Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Ashley woman escapes injury when brakes fail and car hits church
A 21-year-old Ashley woman was shaken up but was not injured when her brakes went out while she was traveling on U.S. 51 on the south side of Centralia. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Danielle S...
Oct 31, 2022 Car crashes into church wall after losing brakes. Photos by Tim Ferguson.
Trick or Treating Monday night in Salem, Mt. Vernon and Alma
It's Trick or Treat night Monday night in Salem, Mt. Vernon, and Alma. The event is from six to eight for those 12 and under. In Salem, a number of activities are planned to go along with Trick or Tre...
Oct 31, 2022 Top family winners in the 2021 competition included Lill and Ella Bayes along with their dog first; Jessi, Carter, Steve, and Leica Shanafelt second; and Eric, Missy and Xavier Reed third.
Orphans Advance To 5a 2nd Round, Will Host Morris This Week
Week 1 of the high school playoff are in the books. The Centralia Orphans advanced in the 5a playoffs after their upset win at Triad 27-14. They advance to Week 2 of the post season where they will ho...
Oct 31, 2022
Salem Cross Country Fails To Qualify From Sectionals, CORLHS Sends 2
Salem Cross Country Fails To Qualify From Sectionals Neither Salem cross country team advanced out of the St Joseph Ogden 1a Sectional over the weekend. The boys were 18th as a team with St Teresa win...
Oct 31, 2022 Photo: Tim Koch
Volleyball Sectional Semifinals Tonight....NTC With 3 Teams In Action
In prep volleyball it's Sectional Semifinal night. In Class 1a a pair of National Trail teams will compete as St Anthony will take on Albion followed at 7pm by South Central and NCOE. At Trico, Valmey...
Oct 31, 2022 Photo: I70sports.com
KC Falls To #1 Heartland In Region Finals
The KC Soccer season came to an end this afternoon in the Region 24 Finals, falling to the #1 team in the nation Heartland CC. The team finished 10-5, with 4 of their losses coming to nationally ranke...
Oct 31, 2022 Photo: Joe Basch
Selmaville & NWI Get Shootout Wins, Rome Tournament Starts Tonight - JH Boys Basketball
Selmaville Earns Win Over Summersville At RLC Shootout The Selmaville Rockets competed Saturday at the Rend Lake College Shootout and knocked off the Summersville Wildcats 38-35. Wyatt McCarty led the...
Oct 31, 2022 Submitted Photo
World Series: 1-all, Phils, Phanatic see Astros on Halloween
No telling how well Philadelphia pitcher Noah Syndergaard will do in Game 3 of the World Series. Or whether Astros dynamo Jose Altuve will deliver another three hits. But there will be one sure thing ...
Oct 31, 2022 Mobilus In Mobili / CC
Bell wins, Chastain rides the wall to earn title race spots
Ross Chastain's aggressive style hasn't made a lot of friends in NASCAR's top series. Now, he'll be contending for a championship because of that approach. Chastain pinned his Chevrolet against the ou...
Oct 31, 2022
Cowboys' Prescott, Parsons rumble to 49-29 win over Bears
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dak Prescott kept his legs churning to turn a quarterback sneak into a 25-yard gain. Maybe young standout Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons was taking a cue from his leader. Pars...
Oct 31, 2022
