Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Centralia City Council approves three new Class A liquor licenses
The Centralia City Council Monday night unanimously approved three new Class "A" liquor licenses. Two of the licenses will go to new businesses, Lucky Larry's Slots at 1333 West Broadway and Lady T's ...
Jul 13, 2021 H.L.I.T. / CC
Little Egypt Festival to hold Indoor yard sale to raise money for festival expenses
The Little Egypt Festival is hosting a fund raising yard sale inside the former Farm Fresh building on East Main Street in Salem this Saturday. Festival General Chair Jay Henke says they need help fro...
Jul 13, 2021 KOMUnews / CC
Police Beat for Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
Five people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Monday and early Tuesday morning. 33-year-old Michael Lutz of Apple Street in Wamac was arrested by Centralia Police on a Marion County warrant for ...
Jul 13, 2021
ConAgra raising prices to help offset rising costs
ConAgra is cutting its fiscal 2022 outlook due to rising costs, which the food company will try to offset by boosting prices. ConAgra, whose brands include Duncan Hines, Slim Jim and Birds Eye, now fo...
Jul 13, 2021 Nelo Hotsuma / CC
Flash flooding takes out bridge in north central Illinois
SENECA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say heavy rains and ensuing flash flooding caused a north central Illinois bridge to partially collapse with a truck on it. Police said in the village of Seneca, about ...
Jul 13, 2021 Sergey Kochkarev
SCHS Grad Riley Martin Selected By Cubs In 6th Round
Salem grad and Quincy University standout Riley Martin was selected in the 6th round by the Chicago Cubs in the MLB Amateur Draft. Martin was a standout for the Wildcats before heading to Quincy where...
Jul 13, 2021
Salem 10u Rolling Lawrenceville When Rain Came, Try It Again Tonight
The Salem 10u Wildcats were well on their way to punching their ticket to the District Championship at Mt Carmel when they scored 12 runs in the first inning to take a 12-0 lead on Lawrenceville in th...
Jul 13, 2021
Egyptian-Illini All-Conference Softball Team Announced
The Egyptian-Illini Conference released their All-League softball team for the 2021 season. The Co-MVP's were Madison Cherry of CHBC and Hailey Wright of St Elmo/Brownstown. Also on the team were Mulb...
Jul 13, 2021
USA Basketball falls again, this time 91-83 to Australia
LAS VEGAS (AP) - These games don't count. Right now, that is the only saving grace for USA Basketball. And for quite probably the first time in 29 years of NBA players suiting up for the national team...
Jul 13, 2021 Kevin Wu / CC
Lightning dent Stanley Cup after another Tampa boat parade
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship with a boat parade in downtown Tampa on Monday. It ended with the Cup getting dented and being s...
Jul 13, 2021 Thank You (21 Millions+) views / CC
