Author Archives: WJBD Staff

LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The maximum deal includes a player option for the 202...
WJBD Staff Aug 18, 2022 David Shankbone / CC

Kimi Raikkonen hits pause on retirement to race NASCAR
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kimi Raikkonen will take a break from his retirement to return to racing this weekend in the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The 2007 Formula One ...
WJBD Staff Aug 18, 2022

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. In 1987, the IRS started making people list their kids' Social Security numbers on their tax forms when they counted them as dependents, to cut do...
WJBD Staff Aug 17, 2022

Centralia man gets three years in prison after pleading guilty to reduced charge of robbery
A 22-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of robbery in connection with an April incident in Foundation Park where $270 cash and a debit card were stolen from a 65-year-old Sa...
WJBD Staff Aug 17, 2022 Dylan Foutch 2022 mug shot from Marion County Jail.

Salem Fire Protection District observing 130th Anniversary Wednesday
The Salem Fire Protection District is observing its 130th anniversary of its beginning as a fire service agency on Wednesday. It began with one man, a Mr. Jones whose duty was to patrol the city at ni...
WJBD Staff Aug 17, 2022 Salem's second fire vehicle, a horse drawn wagon.

Scooters Coffee Drive Thrus coming to Salem, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, and Vandalia
Scooters Coffee Drive Thru's are coming to Salem, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Vandalia and two other communities. Rachel Wallace who owns many of the Subway Restaurants in the area along with the Best West...
WJBD Staff Aug 17, 2022 Scooters Coffee Drive Thru (Scooters Facebook Page)

Salem man gets 12 year prison term for predatory criminal sexual assault
A 21-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault. Dustin Peach had entered a guilty plea to the Class X charge in April in exchange for three chil...
WJBD Staff Aug 17, 2022

SC Falcons Off To A Great Start
Coach Travis Mulvaney and the SC Falcons baseball team are off to a 3-0 start. After opening their season with a pair of wins at the Greenville Tournament beating the hosts 4-3 and Nokomis 10-0, SC th...
WJBD Staff Aug 17, 2022

Wildcats Golfers 4th At 20 Team Hickory Stick Invite
The Salem boys golf team kicked off the 2022 season at the Hickory Stick invitational tournament on Monday. Salem's 334 team score finished 4th in the 20 team field. Salem was led by Junior Jairen Str...
WJBD Staff Aug 17, 2022

CORLHS Opens Season With Win, Gets Tested As SC Will Open Their Year Against Stallions
The South Central Cougars will kick off their 2022 season today when they host Christ Our Rock. The Stallions are coming off their season opening win over Brownstown/St Elmo 10-3. Parker Boehne double...
WJBD Staff Aug 17, 2022
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