Author Archives: WJBD Staff

A motorcycle stolen from the parking lot of Bettendorf-Stanford in Salem on August 8th has been recovered hidden in brush. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies were notified that a motorcycle had been loc...

The 47th annual Cedarhurst Craft Fair is scheduled for the Mitchell Museum grounds in Mt. Vernon this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Craft Fair organizing committees are working to offer many of the...

Centralia Police have arrested a 43-year-old Centralia man for possession of stolen property. Terrance Laughhunn of West 6th Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. 18-year-old Kalea Ricketts, who...

A 26-year-old Ramsey man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography. Judge Christopher Matoush handed down the sentence to...

Kell firemen say a pickup truck owned by the State of Illinois was destroyed Thursday night by fire at the home of Ryan Reeder on Vanburen Road in rural Texico. The truck was fully engulfed and there ...

The Wamac Board of Alderman this week reviewed plans for Wamac Fest which will be held on Saturday, September 16th, from 3:00 to 11:30 pm in the Wamac City Park. The board was told three bands will be...

The Salem Lady Cat girl's golf team is in action today at Mount Vernon coming off a 2nd place finish at the Olney Girls Invitational. Defending 1a state champion Mt Carmel won the event shooting 155 f...

The Salem Wildcats defeated Flora 150-184. Jairen Stroud was medalist shooting 35, Logan Lockhart and Landen Maxey each added 38s, Cale Harris 39, Kyler Sapp 43 and Rhett Detering 46. Salem added a ma...

The Franklin Park Bobcats are back in action today when they travel to Trenton to play Wesclin. Salem is coming off a 10-1 home loss to Breese as the visitors scored 7 times in the fifth inning to put...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats will also make the trip to Trenton today. Lady Cats escape Breese with a 17-10 win. Abigail Thompson was great on the mound in relief striking out 10. At the plate Alli ...