Author Archives: WJBD Staff

A home in rural Odin has been destroyed by fire. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says Carla Wasson of 1319 US 50 between Odin and Sandoval woke up to the smell of smoke and was able to get outside where sh...

Salem Township Hospital President and CEO Alex Nazarian has resigned as of the end of November. The hospital board introduced Chief Nursing Officer Lisa Ambuehl as the interim president and CEO as a s...

State Police have released more information on a Friday afternoon crash that sent a 23-year-old Salem woman to a local hospital for treatment. Preliminary information indicates Tierra Lawson was trave...

Illinois State Police has released preliminary information on how a crash occurred between a Kawasaki mule truck and a pickup truck that sent an 83-year-old rural Dix man via Air Evac medical helicopt...

The Odin Health and Rehab Center is holding its annual holiday light display. Community members are invited to celebrate the season as they drive through the free nighttime attraction. The thousands o...

Casey Mount Vernon knocked off Centralia 45-35. In the win, Karter Oliver led Casey with 21, Chris Rudolph added 13. For the Tigers, Treyten Branch had 13 and Kenny Bartten 12 with James Strowder addi...

The Salem Bowlers traveled to Mount Vernon to compete in a dual match. The Lady Cats came away with a win 2606-2348. Jaeda Rollinson shot a high game of 246 and led the way with a 593 series. Elena Va...

Centralia Annies knocked off Hamilton County 56-29. Photos by Pat Hodges:

The Salem Wildcats return to the hard court tonight when they travel to East Alton Wood River. Salem enters at 2-9 on the season and 0-3 in the Cahokia Conference. The Oilers are 1-9 on the year and 0...

The Salem Lady Wildcats held on and hit enough free throws down the stretch to hold off pesky East Alton Wood River and earn a home win 52-44. Jordan Kessler led a balanced scoring attack for Salem wi...