Author Archives: WJBD Staff
OPS & SC Earn Softball Wins
SC Knocks Off Casey Westfield On The Road The SC Lady Cougars won at Casey Westfield -6. Abi Shuler led SC with 2 hits and 3 RBI, Ameilia Montes doubled and drove in 2 with RBI also from Jalyn Michel,...
Apr 15, 2023 Photo: Sam Snodsmith
Bostonians remember deadly marathon bombing 10 years later
BOSTON (AP) - A decade after two homemade bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, the city will mark the somber occasion Saturday with prayers for those who died and activities demon...
Apr 15, 2023 Rob Larsen / CC
Cubs topple Dodgers 8-2 in Bellinger's return to Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Yan Gomes homered twice, Ian Happ had four hits and three RBIs, Cody Bellinger scored in his return to Los Angeles and the Chicago Cubs beat the Dodgers 8-2 on Friday night. The Cub...
Apr 15, 2023
Woodford, Cards' pen shut down Pirates in 3-0 win
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jake Woodford and three relievers scattered eight hits, Nolan Gorman drove in two runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Friday night. Woodford gave up s...
Apr 15, 2023
Blue Angels and Blue Devils Update
The Blue Angels Tennis team downed Illinois College 6-3 on Wednesday and using the confidence that they gained in that match the Angels traveled to Southwestern Illinois College for the Region XXIV te...
Apr 14, 2023
South Central School Board approves $2.4-million in bids for Middle School improvements
The South Central School Board has approved bids totaling just under $2.4-million for improvements to the South Central Middle School. The winning bidder was Johannes Construction of Centralia. The wo...
Apr 14, 2023 Here's how the new addition to the front of the South Central Middle School will look when completed.
Mt. Vernon woman found guilty for second time for aggravated child abuse
A Jefferson County Jury on Thursday deliberated less than 30 minutes before finding a 26-year-old Mt. Vernon woman guilty for a second time on a Class X felony charge of aggravated battery to a child ...
Apr 14, 2023
Centralia Grade School Board agrees to 10-percent salary increase next year
The Centralia City Grade School Board and Teachers Association has reached a three year contract agreement that calls for a ten-percent salary increase in the first year followed by three percent incr...
Apr 14, 2023 file photo
Marion County Supervisor of Assessments say tax breaks available to tornado victims
Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller says the Governor's declaration of Marion County as a disaster area will result in property tax breaks for homeowners who had their homes damaged. H...
Apr 14, 2023 Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller explains property tax breaks to tornado victims at Tuesday's Marion County Board meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Williams Grand Slam Caps Off 10-run Win For Wildcats, JV Keeps Rolling
Isaak Williams capped off a 9-run sixth inning and sent the Salem baseball fans home happy with a walk-off grand slam in Salem's 14-2 home win over Roxana. Williams finished with 2 hits, 3 runs scored...
Apr 14, 2023
