Author Archives: WJBD Staff
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
UNDATED (AP) - The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85. Madden's exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games f...
Dec 29, 2021
One of a kind: Ohtani wins AP Male Athlete of Year award
UNDATED (AP) - Shohei Ohtani did things during 2021 that almost nobody alive had ever seen in sports. That's why the Los Angeles Angels' two-way superstar is the winner of The Associated Press' Male A...
Dec 29, 2021 Moto "Club4AG" Miwa / CC
Fed Chair Changes His Tune
Fed Chair Changes His Tune Powell's testimony to Congress may be telling. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources If you weren't paying close attention, you might have missed it. Fed ...
Dec 29, 2021
Quarterly Economic Update
In this Q3 recap: U.S. economic growth slows in the face of Delta variant headwind. Europe's economic outlook remains positive. Stocks retreat from record highs; confront a bevy of challenges. Quarter...
Dec 27, 2021
Cash Alternatives for Charitable Giving
Cash Alternatives for Charitable Giving Thinking about donating? Think of these choices. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources The year is winding down, and you may be thinking of giving. ...
Dec 24, 2021
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. It is a tradition in Japan to eat KFC for Christmas. Orders must be placed two months in advance. 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in...
Dec 22, 2021
Kaskaskia College watching COVID numbers to determine how 2nd semester will begin
Kaskaskia College President George Evans is carefully watching COVID-19 numbers to determine how the school will begin the second semester. Evans reports there has been an uptick with the close of the...
Dec 22, 2021 File: Kaskaskia College Clock Tower and campus.
Drug bust in Bluford leads to four arrests
Four people were arrested in a drug bust conducted by the Mt. Vernon Police-Jefferson Conty High Risk Team and Joint Narcotics Unit at a Bluford home on Monday. 45-year-old Chad Pepple of Bluford was ...
Dec 22, 2021
Marion County Health Department receives $165,800 grant to continue mass vaccination clinics
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says the health department has received a $165,800 grant to continue providing COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics. Mallow told the health bo...
Dec 22, 2021 Marion County Health Department Administrator Mellissa Mallow at earlier COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
Rural Centralia man ticketed following single vehicle crash
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 60-year-old rural Centralia man after his vehicle crashed into a tree after missing the end of Baldridge Lane at Mills Cart Road at the rear entrance to the...
Dec 22, 2021
