Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Marion County Board creates full committee to expand broadband coverage
Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith has created a new full committee to deal with building out broadband in the rural areas of the county. A subcommittee of the Community Relations Committee had st...
Apr 26, 2023
Marion County Board doesn't overspend ARPA funds after all
Marion County Building Committee Chair Dr. Creighton Engel says the county doesn't have a $460,000 overage in spending ARPA federal COVID-19 relief money after all. Engel says it was discovered the co...
Apr 26, 2023 Marion County Board Vice-Char Dr. Creighton Engel and Chair Debbie Smith.
Lady Wildcats Soccer Team Prepares For Post Season
For Coach Elizabeth Barnett and the Salem Lady Wildcats, the season has been one of learning. With several bright spots along the way, the Lady Cats now know where and when their post season will begi...
Apr 26, 2023 Jarrett Campbell / CC
Wildcat Anglers Prepare For Sectionals On March 4th
The numbers for the Salem Bass Fishing Team have been great this season. Because of that, for the past several weeks, the team has been competing in 6 possible qualifying tournaments and a casting com...
Apr 26, 2023
Centralia City Manager 'very happy' in job after first year
Centralia City Manager Kory Smith reached the one year mark in his new job on Tuesday. Smith moved from Centralia City Attorney to the City Manager's job last April following a succession of short ter...
Apr 26, 2023 Centralia City Manager Kory Smith.
Iuka man sentenced to two years in prison for grooming
A 53-year-old Iuka man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to a grooming charge. Joseph Morrison of Sycamore Street admitted to using a cell phone in...
Apr 26, 2023
Salem man sentenced on weapons defacement charge following shooting and stabbing
A 19-year-old Salem man involved in an alleged stabbing and shooting incident at a Salem apartment earlier this year has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to a charge of defacing identification ma...
Apr 26, 2023
Both drivers refuse hospital treatment following Route 37 South crash
Both drivers refused hospital treatment following a two vehicle crash on Route 37 South at Church Road south of Salem Tuesday morning. Initial information from the Marion County Sheriff's Department i...
Apr 26, 2023
Voegele Dominates As #1 Ranked Columbia Gets Win At Salem
Kansas recruit Dominic Voegele did t with his arm and with his bat yesterday leading #1 ranked Columbia to a 7-2 win at Salem. Voegele allowed 4 singles on the day and 2 earned runs while striking out...
Apr 26, 2023
Stallions Fall To Altamont
Christ Our Rock lost at home to Altamont 10-0 in five innings. The Stallions only had 1 hit, a single from Jayden Bazile as Ethan Robbins was good for Altamont with 1 hit allowed and 4 strikeouts in t...
Apr 26, 2023
