Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Salem Wildcats soccer team played at Murphysboro last night. In a game that was scheduled to start at 6pm, kickoff was delayed until 7:40 due to the heat. When the action began, the Red Devils off...

The Lady Falcons of South Central softball game at Sandoval will have a 6pm first pitch. SC traveled to Altamont last night and won 14-0. Maddic Peddicord tossed another 1-hitter, this time in 4 innin...

DETROIT (AP) - Yan Gomes and Nick Madrigal hit doubles in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 7-6 on Monday night. The Cubs squandered a three-run lead in the eigh...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Joshua Palacios hit a three-run home run and had a career-high five RBIs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis 11-1 on Monday night, sending the last-place Cardinals to their...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Luke Altmyer will be the starting quarterback for Illinois when it opens the season at home against Toledo on Sept. 2, coach Bret Bielema announced Monday. Altmyer transferred t...

Great weather on Friday and Saturday resulted in what is believed to be record crowds from this year's Centralia Balloon Fest. Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland was pleas...

The Little Egypt CEO program has grown to 13 students this year, up from the four who participated last year. The program also has new facilitators this year as Shannon and Mindy Cooney who are famili...

The Salem City Council will received their annual audit report at Monday night's meeting. Fick, Eggemeyer, and Williamson CPA's, PC have completed this year's audit. The council will also present a re...

The SC Cougars improved to 3-0 on the baseball season with their 10-0 win over Woodlawn on Saturday. Zane Montes drove in a pair of Cougars runs with RBI also from Colton and Callaway Smith, Coen West...

The Franklin Park Bobcats won both their games in Greenville on Saturday. They opened with a 9-5 win over Mascoutah scoring 6 times in the opening inning. Silas Lux and Kyler King homered in the game ...