Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Salem 11u Survive & Advance, Play Tuesday At 5:45
The Salem 11u Wildcats survived their elimination game at the State Tournament in Champaign by routing Ridge Beverly 15-0 in three innings. Zane Applegate finished 2-3 with 4 RBI as he tripled and sco...
Aug 02, 2022
Aviston & Moline Get Set To Open Legion Great Lakes Regional Wednesday
The pairings are out for the American Legion Baseball Great Lakes Regional Tournament held at Gerace Park Stadium on the campus of Northwoods University. The Aviston Express and Moline will represent ...
Aug 02, 2022 Photo courtesy Aviston Express Facebook Page.
Trade deadline, Soto sweepstakes, deGrom return
The Juan Soto sweepstakes come down to the wire, with baseball's trade deadline fast approaching at 6 p.m. EDT. Soto is the biggest name on the block, with Washington considering bids for the 23-year-...
Aug 02, 2022
Cardinals acquire veteran lefty Quintana from Pirates
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jose Quintana has parlayed his success in Pittsburgh into a job in St. Louis. The Pirates traded have the veteran left-handed pitcher to the Cardinals on in exchange for reliever Joha...
Aug 02, 2022
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts to receive $182,000 tourism grant
Governor JB Pritzker is announcing $15-million in tourism grants, including $182,000 that will go for improvements to the Cedarhurst Center for the arts. The grants are funded by the American Rescue P...
Aug 01, 2022 Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. (Facebook photo)
Marion County 4H selects Super and Junior Showmanship Award Winners
The Marion County 4H large animal shows culminated on Sunday with the Super and Junior Showmanship Awards. The winner of the Super Showmanship Award was Maddox Robb who competed in the competition for...
Aug 01, 2022 Super Showmanship contestants and winners. Left to right: Kayley Lacey, Hailey Shuler, Chezney Robb, Super Showmanship winner Maddox Robb, runner-up Jonathon Wilkins, and Chase Thompson.
Marion County Fair Talent Show selects Junior and Senior Winner to advance to state
The Marion County Fair Talent Show provided entertainment before the grandstand at the fair Sunday night. 14-year-old Ella Draege who is the reigning State Champion in the Junior Division was the winn...
Aug 01, 2022 Talent Show winners after the show. Left to right: Marion County Junior Miss Sarah Morris, Senior Talent Show Winner Ella Draege, Junior Talent Show Winner Briar Tate, and Marion County Fair Queeen Maggie Telford.
Monday is Kids Day at the Marion County Fair
Monday is Kids Day at the Marion County Fair. Ag in the Classroom Teacher Meggan Heistand is coordinating the many activities planned for kids of all ages free of charge from nine am to two pm. "We ha...
Aug 01, 2022 Earlier Kids Day at the Marion County Fair.
Chicago teen fatally shot outside Decatur graduation party
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A 14-year-old girl from Chicago has been killed outside a graduation party in Decatur. Three more people were injured early Sunday. The Macon County coroner identified the victim ...
Aug 01, 2022
What Happens When There Are No Beneficiaries
What Happens When There Are No Beneficiaries Where do those accounts and policies end up? Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources Some accounts have no designated beneficiary. Rarely, the same thin...
Aug 01, 2022
