Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Kinmundy Board of Aldermen will be seeking State Department of Economic Opportunity grant funds to completely overhaul the city's sewer system. Mayor Angie Diss says they will be applying later th...

Kaskaskia College Vice President of Student Services Amy Zanton has announced the college has been approved for an $895,213 grant to continue the Workforce Equity Initiative for a fifth year. The anno...

Kaskaskia College officials have announced Illinois Community College Board approval to offer a third agriculture degree. College President George Evans says the new ag degree is technology heavy. "GP...

The District 23 Junior Legion Baseball Tournament continued last night at North Side Park in Breese. In the opening game, Breese knocked off Patoka Post 543 by a final of 5-2. Kaiden Harrell went 2-3 ...

Nashville Municipal Golf Course hosted their youth championship tournament. Salem sophomore Mya Russell had a great day shooting a 2-over 74 to win her division. Salem's Reagan Shuler was 5th and Loga...

Open Field & Tryouts for Centralia Junior High School softball will be at Rotary Park. Open Fields will be held July 15, 16 and 22nd from 6-8pm. Tryouts will be August 5th from 6-8pm. Students mus...

The Blue Steel 14u Black finished 3rd at the USAV National Volleyball Tournament in Las Vegas. The team is based out of O'Fallon and coached by former Freeburg, and newly hired Mascoutah volleyball co...

This June, KC's Athletic Department hosted several amazing sports camps for baseball, basketball, tennis, soccer, and volleyball! Local grade school students had a blast working with our talented coac...

BALTIMORE (AP) - Justin Steele pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Seiya Suzuki had three extra-base hits and three RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs blanked the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 Thursday night for...

After a lengthy delay in spring planting due to wet weather, rains that have totaled 5 and a half inches across most of Marion County in the first nine days of July are causing additional problems for...