Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Joe Flacco passes for 374 yards, rallies banged-up Browns to 20-17 win over Bears
CLEVELAND (AP) - For Myles Garrett, there's no explanation for the Browns' strange season. It's been crazy, zany, wild and weird. "Who could have wrote this story?" Cleveland's star defensive end aske...
Dec 18, 2023
No. 16 Illinois leads wire-to-wire in 74-57 victory over Colgate
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Coleman Hawkins scored 16 points and Quincy Guerrier and Marcus Domask each scored 15 to help Illinois lead from start to finish in a 74-57 victory over Colgate on Sunday. Terra...
Dec 18, 2023
Parayko scores in OT to lift Blues to 4-3 win over Stars
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Colton Parayko scored 37 seconds into overtime, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Parayko knocked in a loose puck at the side of th...
Dec 18, 2023
Wildcats Fall At Freeburg....Centralia Still Undefeated...Prep Area Scoreboard
The Salem Wildcats fell to 2-9 on the season and 0-3 in the Cahokia Conference with a road loss at Freeburg 67-56 as senior standout Cole Stuart led the Midgets with a game high 31 points including go...
Dec 16, 2023 New Salem Wildcats sports logo.
St Elmo/Brownstown Square Off Against Hatchets In Holiday Tournament Final Today
At the St Elmo Holiday Tournament yesterday, St/Elmo/Brownstown advanced to the finals with a 50-36 win over Cumberland and CHBC is in the Consolation finals after their 68-38 win over Mulberry Grove....
Dec 16, 2023
Centralia Police names officer and first civilian employee of the year
The Centralia Police Department has named its officer of the year and its first ever civilian employee of the year. Chief Christopher Locke handed out the awards at the department's 19th annual Christ...
Dec 15, 2023 Left to right:
Centralia Police Civilian of the Year Derek Moss, Police Chief Christopher Locke, and Officer of the Year Nolan Beggs.
Three Centralia Police Officers injured in two incidents involving St. Peter man
A 22-year-old St. Peter man has been charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery to a police officer and felony resisting arrest in connection with the latest of two incidents where three C...
Dec 15, 2023 Drew Gherardini
Half of Illinois counties now at medium or high level for COVID-19, Marion County still low
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 51 counties, or half of the counties in the state, are now at the medium or high level for COVID-19 hospitalizations. As a result,, they are advis...
Dec 15, 2023
Wildcats Host First Ever Wrestling Match, Go 1-1
All the waiting and planning and stressing is over as the Salem Wildcats Wrestling Team hosted their first ever home meet to B.E. Gum in year 2 of their program. Salem welcomed Herrin and powerhouse M...
Dec 15, 2023
Wildcats Head To Freeburg Tonight - Prep Boys Basketball
The Salem Wildcats take their 2-8 record to Freeburg tonight. Craig Holmes and Josh Tate will have the call starting around 7:30. The Cats are coming off a loss to Olney on Tuesday night. After tonigh...
Dec 15, 2023
