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Attorney General Kwame Raoul says a Washington County Circuit Court Jury has found an Ashley man guilty of sexually assaulting his two young stepdaughters in 2022. Joseph Smith was found guilty of two...
Bruce Kropp May 02, 2023 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Illinois State Police have released information on a crash involving a semi and SUV on Route 37 (Broadway Avenue) and 8th Street in Alma late Monday afternoon. Police report preliminary investigation ...
Bruce Kropp May 02, 2023
The Salem Community High School Prom will be held on Friday night. Doors will open to the public at seven pm. Special music will begin at nine pm with the coronation starting at 9:30 and the Grand Mar...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2023 Senior Queen and King candidates (left to right) Maya Susmena and Andrew Tate, Bella Krajefska and Nate Smith, Kenadie Hancock and Cole Johnson, Gracy Alli and Rex Brashear, and Kaley Blomberg and Ashton Baldridge. Junior Attendants are (left to right) Ivy Donoho and Joshua Powless, Jillian Green and Landin Binnion, Bella Richardson and Samuel Greene, Miranda Podergois and Noah Slater, and Reagan Lever and Brenan Richardson. Photos provided by SCHS.
Salem Mayor Nic Farley was sworn into office for a four-year term Monday night along with new council person Theresa Crouch and Craig Morton for a third term in office. Farley has set a number of goal...
Bruce Kropp May 02, 2023 Resigning Salem City Councilwoman Tracy Crouch was sworn in in May of 2023. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
By JOHN O'CONNOR Associated Press DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) - Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm fields that engulfed a stretch of busy interstate highway in a matter of minutes. The brown cloud's in...
Bruce Kropp May 02, 2023
Three people were charged in Marion County Court on Monday with felony drug charges following weekend arrests. 34-year-old Kirk Johnston of Page Avenue in Odin and 29-year-old Alyssa Chapman of North ...
Bruce Kropp May 02, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Two people have been charged in Jefferson County Court after the sheriff's department broke up a burglary in progress Sunday morning in the 9000 block of North Triton Lane in Mt. Vernon. 23-year-old B...
Bruce Kropp May 02, 2023
A 54-year-old Kell woman was arrested for driving under the influence after a single-vehicle crash at Route 37 and Kell Road late Monday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say it appears Vanessa ...
Bruce Kropp May 02, 2023
The Salem City Council agreed Monday night to sign the Illinois Municipal League's new Pledge of Civility. Mayor Nic Farley says the goal is to calm down the rhetoric being seen in some governments. "...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2023 IML adopts Civility Pledge. Photo collage from IML Facebook Page.
The Kaskaskia College Board has elected the same officers for the coming two years. Bill Hawley will continue to serve as Chairman and Linda Stover as Vice-Chairman. Laura Wedekemper will remain as se...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2023 Bryan Holthaus is sworn in for another term by KC Board Chair Bill Hawley.