Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Richie Palacios has 3 hits as the Cardinals beat the Pirates to avoid a sweep
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Richie Palacios had a career-best three hits and drove in two runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. Palacios cap...
Aug 24, 2023
Yan Gomes' single breaks an 8th-inning tie as the wild card-contending Cubs beat the Tigers 6-4
DETROIT (AP) - Yan Gomes hit a tiebreaking, two-out single in the eighth inning and the playoff-contending Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday. Detroit's Kerry Carpenter hit a grand ...
Aug 24, 2023
Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1963, at age 13, Little Stevie Wonder had a #1 song on the Pop and R&B charts at the SAME TIME with"Fingertips, Part 2" . . . the first live single to hit #1. Be...
Aug 24, 2023
Marion County parking lot project moves closer to reality
The Marion County Board Tuesday night approved a contract to take core samples on soil underneath the former service station in the 200 block of North Broadway to determine if there would be any limit...
Aug 23, 2023 The current unimproved county parking lot is at two levels with concrete baracades between them with the only pavement from what was left behind from prior buildings that have since been torn down.
More federal prisoners headed to the Marion County Jail
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says more federal prisoners are headed to the county jail. He's been concerned about a lower number of federal inmates recently that could lead to a shortfall in the...
Aug 23, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Sandoval school board acts on number of personnel issues
The Sandoval School Board acted on a number of resignations and filled a number of positions at its meeting this week as the school year got underway. The board hired Andrew Cunningham as its new full...
Aug 23, 2023
Police Beat for Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
A 42-year-old Salem man turned himself in on an outstanding Marion County traffic warrant. Brian Woodward of East Main Street posted $250 cash bond and was released. The Marion County Sheriff's Depart...
Aug 23, 2023
Central City working on state grant for major park improvements
The village of Central City is making progress toward an OSLAD grant, which could provide Central City with a maximum of $600,000 in funding for renovations and developments in Lions Park. These renov...
Aug 23, 2023 Central City Village Board
Illinois Public Health officials say to be careful in the heat
Temperatures are rising and the State Department of Public Health is warning Illinoisans to be careful in the heat. Exposure to extreme heat can cause serious health complications says the State's Chi...
Aug 23, 2023 Ryan Stone / Unsplash
Shrine Game Kickoff Moved Back To 8pm
The kickoff of the 2023 season will have to wait 60 more minutes, as kickoff for Centralia at Salem from Jim Finks Field for Friday night has been moved from a 7pm start to 8pm. Gates will open at 6:3...
Aug 23, 2023 (Photo by: Stephen Peeck Photography)
