Author Archives: WJBD Staff

In Marion County YMCA/Salem Recreation Youth League Soccer, it was Odin Healthcare falling to BSI 2-1. In the win, Augustine Miller and Calan Veit-Tackitt were the Players of the Game. In the loss it ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols hit his 701st home run, Jack Flaherty allowed one run in six innings and the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Friday night. Puj...

CHICAGO (AP) - Adrian Sampson threw seven efficient innings, Nico Hoerner drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs won their fifth straight, 6-1 over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Sampson (4-5) gave ...

The Odin Village Board has voted to raise the cost of trash collection from $10 to $12 a month. The action came at a special meeting held Thursday night. Village Clerk Susan Gordon notes Odin just pas...

Salem Police like other law enforcement departments is struggling to get candidates to apply for upcoming testing for future openings. Two of Salem's younger patrolmen want to point out in Salem there...

The weather looks great for the 51st Annual Little Egypt Festival on Saturday. General Chair Jay Henke says there is a lot more to the festival than just the parade. "It really kicks off at 8 am with ...

The Salem Wildcats enter week 6 of the High School football season at 1-4 and have started out 0-2 in the Cahokia. After losses to Wood River (4-1, 1-1) and Roxana (3-2, 1-1) to start the conference s...

The Salem Lady Cats golf team advanced out of the Pinckneyville Regional finishing 2nd as a team to Mt Carmel 281-358 with Hamilton County also advancing 3rd with a 367. Alyssa Paul shot 84 to lead Sa...

Cougars Get Big NTC Win Over Windsor/SS The SC Cougars got a big NTC win at home beating Windsor/Stew-Stras 13-6 to improve to 14-4 overall this Fall. The Cougars plated 7 runs in the 2nd inning to pu...

It was a tough night at Breese Central for the Salem volleyball team. The varsity dropped 8-25, 13-25 to fall to 8-11. The Freshmen dropped the opening match 19-21, 9-21 to fall to 7-3 and the JV are ...