Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Salem City Council Monday night approved a downtown tax increment financing district development agreement for a small strip shopping center at 210 West Schwartz Street. Economic Development Direc...

Mt Zion came back from down 7 points in the 4th quarter to edge Centralia 47-46 to reach the Class 3a Final Four. A last second shot from Cruz Harlan bounced off the back of the rim as the Braves head...

By: Rameen Karbassioon (Charleston - Eastern Illinois University) - Two Southern Illinois schools battled up north in Central Illinois, in Charleston, at Eastern Illinois University, in a Boys 1A Supe...

The Benton Rangers are into the state semifinals in Class 2a after knocking off a gritty Teutopolis squad 43-36 at SIU-Carbondale. Benton improves to 32-3 with the win and will play Byron in the state...

The Oil Belt Conference Tournament began last night in Odin. Iuka is into the Tuesday finals with a pair of wins. They opened with a 25-8, 25-13 win over Willow Grove. Sophia Borcherding had 9 points ...

The Franklin Park Bowling Tournament was held on Saturday at Salem Bowl. Bartelso won the boys event with Selmaville 2nd. The Selmaville Girls won their event with Franklin Park 2nd. Jacob Deiters of ...

In Marion County YMCA/City of Salem Coed Volleyball A League, Coryell Investment Group beat ABC Pub in 3 sets (25-14, 25-27, 15-8) and Bierman's General Store beat The Broadway Tavern (25-8, 25-8).

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Coby White had a career-high 37 points and DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 33 in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls rallied from 22 points down to beat the Sacramento Kin...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pavel Buchnevich and Jake Neighbours scored in the shootout, and Kevin Hayes had a goal against his former team as the St. Louis Blues beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Monday ni...

The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to surplus for the former Save-a-Lot building at 406 West Main that the city acquired two years ago to be renovated into a new police station building...