Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The South Central FFA Chapter received $1500 for two Dell laptops, to be used by the Chapter Officers, for the betterment of the FFA Chapter, and the promotion of Agricultural Education. The funds wer...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1947, American pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 2007, the reality TV series "Keeping Up with...

Odin School Superintendent Kimberly Briggs is convinced after talking to numerous architects and engineers the three story portion of Odin High School can be renovated and have another 25 years of lif...

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is issuing recommendations for improving the safety and care of nursing home residents. For starters, HFS wants to move to a "patient driven p...

Governor JB Pritzker says the state will continue to fight lawsuits over the state COVID-19 mandates. Suits have been filed on a variety of fronts, including the requirement that kids wear masks in sc...

State Police say one of the truck drivers involved in a two-rig collision on Southbound I-57 just north of the Kinmundy exit went to an area hospital for treatment. Preliminary investigation details i...

Salem grad and strikeout queen Delaney Kell got her first college start for SEMO yesterday as they took on Jefferson College out of Hillsboro, Missouri. Delaney earned the win in the 13-2 victory. Kel...

In post season Class 1a soccer, Freeburg won their regional semifinal over Harrisburg 2-1 at Massac County. At Raymond Lincolnwood, it was the hosts knocking off Teutopolis 1-0 and Carlinville 4-0 win...

The KC Blue Angels soccer team beat Lincoln Land 5-3. Gracie Kimmle had the hat-trick for KC while Allyson Fehrman and Ellen Antonacci also scored.

TORONTO (AP) - William Nylander broke a tie at 1:06 of the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Toronto won in front o...