Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Stallions Come Back To Beat North Clay
In prep baseball, Christ Our Rock earned a hard fought 6-5 win over North Clay scoring a pair of runs in the top of the 7th to get the win at Louisville. DaMari Dabney doubled and went 2-3 with 3 RBI ...
Sep 29, 2023 Photo: Kristina Weidner Photography
SIJHSAA State Tournaments Open Saturday
The SIJHSAA state baseball and softball tournaments will begin tomorrow. The Class L Tournaments will be played at Rotary Park in Centralia. The softball tournament will include Olney and Wesclin play...
Sep 29, 2023
SIJHSAA State Tournaments Open Saturday
The SIJHSAA state baseball and softball tournaments will begin tomorrow. The Class L Tournaments will be played at Rotary Park in Centralia. The softball tournament will include Olney and Wesclin play...
Sep 29, 2023
Braves clinch home field throughout playoffs with sweep of slumping Cubs
ATLANTA (AP) - Max Olson hit his major league-leading 54th homer, and the Atlanta Braves clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 5-3 win over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Thursd...
Sep 29, 2023
Centralia to Commence with Leaf Vacuuming for Fall
The City of Centralia will start the leaf vacuuming service for City residents as of Monday, October 16. The service will last for a period of 8 weeks ending on December 8. The service will follow rou...
Sep 28, 2023
Salem Township Hospital Auditor: 'The hospital had a very, very, good year'
The yearly audit for Salem Township Hospital shows the hospital had a 'very, very good year'. Wipfli CPA David Goodman presented the audit report at Wednesday's monthly hospital board meeting. "We are...
Sep 28, 2023 Salem Township Hospital new Chief Financial Officer Amy Gray. (provided photo)
Salem Township Hospital set to welcome two new doctors; gets construction update
A new family practitioner and a new general surgeon are set to begin practice at Salem Township Hospital in October. Hospital President Alex Nazarian says general surgeon Dr. April Jackson will join t...
Sep 28, 2023 Looking out the front doors of Salem Township Hospital into the new elevated parking area.
Stroud Advances To Sectionals In Loaded Regional
The Salem Wildcats competed at the Centralia 2a golf regional yesterday with only Senior Jairen Stroud advancing as an individual to Mt Carmel for Sectional play on Monday following his 79 that was go...
Sep 28, 2023
Boehne's 67 Qualifies Him For Sectionals Monday
In 1a regional action at Pinckneyville, Breese Mater Dei won the team title with a 284 and advances along with Nashville and Waterloo Gibault. Nashville's Parker Renken won the event shooting 66 follo...
Sep 28, 2023
Lady Cats Golfers Compete In Regional's Today At Effingham
The Salem Lady Wildcat golfers head to the Effingham Country Club for the St Anthony 1a Regionals today. They will try to be advancing to the Taylorville Sectional held on Monday. Also joining them in...
Sep 28, 2023
