Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Insurance When You Marry After 40
Insurance When You Marry After 40 With people marrying later in life these days, coverage has become even more important. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources When you marry, you buy life...
Jan 14, 2022
Salem Firemen handle 239 calls, including 77 fires in 2021
Salem Fire Protection District Chief Dave Duncan has released his 2021 annual report showing the department handled 239 calls including 77 fires. Duncan says fire damage during the year totaled an est...
Jan 13, 2022 Salem Firefighters in full gear walk the steps it took New York first responders to reach the victims of 9-11 during the 2021 ceremony. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Police arrests Salem man for three burglaries
Salem Police have arrested a 28-year-old Salem man for three burglaries in the city. Slade Thompson of Rogers Street has been arrested in connection with the Christmas Eve burglary to the maintenance ...
Jan 13, 2022
Centralia High School announces May Fete Court
The 2022 Centralia High School May Fete King and Queen are Riley Miller and Kylie Gormann. Centralia High School announced the results of the voting on the May Fete Court Thursday morning. The rest of...
Jan 13, 2022
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies make burglary arrest
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest in a weekend burglary to two storage buildings at General Contractors on Industrial Drive in Junction City. Zachary Hanks of North Broadway in...
Jan 13, 2022
Salem man charged with failure to register as a violent offender against youth
Bond was set at $75,000 in Marion County Court on Wednesday for a 33-year-old Salem man charged with failure to register as a violent offender against youth. Loyd Finley II is accused of not notifying...
Jan 13, 2022
Four face new charges in Marion County Court
A 29-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with felony domestic battery. Kyle Obermeier of West Kell is accused of striking the victim in the head. The charge is a felony beca...
Jan 13, 2022
State helping hospitals hit hardest by COVID-19 surge
The State is deploying more than 2,000 health care workers to help hospitals with surging Covid-19 cases. At last count, there were more than 7200 Covid patients in the hospital and Illinois Public He...
Jan 13, 2022
Illinois posts some record breaking yields
2021 crop production numbers are in with Illinois posting some record breaking yields. The state is the top producer of soybeans in the US says Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener. "The soybean yield i...
Jan 13, 2022
Ameren Illinois replacing natural gas system lines in Junction City
Ameren Illinois has announced a $1.5-million project to replace vintage steel pipeline and natural gas services with modern, corrosion-resistant polyethylene material. Ameren spokesperson Brian Bretsc...
Jan 13, 2022 Ameren Illinois gas line installation. Photo provided by Ameren.
