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Centralia residents are reminded of rules governing golf carts and UTV's
The City of Centralia is reminding residents with golf carts and UTV's you must be registered and hold a valid permit prior to operation on city streets. The permitted vehicles are only able to be ope...
Bruce Kropp Jun 03, 2022 m01229 / CC

2022 06/03 - Charles W. 'Chuck' Hanke
Charles W. "Chuck" Hanke, age 67, passed away on Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese, Illinois. Chuck was born on November 13th, 1954, to the late Hugo and Vera (Krohne) Hank...
Bruce Kropp Jun 01, 2022

BCMW Executive Director says extra $200 Utility Assistance Payments will come automatically to those on LIHEAP
The Executive Director of the Social Service Agency BCMW says all recipients of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program will receive an extra $200 due to rising costs. The money will go directly...
Bruce Kropp May 30, 2022 Robert Claypool / CC

Centralia Police Officer and National Guard member talks about ultimate sacrifice in Elmwood Cemetery Memorial Day program
A Centralia Police Officer and Army National Guard member who recently returned from a year of service in Kuwait shared the stories of some of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Elmwood Ceme...
Bruce Kropp May 30, 2022 Centralia Police Officer and Army National Guard Reserve Andrew Brandt delivers the message at the Elmwood Cemetery Memorial Day program while Pastor Val Powe looks on. Photo by Bruce Kropp.

Prosecutors: Chicago woman admitted smothering daughter, 8
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors say a Chicago woman smothered her daughter with a plastic bag on her eighth birthday while the girl screamed "Momma, stop," because she believed her daughter didn't love her...
Bruce Kropp May 28, 2022 Tom Britt / CC

Shriners plan Pediatric Orthopedic screening at Salem Hospital on Saturday
The Salem Shrine Club is hosting a screening clinic for Shriners Children's Hospital in St. Louis for pediatric orthopedic conditions. The program will be held from nine to noon on Saturday at Salem T...
Bruce Kropp May 12, 2022

SCHS Class of 2022 Gallery
WJBD Staff May 09, 2022

2023 05/08 - Richard D. McCleary
Richard D. McCleary, age 83 of Mt. Vernon, formerly of Salem, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.Richard was born on January 13, 1940, in Fairfield, Illinois, the son of David Alexander...
Bruce Kropp May 08, 2022

Retiring Centralia Police Chief talks about his career
Retiring Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says his nearly 23 years at the Centralia Police Department has been an incredible ride with more ups than downs. Dodson notes after rising through the rank...
Bruce Kropp May 06, 2022 Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson.

Police Beat for Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
Salem Police have arrested a 33-year-old Odin man on multiple charges following a pedestrian stop at Spruce and Tulsa Streets on Tuesday. Travis Juds was taken to the Marion County Jail for possession...
Bruce Kropp Mar 09, 2022
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