Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Salem City Council Monday night approved tearing off the two west bays of the Public Works Building in Tully Park and rebuilding them. Public Works Director Annette Sola says the west end of the b...

The Blue Angels Softball team saw a 15 game winning streak come to an end at the hands of the Southwestern Illinois College Blue Storm, here at home as the ladies closed out their regular season on Mo...

On a very windy day but with plenty of sunshine, the Wildcats traveled to Mt. Vernon for their final regular season meet of the year.   The host Rams won the meet with the Wildcats placing a dist...

This weekend's KC sports action brought with it some successes as well as some struggles as both our Blue Devils and Blue Angels were in action over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Getting in the last g...

The Salem Lady Cats take their 18-3 record to Wood River to play the Lady Oilers today trying to stay in the hunt for at least a share of the Cahokia Conference title. Salem trails Freeburg by a game ...

The Salem Wildcats tennis team is back in action today at Carbondale. Salem split a couple matches recently. Salem lost to Flora 7-2 and beat Centralia yesterday 5-4. In the loss to Flora, Salem's win...

Centralia got a girls soccer win last night shutting out Mt Carmel 3-0. Photos by: Pat Hodges  

Salem Bobcats Soccer Varsity teams bring home wins over the weekend. The 5th-8th grade boys won 3-1 against Pinckneyville. Maneil Shrestha led scoring with 2, and Koltyn Tolka put in 1. The 5th-8th gr...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Drew Smyly delivered seven solid innings as the Chicago Cubs bounced back from a rough series at Miami to beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 on ...

Do Not Remove Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources Tapping Your Retirement Account for Other Financial Needs Can Have Costly Consequences According to a December 13, 2022, article in The New Yor...