Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Another good week in the fields for Illinois farmers
Farmers had some solid days to catch up on planting as we hear in the weekly crop report. Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener says little over 4.5 days were suitable for fieldwork, offering time to pla...
May 24, 2022 Walt Stoneburner / CC
Clearwave Communications plans fiber optic cable network in Centralia
A company that already provides fiber optic network services to schools and some businesses in Centralia are making plans to provide the service to every home and business in the city. Mike Fallon of ...
May 24, 2022 LEO PENG
Centralia City Manager names Captain Jeff Day as Interim Fire Chief
Centralia City Manager Korey Smith has named Centralia Fire Captain Jeff Day as Interim Fire Chief after Fire Chief John Lynch retires next Friday. Smith earlier announced both a local and national se...
May 24, 2022 File photo: Centralia Fire Chief Jeff Day.
Salem High School's retiring athletic director new Kaskaskia College AD
Salem Community High School's retiring athletic director Scott Steward remained retired for only a few hours before being named the new Athletic Director at Kaskaskia College Thursday night. Steward w...
May 24, 2022 Retired SCHS Athletic Director and now Kaskaskia College AD Scott Steward.
14 graduate from Odin High School
Fourteen seniors graduated from Odin High School Sunday night. The Class Valedictorian was Kyle Friend and the Salutatorian was Trenton Simmons. At eighth grade graduation last Thursday night, 12 stud...
May 24, 2022
Salem High School thanks retiring maintenance employee for 20 years of service
The Salem Community High School staff thanked retired maintenance employee Bill Fulton for his work to keep the sports fields in top condition during a retirement breakfast on Monday. Several coaches ...
May 24, 2022 Retired Salem Community High School Maintenance Employee Bill Fulton talks about his 20 years at SCHS as his wife Connie looks on.
Ex-suburban mayor pleads guilty in red-light camera scandal
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. (AP) - A former suburban Chicago mayor has pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks to support the use of red-light cameras in his community. Tony Ragucci was mayor of Oakbrook Terrac...
May 24, 2022
Wildcats Season Ends To Upstart Vandals In Regional Finals
The Salem Wildcats season came to an end as Reid Well and the 8th seeded Vandalia Vandals kept them off balance all day in a 2-0 loss in their 2a title game at Vandalia Mutual Insurance Field. The Van...
May 24, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.
North Clay Capitalizes On SC's Miscues To Win Louisville Regional....Christ Our Rock Wins Carlyle Regional....1a/2a Scores
A miscue with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning spelled doom for the SC Cougars who fell to the North Clay Cardinals 5-1 in their 1a regional championship at Louisville. Aidan Dodson ...
May 24, 2022 Kristina Weidner Photography
SC Opens Softball Sectionals Today At Casey.....IHSA Softball Roundup
In 1a regional softball championships yesterday, Woodlawn beat Waltonville 9-6 at Galatia; Windsor beat Hutsonville 3-2 in 10-innings at Oblong. The 1a Sectionals open today, at Casey the SC Lady Coug...
May 24, 2022
