Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Centralia BPW names Woman and Boss of the Year
The Centralia Business and Professional Women's Club has named its Woman and Boss of the Year. The Woman of the Year is the Vice President of Instructional Services at Kaskaskia College Julie Obermark...
Oct 21, 2021 Centralia BPW Woman of the Year Vice President of Instructional Services at Kaskaskia College Julie Obermark (left) was named Woman of the Year and Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow (right) was named Boss of the Year. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia woman named Illinois Outstanding Working Women of the Year
A Centralia woman is one of two Illinois Outstanding Working Women of the Year. Traci Macz who co-owns the Macz Funeral Homes in Centralia, Sandoval, Patoka, and Odin with her husband was honored for ...
Oct 21, 2021 Illinois Working Woman of the Year Traci Macz (left) with State BPW President Amanda Burke of Mt. Vernon. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Two formally charged with rural Iuka burglary
Two people were formally charged in Marion County Court on Wednesday with a burglary to a farmstead in the 7900 block of Brubaker Road in rural Iuka. 20-year-old Katlin Hollinshead of East 5th in Kinm...
Oct 21, 2021
Guilty plea to possession of meth in Marion County Court
A 36 -year-old Herrin man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to a charge of possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine. Matthew Ingersol was placed on two years first offender probat...
Oct 21, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Selmaville School District keeps promise to abate taxes
The Selmaville Grade School Board carried through on their promise to use their share of the 1-cent sales tax collected for school districts to abate taxes collected to pay off a school bond issue. Th...
Oct 21, 2021
Three Marion County School Districts among 146 sued statewide over mask wearing
A lawsuit has been filed in Macoupin County against 146 school districts as well as the Governor, Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education for forcing students to wea...
Oct 21, 2021
Centralia High School Showcase on Stage performs first outside production
Story and photos by Austin Williams The Centralia High School Showcase on Stage is performing its fall production, James and the Giant Peach, this week at the Band Shell at the Centralia Public...
Oct 21, 2021 Centralia High Students performing James and the Giant Peach.
Republicans want to limit Governor's Executive Orders
House Republicans are pushing legislation to limit the Governor's use of executive orders. The GOP says after 30 days into a statewide emergency, lawmakers should have a say in any decision making. Le...
Oct 21, 2021
R. Kelly's Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year after the scheduled sentencing for his...
Oct 21, 2021 Kzoo Cowboy / CC
Illinois Dems face criticism, not just from GOP, on new maps
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Democrats are getting pushback on new congressional district boundaries they proposed last week - and not just from Republicans who stand to lose U.S. House seats under the pla...
Oct 21, 2021 Congressional Seat Map proposal released by Illinois Democrats on Friday.
