Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Marion County Fair Queen competing for state title this weekend
Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning of Salem will compete for the Miss Illinois Fair County Queen 2024 title in Springfield this weekend. Banning is in Springfield Thursday for practices ahead of...
Jan 11, 2024 Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning.
Centralia Community Youth Center seeks 2024 Wall of Honor nominees
The Centralia Community Youth Center is seeking nominations for the 2024 class of the Wall of Honor. Nomination forms are available at the Youth Center on East Rexford. They must be returned by five p...
Jan 11, 2024 Marva Bledsoe is earlier inducted into the Wall of Honor by Centralia Community Youth Center Board member Todd Gilespie. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia man charged with armed violence and other felonies
A 31-year-old Centralia man was formally charged in Marion County Court on Wednesday with a Class X felony of armed violence in addition to unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of under five...
Jan 11, 2024
Salem woman pleads guilty to drug delivery charge
A 24-year-old Salem woman has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to one of two methamphetamine delivery charges pending against her. Shelby Futch of West Kell Street was placed on two years probati...
Jan 11, 2024
Both occupants of pickup in Green Street Road crash refuse hospital treatment
Both occupants of a pickup truck escaped serious injury when the truck spun out of control and rolled over in a single vehicle crash on the Green Street Road Wednesday night. Marion County Sheriff's D...
Jan 11, 2024
Lady Cats Head To Top Ranked Central Tonight On WJBD...Prep Girls Scores
The Salem Lady Wildcats head to state ranked Breese Central tonight to take on the Lady Cougars. Game time around 7:20 on 100.1 FM and WJBDradio.com with the Gruesome Twosome on the call. Also tonight...
Jan 11, 2024 Photo: Greg Maxey
JH Girls Regionals Continue....Salem, Selmaville & Iuka loses...New Horizon advances
The Franklin Park girl's basketball season came to an end last night in the semifinal of the Centralia Class L regional falling to Carlyle 27-21. Salem ends their season at 19-8. Carlyle advances to t...
Jan 11, 2024 Submitted by Greg Bass
Bobcats Fall To Herrin, Host TTown Tonight
The Franklin Park Bobcats fell to Herrin last night 58-43. Kyler King had 10, Benny Bryan 9 and Troy Keele 8 to lead Salem. The Bobcats will play host to TTown tonight. The Salem JV opened the night w...
Jan 11, 2024
Irvington New Years Tournament Continues With Day 2 Results
It was the 2nd night of the North Wamac/Irvington New Year's Tournament. The hosts beat Sandoval 44-28 in pool play. Cooper Teaff had 15 and Maysen Pearson 13 in the win for the Indian-Eagles. In the ...
Jan 11, 2024
Region 24 Men's Basketball Update/Recap - KC Falls To SWIC.....VU, JAL, OCC and Wabash Valley All Get Wins
SWIC 80. Kaskaskia 77 Southwestern Illinois tripped visiting Kaskaskia, 80-77, in Bellevile. The Blue Storm starters contributed 71 of the team's points, led by Nazier Leonard's 25-point night. Saxton...
Jan 11, 2024
