Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Megan Cook awarded MVP for Kaskaskia College Blue Angels cross country team
Megan Cook, a 2020 graduate of Okawville Jr./Sr. High School was named Most Valuable Player for the Kaskaskia College Blue Angels cross country team. "I am very honored to have received the MVP award ...
May 18, 2022
Tuesday Action From Salem Little League
In softball majors at the Little League Complex, Dairy Queen took the loss to Landers 8-5. Ziva Owen led the way with 2 hits and an RBI, Jorja English a hit and 2 runs with an RBI. Kenzie Collier, Gab...
May 18, 2022
Butler scores 41, Heat take Game 1 from Celtics 118-107
UNDATED (AP) - Jimmy Butler scored 41 points, and the Miami Heat turned things around with a huge third quarter on the way to beating the shorthanded Boston Celtics 118-107 in Game 1 of the Eastern Co...
May 18, 2022
Magic Moment: Orlando wins lottery, lands No. 1 pick
UNDATED (AP) - The Orlando Magic won the NBA draft lottery and landed the No. 1 overall pick for the first time since they got Dwight Howard nearly two decades ago. Orlando finished with the worst rec...
May 18, 2022 Mike Licht / CC
Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1
UNDATED (AP) - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, Andrei Vasilevskiy remained red-hot with 34 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning topped the Florida Panthers 4-...
May 18, 2022
Judge homers twice as Yankees edge Orioles 5-4
UNDATED (AP) - Aaron Judge homered twice after his first-inning drive bounced off the new left-field wall at Camden Yards, and the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 for their 20th win ...
May 18, 2022
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. If there was a hole going all the way through the Earth and you fell in, it would take about 38 minutes for you to get to the other side. 2. Tread...
May 18, 2022
Should You Downsize for Retirement?
Should You Downsize for Retirement? Some retirees save a great deal of money by doing so; others do not. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources You want to retire, and you own a large home ...
May 18, 2022
Franklin Park Hands Out Track Awards
The Franklin Park Track & Field Team was honored at Awards Night on Monday in the Franklin Park Gym after a historic season. For the first time in school history, both the boys and girls brought h...
May 17, 2022
Pickup truck destroyed in fire in rural Salem
The Salem Fire Protection District reports a pickup truck was destroyed by fire late Monday afternoon. The truck owned by Steve McConnaughhay was parked near where he was farming in the 5900 block of ...
May 17, 2022
