Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Monday morning electrical fire damages Centralia home
Centralia City Firemen say all the residents escaped safely from a home after it began to fill with smoke early Monday morning. The fire was at the Bryan Maxwell home at 327 North Hickory. Fire offici...
May 03, 2021 Photo Credit - Tim Ferguson
Wamac Police make arrest in April stabbing outside McGuire's
Wamac Police Chief Steve Prather has announced a 53-year-old Centralia man has been arrested in connection with an April 4th stabbing that occurred outside McGuire's Grill and Bar at closing time. Pra...
May 03, 2021
First May Market in Salem draws good crowd
Over 1,000 people attended the first-ever May Market at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem over the weekend. The Executive Director of the sponsoring Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce Jessiycka Co...
May 03, 2021 Some of the vistors to the May Market held last year at the Marion County Fairgrounds.
Salem Softball Moves To 5-1 With Sweep Of Waltonville
The Salem Lady Cats improved to 5-1 on the season with a sweep over the weekend at Waltonville. Salem routed the day winning 13-1 and 14-1. The Lady Cats are scheduled to host Columbia this afternoon ...
May 03, 2021 Photo credit - Greg Maxey
Wildcats Split With Mascoutah For First Win Of Season
The Salem Wildcats got their first win of the season, winning Game 1 of their doubleheader at Mascoutah 2-1. Griffin Day was the complete game winner allowing just 4 hits. He struck out 3 and didn't' ...
May 03, 2021 Photo credit - Greg Maxey
Salem's Keytin Mitchell To Play For Illinois College
After finishing up his shortened senior football season for the Salem Wildcats, All Conference recipient the past 2 years Keytin Mitchell announced he will continue his football career this fall at Il...
May 03, 2021 Photo by FTS Productions/Wilkins Studios
Opening Day Held At Salem Little League Complex
Saturday was opening day at the Salem Little League Complex. In Majors, the Rotary Reds defeated IGA 15-4 outhitting them 14-2. Landon Maxey was the winning pitcher striking out 10 and allowing 2 hits...
May 03, 2021
Travel Weekend Recap
The Salem 9u split 2 on Sunday. Salem opened with an 11-0 win over the Olney Crush. Tanner Purintun and Ben Lux drove in 2 each for Salem. The Cats then dropped the 2nd game to Olney 19-8. Jacob Butts...
May 03, 2021
Bulls face the 76ers on 3-game losing streak
Philadelphia 76ers (43-21, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (26-38, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Monday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago heads into the matchup against Ph...
May 03, 2021
Dodgers face Chicago, aim to build on Urias' solid showing
Los Angeles Dodgers (17-12, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (12-16, fifth in the NL Central) Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Walker Buehler (1-0, 3.16 ERA, .96 WHIP...
May 03, 2021
