Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Retirement Preparation Mistakes
Retirement Preparation Mistakes Why are they made again and again? Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources Much is out there about the classic financial mistakes that plague start-ups, famil...
May 11, 2022
Tom Brady to join Fox Sports when playing career ends
UNDATED (AP) - Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as a football announcer when his playing career ends. That announcement was made Tuesday by Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch on an investor call. Brady had a...
May 11, 2022 Fernando Cesar Nox / CC
PGA Tour denies releases for players in Saudi-funded event
UNDATED (AP) - The PGA Tour is denying releases to golfers who want to play in the first Saudi-funded tournament next month in England. It's a bold move by Commissioner Jay Monahan in trying to quash ...
May 11, 2022
Centralia Mayor answers Youth Center Executive Director's criticism
Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder has responded to comments made by the Executive Director of the Centralia Community Youth Center Herb Williams about dropping the summer youth employment program that allow...
May 10, 2022 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder
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.
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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.
