Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Salem City Manager Rex Barbee told the Salem City Council Monday night additional improvements are coming to Bryan Memorial Park in the next few weeks. Barbee reported an area is being prepared on the...

Salem Police say both drivers were injured Monday night in a two vehicle crash on West Main at Selmaville Road. Reports indicate a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Libby Finley of South Locust in Central...

Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a 36-year-old Watson man was injured in a single vehicle crash south of Farina Monday morning. Sheriff's Department reports indicate Drew Stice of Illini Drive was...

GARDEN PRAIRIE, Ill. (AP) - Officials say three children and two adults are dead after an early morning fire swept through a farmhouse in rural northern Illinois. Six people were injured, at least two...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools will stop requiring face masks for staff and students in the nation's third-largest school district starting March 14. The district says the change applies inside...

It was Super Sectional night in prep boys basketball. At SIU-Carbondale, in the first game of the night, Steeleville won the 1a Super Sectional with a 68-47 win over Macon Meridian. They advance to Th...

Franklin Park improved to 9-2 on the volleyball season with their 11-25, 25-14, 15-10 win at St Peter. The night started with the Salem 6th grade winning in 2-sets to improve to 6-0. The JV lost in 2 ...

Over the weekend, Salem Bowl hosted a tournament with home alley bowlers showing well on the day. Colton Shoemaker was 2nd in the Scratch A Division. Ryan Detering 3rd and Nate Myers 4th. Silas Moats ...

John A Logan coach Tyler Smithpeters has bene named Region 24 Coach of the Year after once again guiding his Volunteers to the National Tournament after knocking off Shawnee last week in the Region fi...

In Salem Recreation/Marion County YMCA winter coed volleyball, I'd Hit That beat The Hangout 25-13, 25-13; You Got Served in 3-sets over 3 Gen Farms 25-27, 25-16, 15-4; Net Ninjas worked their way aro...