Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Salem Freshmen basketball team traveled to Olney last night and came away with a 57-50 victory. The Wildcats hit free throws down the stretch to hold on hitting 11 free throws in the quarter, incl...

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 Wrestling Wildcats came away with 2 more wins last night at Carlyle beating Breese Central 78-3 and knocking off Carlyle 64-18. Greta Motch, Kevan Moore, Carter Moore, Carson Osborne and Ada...

The Salem 4th grade travel Bobcats fell to Breese All Saints on Sunday. In game one, the Bobcats lost 27-17. Jasen Lindsey was the leading scorer with 5pts. Other offensive contributors were Grayson P...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Coby White scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls held on to snap the Philadelphia 76ers' six-game winning streak with a 108-104 victory Monday night. Former Sixer Nikola Vucevic c...

Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with the Grinch, are all scheduled to visit the Marion County Courthouse on Tuesday evening. Sheriff Kevin Cripps, who has been in touch with the North Pole, says Santa is ...

With the help of the therapy and activity staff, Murray Center residents presented two Christmas programs over the weekend to a packed gym of parents, guardians and those in the community. The therapy...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is preparing to resurface and make other improvements to Route 37 from Madison Street on the north side of Salem to Cherry Street on the north side of Kinmund...

A minor earthquake was recorded in Jefferson County late Sunday night. The US Geological Survey placed the 3.1 magnitude quake five kilometers west north west of Waltonville on the New Madrid Fault Sy...

Marion County farmers completed a better than average harvest this year. Clinton-Marion County Farm Bureau Manager Brad Conant says while rainfall varied, overall it was sufficient for a good corn and...