Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Four members of Centralia Fire Protection District receive letters of commendation for rescuing downed firefighter
The Centralia Fire Protection District presented Letters of Commendation to four of their firefighters Tuesday night for their part in the rescue of a Centralia City Firefighter during a June 24th fir...
Jul 20, 2022 Photo caption: L. To R.: CFPD Lt. Billy Baird, CFD Captain Chad Gormann and Firefighter Cody Melton, CFPD Engineer Eric Smith, Firefighter Dakota Whritenour, and Asst. Chief Dusty Garren.
Centralia man arrested after car crosses yard and crashes into parked pickup
Centralia Police arrested a 24-year-old Centralia man for multiple offenses after he allegedly drove across the lawn of a home in the 1400 block of South Perrine early Wednesday morning and crashed in...
Jul 20, 2022
Seven members of Salem Fire Protection District attend advanced training
Seven members of the Salem Fire Protection District have completed a 40 hour vehicle machinery operations class with instruction provided by Illinois Fire Service Institute instructors. The course pro...
Jul 20, 2022 Salem Firefighters attending the training are from Left to right- Lt. Seth Dawson, Capt. Bryan McIntosh, Lt. Trevor Chitwood, Lt. Ben Trinkle, Deputy Assistant Chief Greg Miller, Firefighter Sarah Dice, and Firefighter Kenny Benzing.
Proposed legislation would make parents criminally liable when they sign off on child's FOID card
New legislation would make parents who sign off on their child's FOID card criminally liable for any related damages. The bill comes from Representative Mark Batinick of Plainfield who says since pare...
Jul 20, 2022 New look of Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
One pleads guilty, one charged with possession of methamphetamine
One person pleaded guilty and another was charged with possession of under five grams of methamphetamine in Marion County Court on Tuesday. 34-year-old Shelanda Sheckleford of Frazier Street in Centra...
Jul 20, 2022 Marion County Courthouse
Marion County's Board 911/ESDA Committee begins discussion on better storm warnings
The Marion County Board's 911/ESDA Committee met for the first time Tuesday night to begin looking at ways to improve severe weather warnings to residents throughout the county. There seemed to be agr...
Jul 20, 2022 A number of Emergency Management personnel were in attendance at the first meeting of the 911/ESDA committee of the county board that is charged with improving weather warning notification for county residents. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
YMCA Sand Volleyball and Men's Softball Scores
In City of Salem Recreation/YMCA coed sand volleyball, 3 Gen Farms needed 3 sets to get past Ball Busters 22-20, 21-18, 15-3. Blackburn swept Coryell Investment Group 21-4, 24-22. In men's softball, D...
Jul 20, 2022
Stanton, Buxton lead AL over NL in 9th straight All-Star win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Giancarlo Stanton and Byron Buxton homered back-to-back in the fourth inning to rally the American League over the National League 3-2 in the All-Star Game. It was the AL's ninth st...
Jul 20, 2022
NASCAR to hit the streets of Chicago with downtown race
CHICAGO (AP) - NASCAR has added its first street course to the Cup schedule with a planned 2023 race through downtown Chicago. The Cup Series will race against the backdrop of Lake Michigan and Grant ...
Jul 20, 2022 VV Nincic / CC
Monthly Economic Update
In this month's recap: Stocks fell as growing recession talk prompted investors to manage risk in their portfolios. Monthly Economic Update Presented by MidAmerica Financial Resources, July 2022 ...
Jul 20, 2022
