Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Aviston Express Falls In Extra Innings To Finish Summer
The Aviston Express saw their Senior Legion season come to an end falling to Danville 6-5 in 8-innings at the State Tournament in Galesburg. Landon Geragosian and Conner Freeze each had 3 hits for Avi...
Jul 29, 2023 Photo courtesy of: Aviston Express Facebook Page.
Franklin Park BB/SB & SCMS BB Holding Tryouts Monday
Monday is the first of two days of tryouts for Franklin Park baseball and softball. They both will go Monday and Tuesday from 4-6pm. Athletes must have a school/sports physical in order to tryout. It'...
Jul 29, 2023
Wisdom homers, Mancini has RBI single as Cubs beat Cardinals 3-2 for seventh straight win
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Patrick Wisdom homered and Trey Mancini had a tiebreaking RBI single to help the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Friday night. Drew Smyly (8-7) allowed just two hits ...
Jul 29, 2023
Cardinals' Mikolas suspended 5 games and fined for intentionally throwing at Cubs' Happ
NEW YORK (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas was suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday for intentionally throwing at Ian Happ of the ...
Jul 29, 2023
Summer Sports Showcase - Episode 5
In this Episode, Toby Gullion sits down with Vandalia HS student Macy Jones who just finished 2nd at the National Jr Gold Bowling 15u Championships in Indianapolis. She qualifies to be on Team USA Dev...
Jul 28, 2023
Centralia High School to operate own buses; board gets project updates
Centralia High School will operate its own bus fleet for the 2023-24 school year, marking the end of a decades-long relationship with West Bus, which informed the district recently that services will ...
Jul 28, 2023
Marion County Fair getting underway; Motocross start moved back to seven Saturday night
The 2023 Marion County Fair is getting underway. Exhibit building entries will be accepted from noon to six on Friday and again from nine to noon on Saturday. The 4-H livestock shows highlight the day...
Jul 28, 2023
Fire destroys mobile home in Wamac
An unoccupied mobile home was destroyed by fire in Wamac early Thursday morning. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says flames were shooting through the windows and around the roof...
Jul 28, 2023 Fire heavily damages an unoccupied mobile home at 300 Sanders Street in Wamac. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Unemployment up in South Central Illinois
Unemployment jumped across South Central Illinois in June. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports Marion County's unemployment rate jumped eight-tenths of a percent from May to 5.2-per...
Jul 28, 2023 Eric Prouzet / Unsplash
Colt League World Series Opens Today In Marion
The Colt League World Series gets underway today in Marion at the home of the Thrillbillies. The tournament begins at noon with Tijuana, Mexico taking on Chiba Japan with the winner playing Marion at ...
Jul 28, 2023 slgckgc / CC
