Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Heat advance, Grizzlies go ahead
UNDATED (AP) - Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat moved into the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the Atlanta Hawks 97-94. Tyler H...
Apr 27, 2022
Braves pick up much-needed victory
UNDATED (AP) - Travis Demeritte hit his first big league homer in nearly three years and made a sliding catch to back another strong outing by Max Fried. That gave the Atlanta Braves a much-needed 3-1...
Apr 27, 2022
Leafs clinch home-ice advantage
UNDATED (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 59th and 60th goals of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 to clinch home-ice advantage in the first round of...
Apr 27, 2022
Ovechkin injury clouds Capitals outlook week from playoffs
UNDATED (AP) - The Washington Capitals are listing Alex Ovechkin as day to day with an upper-body injury. But there's legitimate concern about the longtime captain's health moving forward. Ovechkin sl...
Apr 27, 2022 Dan4th Nicholas / CC
Jets Bilal Powell retiring
UNDATED (AP) - Running back Bilal Powell has signed a one-day contract with the New York Jets to retire as a member of the only NFL franchise he played for. The 33-year-old Powell was a fourth-round d...
Apr 27, 2022
NCAA head departing
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down after 12 years on the job. NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move Tuesday and said it was by mutual agreement....
Apr 27, 2022
Insurance When You Marry After 40
Insurance When You Marry After 40 With people marrying later in life these days, coverage has become even more important. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources When you marry, you buy life...
Apr 27, 2022
Centralia Youth Center Director pleads for return of summer youth workers
The Executive Director of the Centralia Youth Center Herb Williams pleaded with the city council Monday night to restore the summer youth employment program. He warned without the four workers at the ...
Apr 26, 2022 Centralia Community Youth Center Executive Director Herb Williams
Kaskaskia College awards two more large contracts as part of $30- million plus renovation project
Taking classes online through Kaskaskia College will be a better experience as a result of $704,000 in new technology being added to 25 classrooms as part of the renovation of the HB, and L buildings....
Apr 26, 2022 Brent Taylor from Gonzalez Companies and Jon Carroll from Poettker Construction presented the plans for the new roadway, parking, sidewalk, and lighting improvements to the road running north of the college gym. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 41-year-old Gray Alvin of South 24th Street in Mt. Vernon for obstructing justice after he allegedly gave a false name. Alvin later posted $150 bond and was r...
Apr 26, 2022
