Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Marcus Smart NBA's defensive player of the year
UNDATED (AP) - Boston's Marcus Smart is the first guard in over a quarter-century to win the NBA defensive player of the year award. The last guard to win this honor was Seattle's Gary Payton in 1995-...
Apr 19, 2022 Mark Pijanowski / CC
Twins top Red Sox
UNDATED (AP) - Jorge Polanco and Kyle Garlick hit early two-run homers over the Green Monster to back Dylan Bundy, carrying the Minnesota Twins past the Red Sox 8-3 in Boston's annual Patriots' Day ga...
Apr 19, 2022
Red Sox's Plawecki, 2 staff members test positive for COVID
UNDATED (AP) - Red Sox manager Alex Cora says catcher Kevin Plawecki tested positive for COVID-19 along with two staff members. Cora said the 31-year-old Plawecki is vaccinated. He was placed on the C...
Apr 19, 2022 Dru Bloomfield / CC
Browns speak to NFL on 'tanking' claims made by former coach
UNDATED (AP) - The Cleveland Browns have spoken to an NFL investigator looking into claims by former coach Hue Jackson, who said the team intentionally lost games in 2016 and 2017. Jackson, now coachi...
Apr 19, 2022
Flames beat lowly Blackhawks
UNDATED (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube and Blake Coleman scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves as...
Apr 19, 2022
Large number of kids show up for Salem Lion's Club Easter Egg Hunt
After two years of not having Easter Egg hunts, a large number of kids turned out in Salem for the return to an in-person hunt. The Salem Lions Club sponsored the egg hunt in Bryan Memorial Park. The ...
Apr 18, 2022 The hunt is on for candy and prize eggs in the two to four year old age division. Photo by Jordan Smith.
Marion County School Districts to get $654,104 in supplemental payments due to "coding error"
Marion County Schools will share in $654,104 in supplemental payments due to a "coding error" by the State Board of Education that shorted them money over the past four years. The money went to the Ch...
Apr 18, 2022
One wing of Heritage Woods in Centralia closed following water line break
One wing of Heritage Woods on East McCord in Centralia was closed down in the aftermath of a break in a three-inch water line in the building's sprinkler system. Centralia City Firefighters say the pr...
Apr 18, 2022
Two arrested on drug charges by State Police
State Police arrested two persons Sunday morning for possession of a controlled substance. 39-year-old Alicia Hodge of East Commercial in Sandoval and 39-year-old Sarah See of Ticklin Road in Odin wer...
Apr 18, 2022
Salem Community Theatre holding Trivia Night
The Salem Community Theatre and Cultural Center will hold its Second Annual Trivia Night on Saturday night, April 30th. The Trivia Night is the biggest fundraiser of the year to support the operation ...
Apr 18, 2022 kaykaybarrie / CC
