Author Archives: WJBD Staff
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
Jackie Robinson's legacy looms over All-Star Game in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The legacy of Jackie Robinson showed in Major League Baseball's draft. Four Black players were among the first five selected for the first time in history. Still, baseball has a sma...
Jul 19, 2022 Baseball Collection / CC
All-Star Game decided by a HR derby if tied after 9 innings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lot of baseball fans are likely to be rooting for the All-Star Game to be tied after nine innings on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. That's because of a new rule this year that s...
Jul 19, 2022 Chris Yarzab / CC
Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby. He held off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodrguez in the final 19-18. The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 total homers to ...
Jul 19, 2022 Wendy Harman / CC
Quarterly Economic Update
In this Q2 recap: Stocks and bonds were rattled by rising interest rates as the Fed took aggressive monetary tightening steps to combat accelerating inflation. Higher rates and continuing supply chain...
Jul 18, 2022
THE RETIREMENT REALITY CHECK
THE RETIREMENT REALITY CHECK Little things to keep in mind for life after work. Presented by MidAmerica Financial Resources Decades ago, there was a book entitled What They Don't Teach You at H...
Jul 15, 2022
