Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Wednesday was the official signing day for Salem Community High School Seniors TJ Gillett and Hayden Hopkins. Both young men have signed to lift for Coach Brad Bechel and The McKendree University Powe...

The Centralia Annies competed in their first outdoor meet of the year this week at Salem. Jasaiyah Wallace was 1st in the 400m, Aurora Amason in the mile and Adariyah Dabney in the 300 hurdles. Annies...

The undefeated Salem Lady Bobcats will open up Class L play Saturday at Pinckneyville High School against Massac County at 11am. The winner will advance to the state semifinals at 1 against either Her...

The City of Salem/YMCA finished up their winter coed volleyball B League Tournament. Regulators won a tightly contested title game over One Hit Wonders 25-11, 20-25, 17-15. Plumbers & Pipefitters ...

In Youth League soccer on Tuesday, Johnson's Self Storage beat Gozia Law Firm 8-1. Braylon Shirmer and Josi Thorsen were the players of the game for the winners. In the loss it was Lucy Scott and Tita...

After 4 years as Rend Lake College men's basketball coach, Brian Gamber recently resigned from the position. Gamber turned in his resignation on Friday. The Warriors ended the year with an 8-23 record...

The NJCAA Division 2 National Tournament is going on right now in Danville at the Mary Miller Center. Parkland College opened the tournament as the 7 seed and beat St Clair County, Michigan 64-60 to a...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A placard with Terrence Shannon Jr.'s name hung over a stall in the Illinois locker room at CHI Health Center on Wednesday. An empty folding chair was beneath it. The Illini's bigge...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The first person Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams greeted when he stepped onto the field for his pro day Wednesday was wide receiver Keenan Allen, newly acquired by th...

A fire destroyed a mobile home and shed northeast of Mt. Vernon late Tuesday afternoon. Jefferson Fire reports no one was at home on the Rodney and Jana Mullinax home in the 19,000 block of North Hill...