Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Ohtani will start and lead off; Scherzer gets NL nod
UNDATED (AP) - Fans and players who will be at Coors Field for the MLB's All-Star Game are both looking forward to the Greatest Sho on Earth. That's S-H-O as in Shohei Ohtani. Shohei Ohtani is the top...
Jul 13, 2021 Moto "Club4AG" Miwa / CC
Centralia City Council to consider adding three more Class "A" liquor licenses
The Centralia City Council Monday night will consider the addition of three new Class "A" liquor licenses, bringing the total to 26 Class "A" licenses in the city. Mayor Bryan Kuder says two of the li...
Jul 12, 2021 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder.
Tri-County Electric Cooperative Manager warns of 20-25% rate increase if Clean Energy Legislation passes
The Manager of Tri-County Electric Cooperative warned at this weekend's annual meeting that pending Clean Energy legislation at the state or federal level could result in a 20 to 25-percent rate incre...
Jul 12, 2021 Tri-County Electric Cooperative Manager Marcia Scott warns members of the negative impact of moving to all renewable fuels too soon. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Monday, July 12th, 2021
Salem Police arrested a 21-year-old Centralia woman for alleged driving under the influence and improper passing on the shoulder after her car ran into a ditch in the 1200 block of West Boone early Su...
Jul 12, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Rain totals continue to mount as storms continue to move across the region
Spotty heavy thunderstorms crossed South Central Illinois again on Sunday morning. The Salem Water Plant received an additional 94-hundreths of an inch of rain to bring the three day total of rain sin...
Jul 12, 2021 Chelsea Gabriel / CC
Salem 10 Advance In Districts With Win, 12u & 11u Fall
The Salem 10u opened up their District Tournament at Mt Carmel with a 10-7 win over Olney. Bentley Bryan went 4-4 with a triple and double. He scored 4 runs and drove in another. Owen Tennyson had 3 r...
Jul 12, 2021
SC 13u Win Arcola Tournament Title
The SC 13u Storm Chasers won the Arcola Tournament beating the Illini Krush in the championship 7-6. Sc scored a pair of runs in the sixth tied at 5 to take the lead. Braden Rector tripled. Colton She...
Jul 12, 2021
Freeburg Incoming Freshman, Dakota Murphy, NLBRA World Breakaway Champion
Congratulations to Freeburg freshman to be Dakota Murphy. She competed this past week at the NLBRA World Championships and she came away with the World Breakaway Championship along with her horse Frio...
Jul 12, 2021
SCHS Baseball Camp Held July 19-21 With Time Changes
The SCHS Wildcat baseball camp will be held July 19-21 at SCHS Field. It will run from 9-11 a.m. each morning. Camp will be $10 per day or you can pay $30 for all 3 days at once on Monday. Camp will b...
Jul 12, 2021
Patoka Sends 2 Shooters To National HS Clay Target Nationals With Good Results
Patoka High School Trap Team represented in Mason Michigan for the 2021 USA High School Clay Target Nationals. We had two shooters to represent our school this year, Wyatt Hassell and Braden Meyer. Pr...
Jul 12, 2021
