Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Salem Community High School Seniors honored at Senior Night
The 2022 graduating class of Salem Community High School earned $750,894 in scholarships to continue their education. The scholarships and a number of other special awards were handed out during Senio...
May 10, 2022 Salem High Assistant Principal Clint Wolfe (left), Principal John Boles (at podium) and Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering (sitting) conduct the Senior Awards program as facutly observe on left and seniors on right.
City gets one responsive bid for Hoffman Hart building
The Centralia City Council received one minimum bid for the city owned Hoffman Hart building at 122 East Broadway at Monday's City Council meeting. The $60,000 bid was submitted by Repurpose LLC. City...
May 10, 2022 Hoffman Hart building. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Longest-serving jurist Garman retires from state high court
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The longest-serving jurist in Illinois is stepping down. Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman announced Monday that she will retire, effective July 7. A judge for 48 years, Garma...
May 10, 2022 Illinois Supreme Court.
Photo by:
Alanscottwalker
Chicago providing $500K to expand access to abortion
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago is providing $500,000 to increase access to abortion, particularly for poor people and people of color. Monday's announcement by Mayor Lori Lightfoot came after a leaked draft o...
May 10, 2022
SCHS Post Prom returns after two year absence
The Salem Community High School Post Prom returned after a two-year absence following Prom early Saturday morning. Co-Chair Tabitha Meador says the community was very generous in their support, with $...
May 10, 2022 Past Post Prom participants try out the hula hoops.
Salem Opens Busy Final Regular Season Week With Home Game v. Wood River....SC Falls To Neoga...CORLHS Shuts Out Woodlawn
The Salem Wildcats will return to action for a busy final regular season week when they host Wood River today in a Cahokia Conference game. Salem will then host Odin/Patoka /Sandoval tomorrow, before ...
May 10, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.
Lady Cats Host Wood River Today
The Salem Lady Cats also return to action today as they host Wood River. The Lady Cats will be the regional host and will welcome 6th seed Robinson to Tully Park at 4:30 next Wednesday in another game...
May 10, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.
Odin/Patoka/Sandoval Fall In MTC Title Game
In the Midland Trail Conference Tournament title game, Odin/Patoka/Sandoval fell to Woodlawn 12-6 in a game played at Clay City. Makayla Gebke and Trista Moore each had 2 hits. Lauren Robb, Hailey Lan...
May 10, 2022
Lady Cougars Win NTC 3rd Place Game
In the National Trail Conference 3rd place game, South Central beat Altamont in a stellar high school softball game 2-0. The Lady Cougars outhit the Lady Indians 3-1 with Taegan Webster working all 7 ...
May 10, 2022
Opening Night At Salem Little League Complex
It was opening night at the Little League Complex. In Junior League it was Elks over Casey's 9-1. In the win, Brayden Wood went 3 innings on the mound with 8 strikeouts in the win and crushed a 3-run ...
May 10, 2022
