Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Salem Police arrest three on outstanding warrants at Salem home
Salem Police arrested three people wanted on outstanding warrants when going to one of their homes on Monday. 21-year-old Danielle Campbell of East Main Street was arrested on an outstanding Clinton C...
May 11, 2021 Darcy / CC
Centralia man who runs from police later found hiding in shed
A 55-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police on multiple new charges and two outstanding warrants after being located Monday hiding in a shed. Allen Wilson of South Poplar had ear...
May 11, 2021
Police Beat for Tuesday, May 11th, 2021
Salem Police arrested a 26-year-old Flora man on Monday on an outstanding Indiana Department of Corrections parole violation warrant. Dominque Castillo of West 6th was taken into custody after police ...
May 11, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Missing Georgia woman' body found along Metro-East Illinois highway
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a woman whose body was found at a southern Illinois highway intersection had been reported missing from Georgia, and her husband remains missing. Police say 3...
May 11, 2021 Tom Britt / CC
2022 05/11 - Elizabeth Susan "Betty" Ruff
Elizabeth Susan "Betty" Ruff, 100, of Centralia died Friday, May 6, 2022, at Centralia Manor. Her death was not Covid related. She came to Centralia in 1990 and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Chu...
May 11, 2021
2022 05/11 - Georgia Leah England
Georgia Leah England, 70, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:51 pm May 6, 2022 at Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. Georgia worked as a registered nurse for forty-two ...
May 11, 2021
One person injured in two car crash at Broadway and Boone in Salem
Salem Police say one person was injured in a two vehicle crash at North Broadway and Boone Street on Monday afternoon. Police report a car driven by 19-year-old Maci Hocking of North Broadway in Salem...
May 11, 2021
Centralia seats new mayor and two new councilmen
Centralia has a new mayor. More than two years after being elected the first time, Bryan Kuder was seated as Mayor Monday night without opposition after winning his second election last month. "Just w...
May 11, 2021 Centralia's new Mayor Bryan Kuder takes the oath of office from City Clerk Kim Enke while his wife Christie holds the Bible.
Wildcats Nip Odin/Patoka 3-0....SC's Defense Fails Them In 5-4 Loss To TTown
Salem improved to 3-7 on the baseball season with a home win over Odin/Patoka 3-0. Salem scored a single run in the 3rd, 4th and 5th inning with RBI from Hunter Daniels and Eli Rose. South Central fel...
May 11, 2021 Photo credit - Wilkins Studios/FTS Productions.
Lady Cats Use Long Ball To Beat Odin, SC Falls To St Anthony
The Salem Lady Cats traveled to Odin and earned a 14-2. Makenna Smith was the winning pitcher striking out 7. She also hit her 2nd and 3rd home runs of the season. Delaney Kell hit #3 and Olivia Pauls...
May 11, 2021 Photo Credit - Ashley Bolton.
