Author Archives: WJBD Staff

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Eight days after winning his 200th game, 42-year-old Adam Wainwright said Tuesday he has thrown his final pitch. "I've thought a lot about it the last few days, but I'm in a really go...

The Salem Community High School Board has approved the budget for the current school year. It includes $10.7-million in expenditures and 10-million in revenues for a $718,000 deficit. However, the bud...

The estimated 40 employees in the ConAgra plant on West Calumet in Centralia were evacuated late Monday night when the ammonia alarm sounded. The Centralia Fire Department was called to shut off a val...

SSM Health Illinois is now offering a cutting-edge imaging service at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon that helps better detect prostate cancer in men. Pylarify is an advanced diagnostic imaging ...

The City of Centralia has announced that this year's fall city wide cleanup event is scheduled for Monday, October 2nd through Friday, October 6th on your normal garbage collection day. This curbside ...

Centralia Police arrested two people when called to a domestic battery. Both 44-year-old Dawn Ruez and 31-year-old Billy Williams both of South Elm Street were arrested for violation of a no contact o...

The Centralia City Council Monday night agreed to move forward with four projects including a grant request for new sidewalks, a new low-interest loan program for businesses, Bistro lighting on two bl...

Judge Mark Stedelin has ordered a 45-year-old Centralia man to serve seven days in the Marion County Jail for violation of the new pre-trial release portion of the cashless bond law. The sanction was ...

The Salem Lady Cats volleyball team is in action today as they travel to Wesclin. South Central beat CHBC 25-13, 25-12 to improve to 12-8 on the season. Reagan Roberts had 12 assists and 6 digs; Brook...

Christ Our Rock's Parker Boehne won the Althoff Crusader Classic for the 2nd year in a row shooting a 5-under 67 in the win. Althoff's Parker Bruening shot 69 for 2nd; Dakota Flaig of St Anthony and t...