Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Mikolas works 8 shutout innings, leads Cardinals to 2-1 victory over the Royals
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Miles Mikolas pitched eight shutout innings, Nolan Arenado hit an RBI double and Nolan Gorman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City R...
May 31, 2023
Blue Angels Turn Heads As 1st World Series Trip Ends With Elite Performance
Going into the DI NJCAA Softball World Series many did not expect much from the Kaskaskia College Blue Angels. The team was ranked at 14 of 16 teams that made the World Series and while other schools ...
May 30, 2023 Toby Gullion
Hungry Hearts program begins summer food program for Salem and Iuka youth Tuesday
The Hungry Hearts program to provide summer lunch to students under 18 gets underway Tuesday for the next eleven weeks until school resumes in the fall. The program is in its seventh year, the sixth u...
May 30, 2023
Bryan Bennett Library in Salem plans summer of fun
The Salem Bryan Bennett Library has a summer of fun planned for kids during the summer break. Some of the special programs include an appearance of Mad Science of St. Louis on June 8th at 1 p.m. in th...
May 30, 2023 University of Illinois (U of I) Extension 4-H Program Coordinator Tammy Guidish and U of I Horticulture Educator Chris Lueking taught a group of 9 youngsters the basics of gardening in a Little Roots program held at Bryan-Bennett Library on May 25.
Centralia Memorial Day speaker says We Should Never Forget
The speaker at the Centralia Memorial Day program at Hillcrest Memorial Park says he should celebrate the lives of our fallen heroes as we mourn their loss. Commander William Adams, Retired US Navy, s...
May 30, 2023 Commander WIlliam Adams, Retired US Navy, was the guest speaker at the Centralia Memorial Day Celebration at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Speaker at Salem Memorial Day Service hopes the fallen are remembered throughout the year
A 30-year member of the US Marines that has assisted families who have lost loved ones in the military hopes to make Memorial Day more than a three day weekend. Mike Gasperini was the guest speaker at...
May 30, 2023 Jordan Smith
DCFS warns of dangers of kids near water
As pool season begins, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is warning about the dangers of kids near water. Last year, 15 Illinois children died due to accidental drowning. Nine of...
May 30, 2023
Great weather leads to great turnout at Odin Firemen's Picnic
Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith was pleased with the large turnout for this year's Firemen's Picnic held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. In fact, Smith says the Saturday night crowd may have been th...
May 30, 2023 A large crowd gathered at the Odin Park for the 2023 Odin Firemen's Picnic. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Baseball Final Fours Set....Columbia Eagles Fly To State Semifinals, Goreville Knocks Off St Anthony
The small school baseball final fours are set after Super Sectional games played yesterday. In Class 1a at SIU-Carbondale, Goreville held on to beat St Anthony at Itchy Jones Stadium 6-5. That came a ...
May 30, 2023
Goreville, St Anthony Advance To Softball State Semifinals, Freeburg's Season Ends
The Goreville Lady Blackcats will play their state semifinal at Louisville Slugger Stadium in Peoria and take on Peru St Bede who won the Sterling Super over Orangeville 6-1. The other semifinal will ...
May 30, 2023
