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Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder began his first State of the City message on an optimistic note about interest in the city before outlining the major accomplishments of each city department. The Greater C...
WJBD Staff Apr 21, 2022 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder delivers State of the City message Wednesday at Castle Ridge.
Salem Fire Protection District officials say a fire started by a welder coming into contact with about a half gallon of spilled gasoline started a small fire in a machine shed. Firemen say the fire at...
WJBD Staff Apr 21, 2022
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that the closure of Kinmundy Road between Xenia Iola Road (County Road 6) and Oskaloosa Road/Sea Horse Drive will begin Monday, April 25. The pr...
WJBD Staff Apr 21, 2022
A 28-year-old Salem man made his first appearance in Marion County Court on Wednesday on a new burglary charge. Slade Thompson of Rogers Street is accused of entering into the General Contractors faci...
WJBD Staff Apr 21, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested a Centralia woman on multiple drug charges after allegedly finding a considerable amount of drugs hidden in her clothing and in a backpack. Zoie Bryant of Terry Street w...
Bruce Kropp Apr 20, 2022
A 45-year-old Centralia woman was arrested by Centralia Police on an outstanding Marion County felony failure to appear warrant on a felony possession of methamphetamine conviction. Tonya Deboer of Ea...
Bruce Kropp Apr 20, 2022
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is ending the state's mask mandate on public transportation a day after a federal judge overturned the government's plan to keep restrictions in place until May 3. Ma...
Bruce Kropp Apr 20, 2022 Greg Gjerdingen / CC
A 39-year-old Vernon woman had bond set at $75,000 during her first appearance in Marion County Court on Tuesday in connection with the alleged stabbing of two men last Thursday. Heidi Wynn was charge...
WJBD Staff Apr 20, 2022
Two people entered guilty pleas in Marion County Court on Tuesday for unlawful possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. 33-year-old Travis Juds of North Scott in Odin was sentenced to three ...
WJBD Staff Apr 20, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Salem Community High School students are benefiting from the school's second-place finish in the Pepsi Bottle Cap challenge. Having the second-highest number of bottle caps collected in the entire Pep...
WJBD Staff Apr 20, 2022 Animalogy owner Bob Tarter shows off an eagle owl with a 6 foot wing span at an SCHS assembly Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Bruce Kropp.