Author Archives: WJBD Staff

About two-dozen residents of the Patoka School Community attending Thursday night's school board meeting were split and vocal on the decision last month to do away with all masking and COVID-19 mitiga...

Salem Police say three people went to Salem Township Hospital for treatment of injuries following a three vehicle crash on the north side of Salem late Thursday night. Police report the crash occurred...

The response has been so good, the large rummage sale inside the former Farm Fresh building on East Main Street in Salem to benefit the Little Egypt Festival has been extended from a one day event to ...

A 36-year-old Salem woman has been arrested for felony retail theft. Salem Police say Lindsay Holsapple of Willow Place was taken into custody Thursday at the Salem Walmart store. The charge is a felo...

Those in the Odin School community are being invited to a Saturday afternoon reception to meet the district's new Superintendent and Principal. The reception will be held at two Saturday afternoon at ...

The Salem 10u Wildcats are District Champions after winning their tournament in Mt Carmel last night 11-1 over Olney in four innings. The game was tied at 1 in the middle of the third before Salem sco...

The South Central Storm 14u won all 4 of their bracket games at Panama City Beach in a long day that started at 8am and finished with an 11pm game that lasted into the early morning hours. That late g...

Congratulations to Mt Vernon grad Walker Brockhouse on being signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Houston Astros. Walker is a 2017 graduate of Mt Vernon. He went on to play baseball for both the ...

The Salem Travel teams will have tryouts on Sunday, weather permitting, at the Little League Complex. In baseball, the 8u will go at 1pm on the Coach Pitch Field at the same time the 9u is on the Majo...

In Men's Softball at Bryan Park, Odin Caf beat Alpha & Omega 18-8, BSI lost to Odd Fellows 14-4, B&J Loggers beat Prestige Worldwide 13-6.