Author Archives: WJBD Staff

UNDATED (AP) - Baseball's tightest division race just got a little tighter. Tampa Bay is within a half-game of the AL East-leading Red Sox after homers by Yandy Daz, Mike Zunino and Randy Arozarena po...

UNDATED (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have landed a pair of National League All-Stars as they try to catch the San Francisco Giants in the NL West. The Dodgers were able to land ace Max Scherzer and ...

Minnesota Twins (43-61, fifth in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (52-51, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (1-1, 5.19 ERA, 1.27...

Chicago Cubs (50-55, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (48-55, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (12-4, 3.85 ERA, 1.3...

Patoka School's K-12 registration will be Wednesday, August 4th from 9 am-6 pm. Preschool registration will be at our Back to School Night on Tuesday, August 17th from 5-7:30 pm.

Larry Shock Sr., age 80, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Thursday November 4, 2021, at Carl Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Larry was an active and social man, a member of the Loyal order of ...

Kathryn "Kathy" Louise Burke, 72, of Dix, Illinois, passed away at 8:40 am July 26, 2022 at her residence in Dix. Kathy proudly served her country in the United States Air Force in the Vietnam Era whe...

The Quiet Fall in Bond Yields What's behind the quiet fall in bond yields? Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   With all the attention given to inflation, stock prices, and job reports, i...

Frances Kay Miller, 84, of Centralia passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022, at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri. Frances was a loyal employee of Hollywood Candy Factory, which later becam...

James Fletcher, 78, of Salem passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022, at St. Louis University Hospital. James served his country with pride in the United States Airforce as a DAV commander in Centralia. He ...