Author Archives: WJBD Staff

(Photo: Tyler Repking - Repking Media) Last night in girls hoops, Lincoln outlasted O'Fallon 62-55 to remain undefeated and in the win Senior Kloe Froebe dropped 33 points and passed career point 3000...

The Salem Lady Wildcats open up the post season today with a trip to Hi-Top Bowl in Highland. They will be joined by teams including Breese Central, Mater Dei, Christ Our Rock and Wood River. The top ...

Today is the opening of the Class S state boys tournament at Rend Lake. I'll be down there for the first game at 9:30 featuring Central City and Rome. The Citians are 29-1 on the season. The winner wi...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats opened the St Peter Tournament with a pair of wins yesterday. They beat the host Saints 21-14, 21-12 and then beat Sandoval 21-4, 21-10. They will finish pool play today...

The Region 24 season continues in Juco basketball. Kaskaskia College will host Lake Land today. SWIC is at John A Logan, Olney Central plays at Lincoln Trail and Wabash Valley is at Shawnee. Tomorrow,...

PHOENIX (AP) - College basketball road games have always been difficult to win. The home team players are in a comfortable place, have their fans cheering wildly on their side and have the incentive o...

NASCAR returns to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for a third consecutive year for the exhibition Clash and the immediate future of racing in Southern California is at stake. The novelty of the made-for...

After a busy 2023 where 50 to 60 families were assisted, the Greater Salem Area Foundation starts the new year with a $2,500 Gratitude grant from the National Elks Foundation. The Elk's Mike Hooe says...

On Tuesday, February 9, South Central and Mulberry Grove High Schools are joining together to help combat an illness that has or will probably affect someone we know. Alzheimer's disease is the 6th le...

The Chaney-Karch Insurance Agency of Centralia and Salem has announced they have purchased the Hudson-Gray Insurance agency on East Third Street in Centralia effective today. Owner Todd Dobbs says Hud...