Author Archives: WJBD Staff

A 28-year-old Sandoval man was arrested for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and no drivers license after his vehicle crashed into a ditch on Zion Hill Road in rural Centralia. The Marion ...

The Selmaville School Board finished the last fiscal year with a perfect 4.0 score on the State Board of Education Financial Recognition last. Superintendent Robin Brooks says the yearly audit showed ...

A 40-year-old Salem man has entered an Alford plea to a burglary charge in Marion County Court. Eric DeWitt of Robin Road admitted prosecutors had enough evidence, but he still denied guilt, for enter...

The Central City Village Board has named Centralia Police Sergeant Jamie Ramsey as its new chief effective November first. Mayor Ken Buchanan says as part of the two year contract agreement Central Ci...

LISLE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago Catholic school has reversed course and offered a job to a girls lacrosse coach. Benet Academy in suburban Lisle acknowledged Tuesday that it had withdrawn a head...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is headed home a month after he was hospitalized for a breakthrough COVID-19 infection and following intensive physical therapy for Parkinson's disease. Jackson s...

CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say dozens of Afghan children have arrived in Chicago as refugees evacuated from Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal continue to reach American cities. The unaccompanied Af...

NEW YORK (AP) - As the Boy Scouts of America moves through its complex bankruptcy case, it's encountering criticism from major religious groups that help it run thousands of scout units. The churches ...

SWAN Executive Director Linda Warner is in the middle of her bicycle tour through Southeastern and Central Illinois stopping at all 7 offices to raise awareness of the many services SWAN provides in 1...

The Salem Wildcats came up short at the Cahokia Golf Championships held at Governor's Run. Although they knocked 12 strokes off of last year's total, they were still 4 strokes off conference champion ...