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Willie James Jelks Sr. passed on February 5th, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, IL. He was a graduate of Mt. Vernon Township High School where he played baseball and football, and went on to ...

Salem senior Chloe Harness made it official, signing her letter of intent to play basketball next season in the GRAC for the SWIC Blue Storm. Harness signed on Friday and is excited to play close to h...

The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to accept a $125,000 Strong Communities Program grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Community Development Director Gayla Hartin...

The franchise owner of Dominos Pizza in Centralia at the new restaurant with the vehicle toppers for delivery drivers. Photo by Bruce Kropp. A brand new Dominos Pizza Restaurant that is more than twic...

A teacher at the Kaskaskia Special Education District’s Bridges Learning Center in Wamac is this week’s WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week. Cory Wisniewski says he has spent his entire adult li...

More than 400 Marion County educators received their first vaccination for COVID-19 during a mass clinic at Centralia High School on Saturday. Centralia High School Superintendent Chuck Lane is apprec...

A 34-year-old rural Kell man is being held in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond after being arrested on a failure to appear warrant on pending residential burglary and theft charges. Beau...

The SC Lady Falcons dropped their Friday middle school volleyball match on the road in Louisville to North Clay 14-25, 9-25. The JV also dropped a straight set match 20-25, 17-25.

The Salem boys and girls basketball teams will have 3 games this week starting tomorrow night when the Wildcats open up the Cahokia Conference at Freeburg while the Lady Cats will open up at home with...

Today on the local sports schedule. The KC Blue Devils and Blue Angels both play at home tonight in GRAC action. You can listen on WJBD starting at 5:30 when the Blue Angels tip followed at 7:30 by th...