Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Salem Select U12/U13 girls soccer team picked up two more wins to improve to 4-0 in the SLYSA League. In the wins, Stevie Nix had 3 goals, 2 each from Gracie Green and Posie Cooney. Also scoring w...

The Mt Zion Braves finished 4th in the IHSA State 3a Tournament at the State Farm Center in Champaign after dropping both games yesterday. The Braves opened with a semifinal loss to Chicago Mt Carmel ...

Christ Our Rock had a historic run to the state quarterfinals this year and 2 of the Stallions were honored individually with Senior Parker Boehne and Junior Jayden Bazile earning All-State 1a Honorab...

Selmaville honored their 8th graders last night and then beat Patoka 25-13, 25-13. Alana Finney led the way with 8 service points and Brylee Carter added 7. The JV Rockets also won 25-9, 25-17. Dylann...

The regional pairings are out for SIJHSAA volleyball. The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats will head to Olney for Regional play on Thursday. They will open against Olney at 5pm with Mt Carmel and Flora play...

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Lance Lynn was ejected from his first spring training start in his return to the St. Louis Cardinals after having words with home plate umpire ngel Hernndez on Friday night. The p...

The Centralia Correctional Center was placed on Level Two Lockdown as a result of water and sewer problems at the prison this week. A spokesperson for IDOC Naomi Puzzello says as of Thursday a final a...

Although Illinois is one of the nation's leading agricultural states, it can still be a challenge for consumers here to shop for food that comes from local farms, dairies and ranches. The Senate Agric...

A pair of competing bills in the House would, for the first time in Illinois, other state-funded stipends for student teachers. Supporters of the idea say it's needed to ease some of the financial bur...

Four people have been brought to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants. 24-year-old Jolee Graham of South Maple in Salem was arrested by Salem Police on a no-bond outstanding failure to appea...