Author Archives: WJBD Staff

A rural Centralia man received apparent head injuries when a tree he was cutting down for firewood on a neighbor's property fell on him. Salem Fire Department Fire Marshal Bill Fulton says the departm...

The Illinois Department of Revenue is reminding eligible taxpayers to make sure they claim the Earned Income Tax Credit when they file their returns this year. The Earned Income Tax Credit can mean si...

Wamac Police arrested a 27-year-old Centralia man for failure to appear in court on an unlawful restraint charge that earlier sent him to prison. Luke DeClue of East 11th Street was taken to the Mario...

Salem Firemen battled two grass fires that were first reported around noon on Sunday. A fire on the Shawn Biven property in the 3600 block of Alma Hatchery Road destroyed a small tractor that had been...

CHICAGO (AP) - An indoor garden at the Obama Presidential Center will be named after a 15-year-old Chicago teenager who died in the city's street violence. Obama Foundation officials say it'll be call...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is calling for the release of U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago. Frerichs is a civil engineer and contrac...

Salem Elementary will be offering kindergarten screenings on March 3rd, March 9th and March 10th from 2pm-3:20pm. They ask that you call for an appointment at 548-7702.

The Salem Lady Cats have won 2 straight games heading into tonight's road game at Roxana. The Lady Cats traveled to Greenville on Saturday and came away with a 47-39 victory. Alisia Keller continued h...

The Salem Wildcats fell to 11-12 overall with a home loss to DuQuoin on Saturday night 63-56. Salem trailed 24-4 after the opening quarter as DuQuoin hit 6 three's in the opening 8 minutes. Salem cut ...

The KC Blue Angels dropped their road game to 8th ranked Wabash Valley 107-39. Kyra Duncan led the Blue Angels with 8 points in the loss. KC is 8-8 overall, 2-3 in the GRAC and 2-5 in the Region as th...