Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Centralia High School's board received an update on the new turf football field at the board meeting on Thursday. Superintendent Chuck Lane says that work on the field is close to completion, with the...

The first runner up for The Voice who will perform Sunday evening at the Marion County Fair says her entry into the competition started as a joke. The now 16-year-old Ruby Leigh says she began singing...

The Marion County Fair is here. Entries to the exhibit building will be accepted from noon to six Friday afternoon and nine to noon on Saturday. Judging will follow Saturday afternoon before the exhib...

Centralia Police arrested 44-year-old Jarcus Croft of North Elm in Centralia for aggravated domestic battery, reckless conduct, aggravated reckless driving, driving on a suspended license and possessi...

The City of Salem has announced the resurfacing of portions of Kell Street and North College Street will get underway on Monday.   Kell Street will be improved from Route 37 to 332 West Kell near...

Unemployment in Marion County is up a full percent between May and June. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports unemployment increased to 5.9-percent in Marion County, compared to 4.9-...

Four Salem golfers competed at Green Hills in Mount Vernon on Thursday. The crew only was able to play 12 holes before the rain came through and canceled the rest of the round. The tournament was then...

The South Central 16u Storm Chasers are into the Gulf Coast World Series after a pair of wins yesterday. SC opened the day with a dominant pitching performance by Salem's Cody Beard in a 2-1 win over ...

At 9a.m., Prague from the Czech Republic will open with Bay County, Michigan. Then at 12pm it's Palmview, Texas taking on Tokyo, Japan. The 3pm game is Covina, California taking on Massay, Nicaragua. ...

In City of Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball, Iuka State Bank doubled up ABC Pub 20-10. Landers Towing earned a forfeit win over El Rancherito.