Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Police Beat for Tuesday, July 19th, 2022
Salem Police arrested both occupants of a car following a traffic stop near Rainey and Hamilton on the city's southeast side Monday morning. After seeing quite a bit of movement between the two occupa...
Jul 19, 2022
Bond set at $50,000 for Carlyle man charged with Class X felony drug charge
Bond has been set at $50,000 for a 48-year-old Carlyle man formally charged in Marion County Court on Monday with possession with intent to deliver 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine and possession of...
Jul 19, 2022
Salem man faces Class X charge of Armed Violence following weekend arrest
A 32-year-old Salem man faces a Class X armed violence charge as well as possession of meth and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon following a weekend arrest by Salem Police. Police say they w...
Jul 19, 2022
Three face other felony charges following weekend arrests
A 24-year-old Centralia woman has been charged with a felony offense of making a false alarm through the 911 system. Michelle Allen is accused of calling 911 when she knew there was no grounds to do s...
Jul 19, 2022 Marion County Courthouse
Marion County Health Department to begin pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations next Monday
The Marion County Health Department will begin offering pediatric Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, July 25th. The shots will be administered through the department's immunization clinic held o...
Jul 19, 2022
Murray Center in Centralia holding job fair Wednesday to fill 36 openings
The Murray Developmental Center in Centralia is holding a job fair on Wednesday in hopes of filling open Mental Health Technician positions. Director Lori Demijan says because the online application i...
Jul 19, 2022
Centralia man faces intimidation and weapons charges after allegedly making threats with machete
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with intimidation, aggravated assault, and unlawful use of a weapon after allegedly going to his brother's girlfriend's home at her ...
Jul 19, 2022
Salem City Council approves placement of doublewide mobile home on East Boone Street
The Salem City Council has approved a special use permit to allow a doublewide mobile home to be placed on three lots at 721 East Boone Street. The request by the Coryell Investment Group, LLC had ear...
Jul 19, 2022
SC 13u Storm Chasers Finish Fantastic Summer At GMB World Series
The SC 13u Storm Chasers finished up their season at the GMB World Series over the weekend at Lake of the Ozarks. After pool play that saw SC go 2-1 with wins over Gamers Academy 15-2 and Gamers Bucks...
Jul 19, 2022 Photo by: Keaton Gullion, FTS Photography.
Salem 11u Wildcats Move To District Championship
The Salem 11u Wildcats opened up District Tournament play in Robinson over the weekend with Pool play. Salem went 2-0 including an opening night win over the hosts 13-3 and then last night's 15-0, 3-i...
Jul 19, 2022
