Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Heat stay atop East standings....Ball, Murray to replace Durant, Green in NBA All-Star Game
UNDATED (AP) - The Miami Heat are spending another night as the undisputed No. 1 team in the NBA's Eastern Conference. Bam Adebayo dropped in 21 points and Jimmy Butler had 19 as the Heat cruised to a...
Feb 08, 2022
Houston Texans said to be ready to hire Lovie Smith
UNDATED (AP) - The Houston Texans are expected to hire Lovie Smith as their head coach, a person familiar with the process told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of ano...
Feb 08, 2022 Mark Morgan / CC
Cavs down Blue Devils on late bucket....Auburn, Gonzaga stay 1-2 in AP Top 25; Texas Tech up to 9th....Vols' Nkamhoua to have ankle surgery, likely out for season
UNDATED (AP) - Unranked Virginia could be in the midst of a push toward a berth in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Cavaliers went into Durham, North Carolina, and came away with a 69-68 win ...
Feb 08, 2022
Marner, Leafs still streaking
UNDATED (AP) - Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs remain red hot. Marner's second goal of the night was the game-winner as the Leafs outlasted the Hurricanes, 4-3. He also tied the game with 5:4...
Feb 08, 2022
Sources say baseball isn't testing for steroids
UNDATED (AP) - Two people familiar with the sport's Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 yea...
Feb 08, 2022
Salem City Council Monday night expected to finalize lease for Save- a-Lot building and purchase new equipment
The Salem City Council Monday night will consider finalization of a no-cost lease for the Greater Salem Area Foundation and its Mission Salem Group to utilize the former Save-A-Lot building. Mission S...
Feb 07, 2022 Former Save-a-Lot building. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Truck crash at exit to North Bound Rest Area on I-57 south of Salem spills produce
A crash between two semis on I-57 at the exit to the northbound rest area south of Salem ended with one trailer being ripped open and produce spilling onto the highway Sunday night. Salem Fire Chief D...
Feb 07, 2022 A semi's trailer was ripped open by another truck trying to avoid a collission Sunday night on I-57 at the northbound exit ramp.
Centralia only issues six small building permits in January
New construction was off to a slow start in Centralia in January. The city issued only six building permits totaling $14,375. Three of the permits were issued without charge to Mission Centralia to in...
Feb 07, 2022
New COVID-19 cases drop dramatically except in Jefferson County
For the second week in a row, large declines of new COVID-19 cases have been reported across most of South Central Illinois. In Marion County, there was a 47-percent decline in cases from the prior we...
Feb 07, 2022 Raed Mansour / CC
Police Beat for Monday, February 7th, 2022
Two people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Sunday for alleged domestic battery. 45-year-old Martin Henson of Frost Road in Centralia was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies while 35...
Feb 07, 2022
