Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Poplar Place will host a community Thanksgiving Dinner for the 17th year. Serving hours will be from eleven to two on Thursday. One of the organizers, MiMi Hawkins, says they are preparing meals f...

Salem Township Hospital is seeing the number of COVID-19 cases once again creeping up. Hospital President Alex Nazarian says fortunately so far the situation has not returned to summer infection level...

Starting in late December, unemployment insurance benefits will no longer be paid out via a debit card. This won't affect how much claimants receive but will alter how they get the money says Illinois...

The Kaskaskia College Board received its annual audit report Monday night and were told no material weaknesses or deficiencies were found. Chris Suda of Clifton Larson Allen also commended the college...

The Centralia City Council has raised the fees for vehicles ordered towed by the Police Department. City Manager Scott Randall says this is the first increase since 2014. "We will be increasing the fe...

Bond was set at $25,000 in Marion County Court on Monday for a 36-year-old Centralia man charged with entering the Airgo student housing facility multiple times. Jeremy Clark was charged with burglary...

The Centralia Orphans opened their season at the Roxana Tournament and dismantled Bunker Hill 86-24. Grant Burch scored all 24 points for Bunker Hill in the loss. Centralia jumped out to a 32-1 lead a...

The Christ Our Rock girls basketball team is at home tonight for a varsity only contest against Maryville. Last night, South Central earned a 59-22 win over Ramsey. Laney Webster led SC with 22, Halle...

Franklin Park won their 7th straight beating Casey Mt Vernon 36-22. Jordan Kessler finished with 13, Jaelyn Keller and Brylee Pennypacker finished with 6 each. The Salem JV fell 41-16. Quinn Wolfe had...

After Altamont initially canceled the varsity game at Franklin Park tonight, they have reached back out and there will be a varsity game tonight. The night begins with the C game at 5pm followed by th...