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Concert before fireworks draws good crowd to Bryan Memorial Park
An afternoon and evening of music before the traditional 4th of July fireworks display drew a sizeable crowd to Bryan Memorial Park on Sunday. The seven food trucks were also a hit, with lines forming...
Bruce Kropp Jul 05, 2021 File photo

South 7 All Conference Baseball Team
The South Seven Conference released their All-League baseball team for the 2020-21 season. The Player of the Year was Carson Prost (Mt Vernon) Pitcher of the Year was Eli Garrett (Mt Vernon) Fi...
WJBD Staff Jul 02, 2021
Homeless Centralia man gets two year prison term for striking police officer
A 33-year-old homeless Centralia man has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitted to committing an aggravated battery for striking a Centralia Police officer in the face. Evan Winkoff had ...
WJBD Staff Jul 01, 2021
Suns win low-scoring game against Clippers for 3-1 lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Phoenix Suns managed just 34 points in the second half on Saturday, but it was enough to take a three-games-to-one lead in the NBA's Western Conference Finals. Devin Booker scor...
Bruce Kropp Jun 27, 2021

2022 06/25 - Marceline Eleanor Bassett
Marceline Eleanor Bassett, 96, of Athens, Alabama passed away June 14, 2022 at Limestone Health Facility, Athens. Mrs. Bassett was a retired homemaker. She also worked many years as a care giver. She ...
WJBD Staff Jun 25, 2021

Unemployment drops across the region
Unemployment dropped across South Central Illinois in May. In Marion County unemployment dropped eight-tenths of a percent to 6.2-percent. That translates into 878 on the unemployment rolls, down 130 ...
Bruce Kropp Jun 24, 2021 Alachua County / CC

Smyly, Acuña fuel Braves past Cards for doubleheader split
ATLANTA (AP) - Drew Smyly didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, Ronald Acua Jr. hit his 100th career homer and the Atlanta Braves earned a split of a day-night doubleheader with a 1-0 victory ove...
WJBD Staff Jun 21, 2021

Two charged with burglary to Centralia building
Two people have been charged with burglary to a building in the 1100 block of South Sycamore in Centralia. 31-year-old John Pope and 36-year-old Ashley Matson of South Davis were arrested earlier this...
Bruce Kropp Jun 17, 2021 John Page and Ashley Matson.
2022 06/17 - Virginia Helen (Wright) Ross
Virginia Helen (Wright) Ross, age 85, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, formerly of Odin, Illinois, died peacefully on April 15, 2022. Virginia liked to paint, garden, and read, and dabbled in different craf...
WJBD Staff Jun 17, 2021
How COVID-19 Caused a "She-Cession"
How COVID-19 Caused a "She-Cession" Several women-dominated industries were hit hardest by the pandemic. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources Since the 1980s, unemployment rates have tren...
WJBD Staff Jun 11, 2021
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