Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Salem City Councilman Jim Koehler who has spearheaded the renovation of the William Jennings Bryan Birthplace on South Broadway says he was blown away by the more than 250 who attended the Sunday open...

City of Salem Recreation/YMCAWinter Coed Volleyball A League Tournament concluded yesterday at the Salem Communities Activity Center. Beriman's General Store won the title over Coryell Investment Grou...

Salem kicks off their spring season hosting the first ICASSTT mini of the spring season at Newton lake. 50 anglers took to the water Sunday to fill their 3 bass limits on a cold windy day. Ross Deters...

The 2-0 Lady Wildcats softball team had their home opener canceled due to cold yesterday. They added a game today so they will host the very talented Mount Vernon Lady Rams to Tully Park at 4:30 this ...

The Salem Wildcats baseball team is 0-4 and will look for their first win of the season today when they host Benton. The Salem JV is 2-2 on the season and will host the Rangers at the Little League Co...

The 0-2 Salem Lady Cats soccer team is in action today at home when they open up Cahokia Conference play with a game against Freeburg. Salem is coming off a 4-2 loss on Saturday at home to Harrisburg....

Over the weekend was the IKWF Bantom/Intermediate State Youth Wrestling Competition that included Salem's Jonah Findley and Hank Thoms. Jonah just started wrestling in January and exceeded coaches exp...

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced the 10 candidates for the award of Mr Basketball of Illinois. Those included as a finalist is Benton junior Docker Tedeschi. The 6-8 forward is un...

CHICAGO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and found Nikola Vucevic for a key hook shot with 9.3 seconds left, helping the Chicago Bulls edge the Portland Trail Blazers 110-107 on Monday night. "It...

CHICAGO (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals signed Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson. The Chicago Cubs added Shota Imanaga and Hctor Neris. Even the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates jumped into ...