Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Centralia High School Board gets update on negotiations, funding, and summer programs
Negotiations, state funding, summer programs and next year's outlook were several of the items discussed at the Thursday night meeting of the Centralia High School Board of Education. Superintendent C...
May 28, 2021
COVID-19 death reported in Jefferson County
The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced an additional COVID-19 related death in Jefferson County. The case involved a female in her 70's. It was one of 42 additional deaths being record...
May 28, 2021
Unemployment increases tenth of percent in Marion County, but down dramatically from a year ago
The Illinois Department of Employment Security says 6,800 jobs have been added back in the Centralia-Mt. Vernon labor market since the height of the COVID-19 shutdown a year ago. But in Marion County,...
May 28, 2021
102 graduate from Franklin Park Middle School in Salem
Salem Franklin Park Middle School honored several of its students with special awards during Thursday night's eighth grade graduation. A total of 103 received their diplomas. Student Speaker Ella Doug...
May 28, 2021
Police Beat for Friday, May 28th, 2021
Centralia Police arrested two persons on outstanding felony failure to appear in court warrants on possession of methamphetamine cases. 40-year-old Justin Heern of Linden Street in Centralia and 44-ye...
May 28, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Trash fire spreads to pickup and destroys it in rural Iuka
Kell Firemen were called to a trash fire that had spread out of control and into a vehicle Thursday afternoon. Chief Lonnie McDaneld says the fire was at the Josh Borgman home at 7104 State Route 161 ...
May 28, 2021
Former state senator pleads not guilty to new tax charge
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Illinois state Sen. Annazette Collins is facing new charges linked to an ongoing federal bribery investigation connected to Commonwealth Edison and state politics. A lawyer for C...
May 28, 2021
Selmaville Announces Honor Roll For 4th Quarter
Selmaville School would like to announce the following students who earned High Honors and Honors for the fourth grading period of the 2020-21 school year. 5th Grade High Honors: Noah Gaston Ta...
May 28, 2021
1st Annual Mr/Ms Bobcat Announced At Graduation
The first annual Mr and Ms. Bobcat were announced at Franklin Park graduation last night. The inaugural winners were Noah Nix and Lilly Blagoue. Nix was a standout on the undefeated, state baseball ch...
May 28, 2021
Bobcat MVP of the Week - Josslyn Beatty
The Kane Insurance Bobcat MVP of the Week is Josslyn Beatty. She loves to play outside on her scooter and play video games. Her favorite school subject is reading and favorite food is pizza. Her favor...
May 28, 2021
