Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Marion County Property Tax Multiplier will be 10-percent due to continuing rise in home prices; see list of assessments
Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller has announced a ten percent property tax multiplier for bills that will be issued next year. The increase is the result of the continuing rise in ho...
Nov 21, 2023 Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller.
Salem Community High School canned food drive collects 24,130.5 cans
The Salem Community High School canned food drive collected 24,130.5 cans. The drive came to an end Monday morning as all the homeroom classes brought in the canned goods they had collected during thi...
Nov 21, 2023 Members of the Salem Community High School Student Council and National Honor Society as they prepare to move 24,130 cans to the Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem selects Sunrise Sanitation as new garbage collector
The Salem City Council has selected the low bidder Sunrise Sanitation of Salem as its garbage collector for the next five years starting January first. However, there were concerns including the compa...
Nov 21, 2023
Free Thanksgiving Dinner planned for 19th year at Poplar Place in Centralia
The Poplar Place in Centralia will provide a free Thanksgiving Dinner to anyone who wants to participate on Thanksgiving Day. One of those who founded the program 19 years ago, Mimi Hawkins, expects o...
Nov 21, 2023 The food line at the Thanksgiving Dinner at the Poplar Place in 2022.
Salem Township Hospital Board begins discussing next big improvement project
Salem Township Hospital President Alex Nazarian says pre-design has been completed on the hospital's next big improvement project. Nazarian says once the rural medical clinic can move to the renovated...
Nov 21, 2023 Salem Township Hospital President Alex Nazarian at front entrance to the parking lot on the new parking lot.
Lady Cats Fall At Fairfield On Frustrating Night
The Salem Lady Wildcats fell to 4-1 on the season losing at Fairfield last night 38-29. Rylee Edwards was a one-person wrecking ball as the senior finished with 29 points matching Salem's team total. ...
Nov 21, 2023
Boys Prep Basketball Season Opens Up Monday Night
The Hoopsgiving Tournament in Roxana continues tonight. The Main Gym will see Marquette and Wood River followed by Roxana and Jerseyville. At the Jr High it's Civic Memorial and Southwestern followed ...
Nov 21, 2023
KC Stays Perfect With Blowout Win Over Oakland City JV
The KC Blue Devils are 7-0 after their 116-62 win over the JV from Oakland City University. Koby Wilmoth led the Blue Devils with 23, Will Vasser added 21 with 19 from Caleb Jenkins and 10 from Laith ...
Nov 21, 2023
State IHSA Football Finals Set For The Weekend
The IHSA State football finals are set for this weekend at Hancock Stadium in Normal. The games begin Friday morning in 1a at 10am with Lena Winslow playing Camp Point Central. At 1pm it's the 2a titl...
Nov 21, 2023
CJHS Tigers Rout Marion....Franklin Park, Odin & SC Play Tonight
The Salem Bobcats are in basketball action tonight at home against Altamont. The Odin Eagles are in action at Sandoval in middle school basketball. The SC Falcons will host CHBC. Last night, Centralia...
Nov 21, 2023
