Category Archives: Local News

Kaskaskia College Fall 2022 President's List
Congratulations to the full- and part-time students on the Kaskaskia College President's List for the fall 2022 semester! The President's List includes full-time students who completed 12 or more coll...
WJBD Staff Jan 24, 2023 Kaskaskia College Clock Tower and campus.
Kaskaskia College Fall 2022 Dean's List
Congratulations to the full- and part-time students on the Kaskaskia College Dean's List for the fall 2022 semester. The Dean's List includes full-time students who completed 12 or more college-level ...
WJBD Staff Jan 24, 2023

Kaskaskia College's February 2023 community education courses
Kaskaskia College's Department of Workforce Development and Community Education is offering ten community education courses for February 2023. Courses to be offered include: Trenton Education Center A...
WJBD Staff Jan 24, 2023

Central City 2nd Quarter Honors
EIGHTH GRADE - HIGH HONORS Brylee Bailey Ryleigh Claybourn Elcie Cullip Bella McCoy Kolby Murray Madison Ramey Jenna Shopinski Adia Sloat Bradey Starr RyLynn Zack EIGHTH GRADE - HONORS Ryland Altenbau...
WJBD Staff Jan 24, 2023
Central City 3rd & 4th Grade Brain Games Team Finished 1st in Competition
The Central City School 3rd & 4th Grade Brain Games Teams recently competed at the Brain Games competition held at Field School in Texico on Monday, January, 24th. Central City School was represen...
WJBD Staff Jan 24, 2023

Illinois appeals judge's restraining order on gun ban
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday asked a state appellate court to dismiss a temporary restraining order on Illinois' new ba...
Bruce Kropp Jan 24, 2023 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

Salem Police make arrest in Spirit Shoppe armed robbery
Salem Police have arrested a 29-year-old Watson man for the Saturday night armed robbery at the Spirit Shoppe on South Broadway in Salem. Brandon Wagner was taken to the Marion County Jail for an alle...
Bruce Kropp Jan 23, 2023

Investigation underway to possible human bone being found in rural Kell
The Marion County Sheriff and Coroner are investigating a possible human bone found at a rural Kell residence. The sheriff's department was called to the home Sunday evening and after examining the bo...
Bruce Kropp Jan 23, 2023 The Swedish History Museum, Stockholm / CC

Winter Storm Warning now issued for South Central Illinois
The National Weather Service says we could receive between five and ten inches of snow from a major winter storm that will cross the area Tuesday night through Wednesday night. Roads, and especially b...
Bruce Kropp Jan 23, 2023

Police Beat for Monday, January 23rd, 2023
Salem Police have arrested 35-year-old Billie Peak of West 3rd in Centralia for aggravated domestic battery. The charge was a felony because the alleged victim was pregnant. 63-year-old James Altom of...
Bruce Kropp Jan 23, 2023