Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Zimmermann's Homer Gives Salem 3-2 Win Over Olney
Gavin Zimmermann hit a 3-run home run homer in the 3rd inning and Salem knocked off visiting Olney 3-2 in a game called in the bottom of the sixth inning due to rain. Salem got 2 singles from Noah Nix...
May 17, 2024 homeworks255 / Depositphotos.com
Olivares, Gonzales homer to lead Pirates to 5-4 win over Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) - Edward Olivares and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Thursday night. Olivares hit a two-run homer in the first inning. He also doubled and ...
May 17, 2024
Sandoval May Students of the Month
Sandoval Elementary School recognized the Students of the Month for May. The students were chosen because of their outstanding display of COURAGE, such as doing the right thing in the face of difficul...
May 16, 2024
Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1866, Congress authorized minting the nickel Five-Cent Piece to replace the smaller silver piece known as the "Half-Dime". Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1980, L...
May 16, 2024
Orphans Score Early & Hold Off Salem To Split Season Series
The Salem Wildcats dropped their game at Centralia today 6-4. The Orphans took a 3-1 lead after the opening inning and never trailed after that. Salem got a leadoff home run by Jalen Inlow, his first ...
May 16, 2024 homeworks255 / Depositphotos.com
Smith, Thompson & Tennyson Qualify For State....Smith Becomes 1st Sibling Sectional Champs in Same Year At SCHS
The Salem Wildcats competed at the Rantoul 2a Track Sectional yesterday. Senior Caleb Smith was the Sectional Champion in the shot and discus. In winning the discus, Smith and his younger sister Hanna...
May 16, 2024
South Central School Board moves forward on solar power
The South Central School Board has agreed to sign a 25-year agreement to have solar energy fields installed at all three of its campuses, South Central Elementary and Middle School in Kinmundy and Sou...
May 16, 2024 AGE's Ross Calliott discusses the solar installation project at all three campuses of the South Central School District at Wednesday night's meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Mt. Vernon man gets 30 month prison term in Marion County Court
A 28-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to 30 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a polic...
May 16, 2024
Minor injury reported when pedestrian struck on East Main Street in Salem
A 31-year-old Salem resident reported minor injuries when struck by a car in the 400 block of East Main in front of Farm Fresh Market late Tuesday afternoon. Salem Police say Micah Phillips of West Wa...
May 16, 2024
Marion man arrested for DUI after partially driving off NAL loading dock
Salem Police say a 34-year-old Marion man was arrested for driving under the influence after striking a rail on the side of a loading dock at North American Lighting on West Main and had his car come ...
May 16, 2024
