Author Archives: WJBD Staff
JH Girls Basketball Results From Monday Night
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats fell at Casey Mount Vernon 37-32. Quinn Wolfe had 19 in the win, Maddie Dulaney pulled down 13 rebounds and Kayleigh Jarrett 10 boards. The Salem JV won 36-22. Maci Susm...
Nov 21, 2023 Photo: Sideline Photos
Bam Adebayo scores 23 points as the Heat cruise to a 118-100 win over the Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) - Bam Adebayo scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat blew out the Chicago Bulls 118-100 on Monday night, two nights after blowing a 21-point lead in the same building. "...
Nov 21, 2023 Chicago Bulls
Bears' coaching under scrutiny after blown lead vs. Lions
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears were rolling along with a 12-point lead at Detroit and just minutes away from a signature win. They were on the verge of beating the NFC North leaders. And i...
Nov 21, 2023
Cardinals agree to $11 million deal with RHP Lance Lynn that includes club option, AP source says
The St. Louis Cardinals began the retooling of their starting rotation Monday by agreeing to a one-year deal with Lance Lynn that brings the right-hander back to the club that drafted him, a person wi...
Nov 21, 2023
More than 30 attend Marion County Fair Queen's S"tea"m Party
More than 30 young girls participated in Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning's S"tea"m Party for young girls on Sunday. Banning, a biomedical engineering student at the University of Missouri, he...
Nov 20, 2023 Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning performing one of the experiments.
Senator Jason Plummer says new assault weapons law about to create large number of felons
State Senator Jason Plummer told the monthly meeting of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce last week that the new assault weapons law is about to create a lot of new felons. Plummer says less than ...
Nov 20, 2023 State Senator Jason Plummer talks about issues including the assault weapons ban to the Salem Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City Council Monday night to consider garbage collection contract and tax levy
The Salem City Council Monday night is expected to make a decision on who will be the city's trash collector starting January 1st. The city received five bids for the service, but decided at the last ...
Nov 20, 2023
Lady Cats Head To Fairfield After 4-0 Start
The Salem Lady Wildcats take their 4-0 record to Fairfield tonight to take on the Lady Mules after dominating their way through the DuQuoin Tournament on their way to a championship on Saturday. It wa...
Nov 20, 2023
Prep Boys Season Begins Tonight
Tonight is opening night for several prep boys tournaments. The Centralia Orphans will open the Roxana "Hoopsgiving" Tournament tonight at 6pm against Staunton. The 49th Christopher Turkey Tournament ...
Nov 20, 2023
Wildcat Bowlers Win Salem Invite
The Salem Wildcat bowlers won the Salem Invitational at Salem Bowl on Saturday. Dominick Winkler dominated the day and was the 1st high series with a 1423 and high game of 258. Silas Moats was 2nd ove...
Nov 20, 2023
