Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Spero Family Services gets $864,000 to continue Youth Building Program for Jefferson and Marion County
The US Department of Labor has awarded Spero Family Services of Mt. Vernon an $864,000 grant to continue the Youth Build Program in Jefferson and Marion Counties. Program Manager Cheryl Young says the...
May 09, 2022 Youth Build Facebook Photo.
All South Central Illinois Counties remain at low level for COVID-19
All counties in South Central Illinois remain at the low level for COVID-19 for the past week, but 14 counties in parts of Central and Northern Illinois now have a medium community level. Statewide, t...
May 09, 2022
SCHS graduates participate in "Senior Sunset" Sunday night
The first ever senior sunset was held for the Salem Community High School Class of 2022 Sunday night. The event was planned so seniors could spend the evening before their last day of school together....
May 09, 2022
Centralia City Council to open bids on sale of Hoffman-Hart building
The Centralia City Council will open bids Monday night on the long vacant Hoffman-Hart building at 122 East Broadway downtown. The city has owned the building for 40 years and is now hoping to find a ...
May 09, 2022 Hoffman Hart building. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Four involved in saving Centralia fire victim to receive state recognition Tuesday
Two Centralia Fire Department members and two Lifestar Ambulance personnel will be honored at the 29th Annual Medal of Honor Ceremony and the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service in Springfield on Tues...
May 09, 2022
Locust Street Historical Fair in Centralia draws record crowd
The Locust Street Historic Fair in downtown Centralia drew its biggest crowd in its 9th year on Saturday. Community Development Director Gayla Harting says the crowd started arriving 15 minutes before...
May 09, 2022 Centralia High School's Rock 101 performs outside the Illinois Theatre during the Locust Street Historic Fair.
Kaskaskia College graduation set for Friday, May 13
Kaskaskia College will hold an outdoor commencement ceremony this Friday, May 13, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the class of 2022. The ceremony will be held outdoors on the Kaskaskia College Soccer ...
May 09, 2022 File: Kaskaskia College Clock Tower and campus.
Kaskaskia College to honor 50 years of nursing graduates at pinning ceremony
Kaskaskia College will honor 50 years of nursing graduates this Thursday, May 12, 2022, at a reception and the combined health sciences pinning ceremony. Special guests invited include the first nursi...
May 09, 2022
Salem 9u Sweeps DH With Carlyle
The Salem 9u swept their double header with Carlyle winning the opener 6-2 and the nightcap 9-8. In the opener, Salem scored 5 times in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie. EJ Wolfe and Izac Heinzman drove ...
May 09, 2022
North Clay Falls At Home To Shelbyville....SC Heads To Neoga Today
Over the weekend, North Clay couldn't quite overcome a 10-run deficit as they dropped a game at home to Shelbyville 10-8. Collyn Ballard and Brady Ingram homered with Ballard adding a double and drove...
May 09, 2022 Photo by: Kristina Weidner Photography
