Author Archives: WJBD Staff

UNDATED (AP) - The Carolina Panthers have announced they've agreed to a three-year contract with unrestricted free agent tight end Ian Thomas. The deal is worth $16.95 million and includes $8 million ...

UNDATED (AP) - Paris will be hosting soccer's Champions League final on May 28. The Union of European Football Associations announced on Friday, one day after saying it was moving the game from St. Pe...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Daniel Berger fired his second straight 5-under 65 for a three-shot lead through two rounds of the Honda Classic. Berger's 10-under 130 tied the third-lowest score thro...

The Franklin Park Middle School Seventh Grade Blood Drive on Wednesday collected 93 units of blood. That's well over the goal of 77 and the third-highest amount of blood collected in the 19-year histo...

A 36-year-old Salem man has been arrested on two counts of violation of the sex offender registry. Jason Belman of Salem Mobile Home Park was picked up by Salem Police after they learned of his locati...

A fire in the basement of a Wamac home Thursday afternoon was confined to an overloaded electrical cord that had burst into flames. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says they were...

The Centralia High School Board of Education approved a consulting contract for solar power, as well as moving closer to the acquisition of 20 acres for campus expansion at the regular February meetin...

The USDA has released its annual report on corn and soybean yields and production for each Illinois county. Marion County farmers saw a significant jump in yield per acre and overall production compar...

Sandoval High School Student Council picks the theme A Sugary Sweet Homecoming to crown the 61st Queen and 35th King on Saturday, Feb. 26th at 6 pm. Simply because it is "sweet" to have things almost ...

The Salem Wildcats will look for their first regional championship since 2011 when they play for the 2a title at Pana. Coach Pete Colclasure knows that 2011 team well, as we was a starting guard on co...