Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Multi-million dollar renovation planned of Hoffman Hart building in downtown Centralia
The City of Centralia has sold the long vacant Hoffman Hart building at 122 East Broadway downtown for $60,000. The sale for the minimum acceptable price was made by the city contingent on the new own...
Jul 12, 2022 Hoffman Hart building. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Castle Ridge developers seek additional TIF money to add lodging
The developers of Castle Ridge are asking the Centralia City Council to increase its cap on available tax increment financing funds from $2.5-million to $5- million to allow the lodging portion of the...
Jul 12, 2022 Greg Sutton addresses the Centralia City Council Monday night asking for their cap on TIF funds they can received be doubled to $5-million so more of the development can move forward.
New law has goal of growing microchip industry in Illinois
A new state law aims to grow the microchip industry in Illinois. The new Micro Act offers various tax credits for eligible semiconductor and microchip manufacturers says Senator Mike Halpin of Rock Is...
Jul 12, 2022 tico_24 / CC
Police Beat for Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
A 25-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for violation of bail bond. Jarad Sidener of South Washington was taken to the Marion County Jail. 35-year-old Holly Cream...
Jul 12, 2022
Centralia man charged with aggravated battery following weekend incident
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been formally charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery in a public place after allegedly punching a man through a window of his car after he refused to gi...
Jul 12, 2022 Marion County Courthouse
State lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities
WARREN, Mich. (AP) - Lottery retailers in nearly every state are clustered in lower-income neighborhoods, driving a wealth transfer from less affluent and educated Americans to the multinational corpo...
Jul 12, 2022
Wildcats 10u Fall In District Championship
The Salem 10u Wildcats dropped their District title game at Lawrence County to Olney 18-4. The Cats offense outhit Olney 12-6, but they couldn't overcome 20 walks. Devin Jennings 2h including a double...
Jul 12, 2022
SC Storm 14u Has Great Weekend In Indiana, Heading Into A Busy Weekend
The South Central Storm 07 14u finished 2nd in the 14u division of the 11th annual Santa Claus Sizzler in Santa Claus Indiana this past weekend finishing 5-1. The girls play next in Christopher this w...
Jul 12, 2022
Mudcats Drop A Pair To CCL Leader Bartelso
The Odin Mudcats dropped a pair of Clinton County League baseball games on Sunday falling to Bartelso 13-2 and 4-1. In the opener, the Barts plated 6 runs in the 2nd inning to cruise to the win. For O...
Jul 12, 2022
Kaskaskia College Women's Soccer & Tennis Team Has Great Academic Year
Congratulations to Women's Soccer and Women's Tennis for being named NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year! Pierce Farmer, Madison Toennies and Ellen Antonacci for being named to the NJCAA ALL-ACADEMIC FIR...
Jul 12, 2022
