Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Kobe Bryant family settles photo lawsuit for $28.5 million
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters shari...
Mar 01, 2023 mark6mauno / CC
Geekie ends drought with 2 goals, Kraken beat Blues 5-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Morgan Geekie scored twice and the Seattle Kraken snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Geekie ended a 10-game scoring drought t...
Mar 01, 2023
Raptors beat Bulls 104-98 for 8th victory in 10 games
TORONTO (AP) - Pascal Siakam scored 20 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 19 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 104-98 on Tuesday night for their eighth victory in 10 games. O.G. Anunoby added 17 ...
Mar 01, 2023
Bears hire Luke Steckel as assistant offensive line coach
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears hired longtime Tennessee Titans assistant Luke Steckel as assistant offensive line coach on Tuesday. Steckel spent the past two seasons as the Titans tight e...
Mar 01, 2023
Cubs OF Seiya Suzuki out of WBC, could miss opening day
MESA, Ariz. (AP) - An oblique injury will keep Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki out of the World Baseball Classic. It also jeopardizes his status for opening day with the Chicago Cubs. Cubs manager Da...
Mar 01, 2023
Wealth Building Strategies While Raising a Family
Wealth Building Strategies While Raising a Family Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources Raising a family is rewarding and expensive. Consider taking these steps to support your family fina...
Mar 01, 2023
Centralia Police Department begins Chaplain program
Centralia Police Chief Christopher Locke announced the creation of the Chaplain program at Monday night's city council meeting. He says the Chaplain will have duties related to members of the police d...
Feb 28, 2023 Left to right: Centralia Police Department's first chaplan Steve Upchurch, his wife Jennifer, Chief Christopher Locke, and Administrative Sergeant Steve Whritenour.
Kaskaskia College Board moves forward with two renovation projects
The Kaskaskia College Board will be replacing all the carpeting in the Lifelong Learning Center after a holiday waterline break flooded a large area of the building. Insurance covered replacing the wa...
Feb 28, 2023 Kaskaskia College President George Evans shows off closed off portion of Lifelong Learning Center due to water damage to Congressman Mike Bost during a recent visit. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Kaskaskia College to hold the line on tuition
The Kaskaskia College Board will keep tuition the same for the fifth straight year. The board Monday night agreed to keep in-district tuition at $136 per credit hour, out-of-district tuition at $235, ...
Feb 28, 2023 File: Kaskaskia College Clock Tower and campus.
Path cleared for Clearwave to begin laying fiber optic cable in Centralia
The Centralia City Council Monday night approved an ordinance allowing Delta Communications, LLC doing business as Clearwave Communications to use city right of way to lay fiber optic cable for fast i...
Feb 28, 2023 born1945 / CC
