Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Mississippi St faces tough decisions following Leach's death
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - No. 24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one of the few solid things around the football program a...
Dec 14, 2022 Ryan Schreiber / CC
Purdue hires Illini coordinator Ryan Walters as new coach
Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski promised to conduct a national search for Jeff Brohm's replacement. He found the new guy just across the state line. The Boilermakers announced Tuesday they had ...
Dec 14, 2022
Marion County Coroner investigating bathtub drowning death
The Marion County Coroner's office is investigating the Sunday morning drowning death of a 19-year-old Centralia woman in a bathtub at her grandmother's home. Samatha Jo Letke was pronounced dead at t...
Dec 13, 2022
Police Beat for Tuesday, December 13th, 2022
A 20-year-old Centralia man has been charged with two counts of burglary and vehicle theft conspiracy following his arrest on Monday. Nyree Dugans of Cormick Street is expected to make his first appea...
Dec 13, 2022
Marion County residents can sign up to pay property taxes in monthly installments
Marion County residents currently have an opportunity to sign up to pay their 2022 property taxes due in 2023 in monthly installments. Marion County Treasurer Gary Purcell says the plan is optional an...
Dec 13, 2022
Odin School Board keeps property tax increase to 4.99-percent
The Odin School Board has voted to keep its property tax increase at 4.99-percent of this year's tax levy. The board had an opportunity to increase the levy to 6.08-percent, but decided last month to ...
Dec 13, 2022 Odin High School. Photo by Sam Snodsmith.
SSM Health Wound Center in Mt. Vernon receives two awards
The SSM Health Wound Center in Mt. Vernon has received two awards. They are the RestorixHealth's Clinical Distinction and Patient Satisfaction Awards. Recipients of the awards meet or exceed national ...
Dec 13, 2022
Two face new felony drug charges in Marion County Court
Two face new felony drug charges in Marion County Court. 25-year-old Aaron Medina of O'Fallon has been charged with manufacture or delivery of 30 to 500 grams of cannabis and possession of 30 to 100 g...
Dec 13, 2022 Marion County Courthouse with old flag poles that have now been removed due to structural problems.
Sandoval School District gets perfect financial score; holds tax levy at 4.99%
The Sandoval School Board was told Monday night they had achieved a perfect 4.0 on the State Board of Education financial recognition profile. The board approved its tax levy at 4.99-percent to avoid ...
Dec 13, 2022 Sandoval Junior-Senior High School. Photo from District website.
Carlyle man gets 44-year sentence on predatory criminal sexual assault charges
A rural Carlyle man has been sentenced to a total of 44 years in prison after pleading guilty in September to two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault to a victim under 13 years old. Michael Pa...
Dec 13, 2022
