Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Jobs were up and the unemployment rate was down last month in Illinois. Good news for May says State Department of Employment Security Acting Director Ray Marchiori. "This is the 8th consecutive month...

There is now free Wi-Fi on the Marion County Courthouse square during courthouse hours. Marion County Circuit Clerk Tiffany Schicker says the service is being provided through a grant. "You can bring ...

Centralia will celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday in Laura Leake Park. Activities will begin at one Saturday afternoon with a ribbon cutting for the park improvements and the announcement of another imp...

The Downtown Salem Historic Farmers Market will open for the summer season on Saturday in the parking lot of the Benjamin Edwards building in the 200 block of West Main Street. Becky Timmerman says al...

Maybe it wasn't the start he would of handpicked, but Salem grad Riley Martin made a huge step towards his ultimate goal of pitching in the Big Leagues just by making his first ever Triple-A appearanc...

The Salem Varsity Wildcats baseball team is 9-1 this summer after a pair of home wins over Fairfield last night. Salem opened with a 14-4 win in 5 innings, scoring 12 runs in the final 2 innings for t...

Today is the opening day of the Trenton Post 778 Senior Legion Gator Classic. The Tournament will open today at Trenton starting at 5pm with the hosts taking on Rantoul followed at 7:15 by Carlyle and...

In Little League baseball Majors at the Complex last night, Security Alarm beat Rotary 2-0 handing the Reds their first loss of the season. Jax Schaubert pitched the complete game shutout. Bentley Bry...

The Mount Vernon trio of Malik Grissom, Jashawn Staples and Josh Crowder completed their road trip to Philadelphia to compete in the New Balance Middle School National Championships. Grissom was 6th o...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball it was ABC Pub beating El Rancherito 22-15, Iuka State Bank over Wild Stallions 29-10.