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Kid's Day at the Fair drew a big crowd even with the rain during the first two hours of the event on Monday at the Marion County Fair Grounds. 632 kids and 472 adults registered for the event that gav...
Austin Williams Jul 30, 2024
Mt. Vernon has a new fire chief. Assistant Fire Chief and 22-year Mt. Vernon Fire Department veteran Chris Yenne was sworn in Monday as the City of Mt Vernon's new fire chief. He began his career with...
Bruce Kropp Jul 30, 2024
The National Weather Service says multiple rounds of thunderstorms are possible Tuesday with rounds possible late afternoon through tonight (20-30% chance). The main threat with any round of thunderst...
Bruce Kropp Jul 30, 2024
Severe thunderstorms that at times showed rotation on radar crossed parts of Marion County Monday night causing power outages, downed tree limbs, as well as removing about half the roof of the Pour Ho...
Bruce Kropp Jul 30, 2024 Multiple Ameren Illinois trucks are involved in power restoration outside the Marion County Law Enforcement Center in downtown Salem. (Photo by Bruce Kropp)
Heavy rains hit part of South Central Illinois Sunday evening, flooding some rural roads and delaying the start of the Ruby Leigh Concert at the Marion County Fair. The National Weather Service issued...
WJBD Staff Jul 29, 2024 1st Runner Up of 'The Voice' Ruby Leigh performs on the Marion County Fair Stage after a rain delay as heavy showers and thundershowers resulted in flooding rains. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
A 63-year-old rural Odin man went to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia to get treatment for injuries he sustained after being hit with a baseball bat. The alleged victim told police he didn'...
Bruce Kropp Jul 29, 2024
Sunday afternoon saw week four of the summer concert series in downtown Centralia hosted by the Crooked Creek Winery. The Beaucoup Bottom Band performed for a crowd of hundreds in the street on East B...
WJBD Staff Jul 29, 2024 A scene from the 2024 Downtown Centralia Concert Series.
A 13-year-old rural Texico resident won the Junior Talent Competition and a Salem man took first place in the Open Division during Sunday night's Marion County Fair Talent Show. Briar Tate advances to...
WJBD Staff Jul 29, 2024 Marion County Talent Show winners. Left to right: Marion County Junior Miss Aubri Landreth, Open Division winner Andrew Trinkle, Junior Division winner Briar Tate, and Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
17-year-old Maddox Robb of Kinmundy is the winner of the Marion County 4H Senior Master Showmanship Award. The winner is judged best overall in handling beef, swine and sheep. Robb says he's been show...
WJBD Staff Jul 29, 2024 Senior Master Showmanship winner Maddox Robb with Reserve Hallie Borcherding and other contestants Kinlee Thompson, Chase Thompson, and Jonathan Wilkins as well as Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning and Jr. Miss Aubri Landreth. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Treasurer Gary Purcell is reminding everyone the first installment of the 2023 Payable 2024 Marion County property taxes are due on Tuesday, July 30th. Purcell reports there are a number...
WJBD Staff Jul 29, 2024