Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Cubs slugger Bellinger declines $25M option for 2024, will test market after bounce-back season
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger declined his end of a $25 million mutual option for 2024 on Friday as expected and will test the free-agent market coming off a bounce-back season. T...
Nov 04, 2023
NASCAR defends drama-free final four and vows to do a better job promoting its young stars
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - NASCAR says Sunday's championship finale has plenty of pizzazz. The final four of Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, and William Byron are the youngest since the winner...
Nov 04, 2023
Salem Community Center hosts Annual Craft Fair on Saturday
The Salem Community Activity Center hosts its annual Craft Fair on Saturday. Executive Director Kelly Predium says they have a good line up of vendors. "Saturday we are expecting over 30 vendors from ...
Nov 03, 2023
Marion County Clerk's office completes cleanup of voter registration rolls
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says his office has completed a cleanup of the voter registration rolls. At the end of the process, he reports there are 24,252 active voters. "The main thing everybody n...
Nov 03, 2023 Marion County Clerk Steve Fox
City of Centralia issues $265,130 in building permits in October
The City of Centralia issued 25 building permits valued at $265,130 during the month of October. The largest permit was for a $50,000 building addition to Good Vibes Cafe at 806 South Poplar owned by ...
Nov 03, 2023
BCMW/WJBD Adopt-a-Family Christmas Program to take applications Nov 6 to Nov 11
The BCMW/WJBD Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program will begin taking applications for disadvantaged families in Marion County beginning Monday, November 6, 2023. Applications will be available Monday, Nov...
Nov 03, 2023 Christmas presents for those receiving assistance from the BCMW WJBD Radio Adopt a Family program. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia man found unfit to stand trial on arson charge
A 41-year-old Centralia man has been found unfit to stand trial for a September arson charge where a vacant home in Centralia was heavily damaged by fire. A fitness hearing had earlier been ordered in...
Nov 03, 2023 Smoke pours from a home on South Hickory Street in Centralia that apparently was set on fire. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Marion County Health Department to offer special clinic for COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday
The Marion County Health Department will hold a special immunization clinic next Tuesday, November 7th, after receiving their first shipment of this fall's COVID-19 Moderna Vaccinations. The clinic is...
Nov 03, 2023
Super Sectional IHSA Volleyball Tonight
Tonight is Super Sectional Volleyball night in the IHSA. In 1a a pair of National Trail Conference schools will be in action. St Anthony will take on NCOE at Okawville while Windsor plays Cissna Park ...
Nov 03, 2023
Columbia Falls In State Soccer Semi, Will Play For 3rd Today At Hoffman Estates
The Columbia Eagles dropped their state soccer semifinal at Hoffman Estates losing to Normal University 2-0. The Eagles will play for 3rd place today at noon against Peoria Christian, who lost to Nort...
Nov 03, 2023 Jarrett Campbell / CC
