Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Unemployment jumps across South Central Illinois
Unemployment was up across South Central Illinois in May. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports 4.9-percent of the Marion County's workforce was on unemployment. That's up four-tenths...
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Commercial algaecide to be applied at Lake Centralia Tuesday
With continued warm air and water temperatures, the City of Centralia will once again be applying a commercial algaecide known as EarthTec at Lake Centralia on Tuesday to prevent growth of nuisance al...
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Trash pickup to be delayed by 4th of July holiday
Both Salem and Centralia city officials have announced there will be no garbage pickup on Thursday, July 4th. In Salem, Thursday trash and landscape waste pickup will both be on Friday. In Centralia, ...
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Olney Beats Salem In 10u District Finals, Next Stop....State Tournament In Paris
The Olney 10u White Squirrels won the District 1 Tournament in Mt Carmel on Saturday beating Salem 10-7. Olney advances to the State Tournament in Paris. For the Wildcats, Bo Martinez went 3-4 with a ...
Jul 01, 2024
12u Run At District Tournament Ends In "If Necessary" Game
The Salem 12u All Stars season came to an end in the If Necessary game of the District 1 Tournament at Lawrenceville. After beating Robinson 5-3 on Saturday to force the Sunday winner-take-all game, S...
Jul 01, 2024
10u Supersonics To Host Tryouts For 24-25 Season
The Centralia Supersonics 10u softball tryouts for the 24-25 season. They will run Sunday July 21st from 4-6pm at the Odin Softball Field. The Coaching Staff includes Josh Tellefsen, Derick Gaston, Da...
Jul 01, 2024
Salem 10u (Rushing) Lady Cats To Host Travel Tryouts
Tryouts for the Salem 10u Lady Cats (Rushing) will be July 6th at 9:30-11 and July 10th from 5-6:30 both times at Bob Jamison Field 1 at the Salem Little League Complex. Contact Jeff Rushing for more ...
Jul 01, 2024
Woolridge, Redenbo & Pappas Show Well At DuQuoin Swim Invite
Salem swimmers had great performances recently at the DuQuoin Invitational. Austin Woolridge and Branson Pappas put in work down south and came away with lower times and some hardware. Woolridge took ...
Jul 01, 2024
Salem Wrestlers, led by King & Moore, Have Great Showing At MW Nationals
The Salem HS wrestling program is still in its infancy, however it took another big step forward over the weekend with 7 of their athletes competing at the Midwest Nationals at Illinois Wesleyan this ...
Jul 01, 2024
Simone Biles headlines a U.S. women's gymnastics team eyeing redemption at the Paris Olympics
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized...
Jul 01, 2024 FILE - United States' Simone Biles shows her gold medal after the women's all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Biles was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for a third time on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, after winning national and world all-around titles in her return to gymnastics following a two-year break after the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Geert vanden Wijngaert, File)
