Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says online registration for the upcoming 21/22 school year in the Salem Grade School System will begin on Monday, July 26th. Parents will receive a welcome email to th...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. Alligators go through a pseudo-hibernation in the winter. And they keep their noses above the surface of the water, so if it freezes over they can...

Gloria Jean Hankins, 76, of Kinmundy, Illinois passed away July 13, 2022, at her home in Omega. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Sutherland - Rankin Funeral Home in ...

A new study out of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign finds that 2020 was a deadlier year than the previous five, even without Covid-19 numbers. The virus was one of the leading causes of ...

Salem Police say the arrest of a 23-year-old St. Peter woman on drug and weapons charges started as a complaint early Monday night of a woman allegedly waving a handgun in the 1000 block of North Howa...

The Iuka Grade School Board has approved its Back to School Plan. Superintendent Sam Alli says they will follow CDC guidance and recommend all non-fully vaccinated persons to wear masks. However, it w...

The Sandoval School Board has named Tyler Mitchell as its new athletic director and head boys basketball coach. Mitchell was hired as a teacher last month. Mitchell will replace Nathan Mayberry who re...

The Sandoval Village Board has approved a $1.2-million bid for the construction of a new water tower. Mayor Pam Gelsinger says the rising cost of steel increased the cost from the estimated cost of $8...

Salem Police arrested a 23-year-old Cisne man for possession of a controlled substance after allegedly finding him parked in the Nature Trail afterhours. Joshua Beck was taken to the Marion County Jai...

Kaskaskia College soon to be sophomore Kamryn Pieron has been named an Academic All American. Pieron is a 5-10 forward from Carlyle. She graduated from Christ Our Rock High School and was a contributo...