Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Kaskaskia College will not have a women's basketball season this year. After the departure of coach Jay Jenkins in July, the school administration tried to find an interim replacement. However, with n...

It was a big day at Salem Country Club as the Salem Wildcats hosted Christ Our Rock. The Cats tied a home school record from 1984 with a 145. That included an individual record tying day from Jairen S...

The SC Cougars opened up their Fall baseball season with a 4-2 win at Christ Our Rock. Callaway Smith was the winning pitcher going 6.1 allowing 5 hits and 2 runs, Trevan Sidwell got the final 2 outs....

The Franklin Park Bobcats dropped their 2nd straight game losing at home to Marion 9-2. Huck Mulvaney doubled home one of the Salem runs, Scout Puricelli had 2 hits and a run, Kai Graham singled, Tren...

The Selmaville Lady Rockets posted a 7-1 win over cross-town rival Franklin Park. Keira Meredith had a solid performance going the distance allowing just 2 hits and striking out 13. Alana Howe led the...

CHICAGO (AP) - Christopher Morel sprinted around first with his arms extended and his mouth wide open. He threw his batting helmet into the air as he made his way to second, and then cast aside his je...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Zack Gelof had four hits and Paul Blackburn pitched seven scoreless inning as the Oakland Athletics snapped a nine-game road losing streak and avoided a sweep in St. Louis with an 8-0...

The Salem based chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace has received a $10,000 grant from the Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation. Chapter President Kevin Rakers said they had earlier been encouraged by mana...

A 36-year-old rural Salem woman has been charged with financial institution fraud after allegedly spending more than $19,000 from two checking accounts opened with fraudulent checks. Ashley Scarlett w...

Salem Police have arrested a 38-year-old homeless Salem man on two counts of domestic battery. Robert Visser is accused of striking two relatives during a disagreement at his mother's home in Salem. H...