final night of the men's softball season for the YMCA at Bryan Park. Eliminators finished the season undefeated and won the title over Lock N Roll Self Storage 20-16. In the 3rd place game,...
Aug 12, 2022
Rodgers, McMahon go deep, Rockies top Goldschmidt, Cards 8-6
DENVER (AP) - Brendan Rodgers and Ryan McMahon hit back-to-back home runs in a six-run seventh inning, and the Colorado Rockies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 to secure their first series win si...
Aug 12, 2022
Illinois voters can now sign up for permanent mail-in voting
Illinoisans can now sign up for permanent mail-in voting. New this time around. State Board of Elections spokesperson Matt Dieterich says when you apply for a mail-in ballot for the November election,...
Aug 11, 2022
Late arriving air conditioning units delay completion of Kaskaskia College renovation
Kaskaskia College President George Evans says delays in the arrival of two large air conditioning units will cause the classroom renovation project on the 2nd floor of the HB and L buildings not to be...
Aug 11, 2022 Kaskaskia College President George Evans.
Kaskaskia College Music Department looking for community members to join musical groups
The Kaskaskia College Music Department is seeking community musicians to join their ensembles as they prepare for the 2022-23 performance season. The KC Music Department offers many quality ensembles ...
Aug 11, 2022 Past Kaskaskia College music department performance.
