Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Jackie Robinson's legacy looms over All-Star Game in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The legacy of Jackie Robinson showed in Major League Baseball's draft. Four Black players were among the first five selected for the first time in history. Still, baseball has a sma...
Jul 19, 2022 Baseball Collection / CC
All-Star Game decided by a HR derby if tied after 9 innings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lot of baseball fans are likely to be rooting for the All-Star Game to be tied after nine innings on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. That's because of a new rule this year that s...
Jul 19, 2022 Chris Yarzab / CC
Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby. He held off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodrguez in the final 19-18. The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 total homers to ...
Jul 19, 2022 Wendy Harman / CC
Quarterly Economic Update
In this Q2 recap: Stocks and bonds were rattled by rising interest rates as the Fed took aggressive monetary tightening steps to combat accelerating inflation. Higher rates and continuing supply chain...
Jul 18, 2022
THE RETIREMENT REALITY CHECK
THE RETIREMENT REALITY CHECK Little things to keep in mind for life after work. Presented by MidAmerica Financial Resources Decades ago, there was a book entitled What They Don't Teach You at H...
Jul 15, 2022
Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1933, Inside Germany ALL political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1968, baseball great Hank Aaron hit his 500th home...
Jul 14, 2022
State Corrections Director: Vandalia Correctional Center not closing
The Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections has sent a Memorandum to all staff at the Vandalia Correctional Center to confirm the center is not closing nor was it being considered for closu...
Jul 14, 2022
Odin School Superintendent still hopeful for school to start on time
Odin School Superintendent Melinda Kirgan is still hopeful for construction work to be mostly completed to start school on time next month. She gave an update to the school board Wednesday night. "We ...
Jul 14, 2022 File: Odin High School. Photo by Sam Snodsmith.
Police Beat for Thursday, July 14th, 2022
A 48-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Wamac Police on a felony failure to appear in court warrant on a pending violation of order of protection case. Timothy Marshall of Clinmar was taken t...
Jul 14, 2022
Vandalia's Lotz To Play At Kaskaskia College
Vandalia Vandal Jaydon Lotz, who just finished off a very strong Senior season, will continue his education and baseball career at Kaskaskia College this fall. Jaydon joins other recent Vandals grads,...
Jul 14, 2022
