Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick says more repairs will have to be made to the Skillet Fork Bridge on the Route 161 Extension next week. He reports all traffic will be detoured beginning ...

The Salem Wildcats dropped their season opening baseball game at home to Mount Vernon 4-3, losing a 3-1 lead after 6 innings. Salem trailed 1-0 after the top of the first inning when the Rams would sc...

The Salem Lady Cats opened up their softball season with a win at Triad 6-5. Lilly Blagoue struck out 12 in the circle and also homered on the day along with Breanna Thurman. Izzy Decker and Mya Russe...

The Region 24 Men's Basketball Tournament continues at Rend Lake College with semifinal play starting at 5pm with top-seed Vincennes taking on #5 John A Logan followed at 7pm by 7th seed SWIC playing ...

In City of Salem/YMCA coed volleyball B League Tournament action, One Hit Wonders opened with a 25-8, 25-10 win over the Ace Holes. Plumbers & Pipefitters beat Walsh Farms 25-12, 25-18. Zen Nails ...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears and former Los Angeles Chargers tight end Gerald Everett have agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract that guarantees $6.1 million, a person familiar with the situa...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. Markus "Notch" Persson . . . the man who created "Minecraft" . . . didn't graduate high school. Instead, he spent most of his time learning progra...

School staff recognized students who have earned high marks in individual courses and those with high overall grade point averages, SAT scores and class ranks. Principal Reid Shipley says the event is...

SSM Health has started a survey of health needs in the Marion and Jefferson County region. The Community Health Needs Assessment is taken every three years. St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia and Good S...

A 34-year-old Centralia woman has been formally charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery and obstructing identification following a January incident where she allegedly hit another woman...