Author Archives: WJBD Staff

In Salem Recreation/Marion County YMCA men's softball, Iuka State Bank got a forfeit win over B&J Loggers, Odd Fellows also got a forfeit win over B&J Loggers, Lock N Roll Self Storage shutout...

The Salem Wildcats Baseball Camp for ages coach pitch to incoming 8th graders will be held Monday-Thursday of next week. The time for the camp is 9 to noon at the High School Field. The Cost is $50 wi...

CHICAGO (AP) - Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Avisal Garca hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, lifting the Miami Marlins to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. With two outs, Garca hit the first pitch he saw from ...

Carlyle residents approved a half-cent sales tax to pay for a new pool complex, 428 to 122. The new pool will cost $4.3-million and will replace the current complex built in 1955 that has numerous pro...

Suburban Chicago personal injury lawyer Kathy Salvi has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois. Salvi topped a field of seven candidates Tuesday to win the nod to take on first-term...

The Marion County Board presented each of the county's eight fire protection districts with $10,000 checks during Tuesday night's meeting. The checks are coming from $60,000 in CURES money the county ...

The Salem JV baseball team finished up their summer schedule with a double header sweep at Teutopolis. They won the opener 8-5 scoring 5 times in the 2nd inning to take control of the game. Cooper Lob...

The 2022 Salem Little League baseball Major's City Series will continue tonight with Game 2 after Bud's Minor League held on to beat Americana in Game 1 on Monday night 5-4. Coach Joby Bryan has a cha...

In softball Minors City Series opening game last night, Dairy Queen took Game 1 over Landers 13-12. Ziva Owen's pitched 3 innings giving up 5 hits and striking out 4. Gabby Goostree also came in to pi...