Author Archives: WJBD Staff

A 42-year-old Salem woman has entered a guilty plea in Marion County to a charge of possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. Crystal Berkel of East Church Street was sentenced to two years f...

A rural Centralia resident returned home late Tuesday afternoon to find a man asleep inside their home. The resident of the 400 block of Jasper Road let the man sleep while they called the Marion Coun...

The Centralia City Schools Board meeting was held last night, boasting a record number of motions being made. Superintendent Craig Clark started off the meeting with a short summary of the budget, not...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads...

The Marion County Board Tuesday night received an update on building projects underway at the Marion County Jail, Courthouse, and Public Service Building. The project manager for the county's contract...

A 38-year-old Sandoval man was arrested at the Marion County Courthouse on Tuesday for alleged violation of bail bond. Michael Smith of South Maple Street in Sandoval later posted $2,000 bond and was ...

Salem Golfers Honor Seniors & Beat Mt Vernon At SCC The Salem Wildcat golfers knocked off Mt Vernon at the Salem Country Club 155-193. Jairen Stroud shot 1-under 34 to earn medalist honors, Logan ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats knocked off Olney in prep volleyball. After losing the first set 12-25, Salem came back to win 25-20 and 25-21 to improve to 4-6 on the season. The freshmen improved to 3-2 wit...

The Salem Wildcats and Mt Vernon Rams played to a 3-3 tie at FCC Fields yesterday in prep soccer. Salem scored first on an Eli Baker tally and added another on Andrew Tate's first half score. Salem le...

SC Falls 1-0 To St Anthony Two SC errors cost them a 1-0 decision to St Anthony yesterday in a NTC Showdown. The Bulldogs plated the game's only run in the bottom of the 6th as St Anthony only had 2 h...