Author Archives: WJBD Staff

'Very, very impressive' is how Salem Township Hospital's auditor described the hospital's financial performance during the fiscal year ending March 30th. David Goodman of WipFly says the hospital fini...

Thursday is the first day for early voting at courthouses around the area. Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says they are ready. "Early voting starts 40 days before the election and so does sending out t...

A 20-year-old Farina man was formally charged in Marion County Court on Wednesday with non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. The charge states Diego Barradas of South Walnut dissemina...

The boys golf post season opened up yesterday. Salem competed at the 2a Regionals at The Orchards in Mascoutah. The Cats were 4th as a team with a 339. Althoff won the event with a 312, Waterloo 331 a...

In Class 1a at Renton Wesclin, Christ Our Rock's Parker Boehne was the medalist shooting 81 and advancing on to sectionals held at Effingham County Club on Monday. He beat Okawville senior Dillon Tete...

The Salem Wildcats soccer team fell at home to Olney 2-1. The Cats trailed 2-0 early but scored their first goal in the 2nd half on a goal from Eli Baker, the freshmen scored his 23rd of the season an...

Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters: Class 8A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (10) (5-0) 109 1 2. Li...

TORONTO (AP) - Aaron Judge had gone seven games since his last home run, 34 plate appearances of fans quieting to a hush and snapping photos with every pitch. Then with the score tied in the seventh i...

CHICAGO (AP) - Aaron Nola surrendered Christopher Morel's three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Philadelphia (83-71) dropp...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 over six scoreless innings and Devin Williams delivered four big outs late to boost the Milwaukee Brewers' playoff hopes with a 5-1 victory over the St....