Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Swordfish Open Online Registration Starting Today
The Salem Swordfish Swim Team has opened their online registration starting today and going through May 26. The 2022 registration fees will be $140 for individual or $240 for a family. This includes a...
Apr 21, 2022
Bulls surprise Bucks
UNDATED (AP) - The Chicago Bulls have swiped home-court advantage from the defending NBA champs in the first round of the playoffs. DeMar DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points in leading the ...
Apr 21, 2022 Shaheen Karolia / CC
Wright retires after 21 seasons at Villanova
UNDATED (AP) - Villanova men's basketball coach Jay Wright has stepped down after 21 seasons and two national championships. Wright was 520-197 after taking over the Wildcats program in 2001, leading ...
Apr 21, 2022 U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos
Shohei puts on a show
UNDATED (AP) - Shohei Ohtani struggled in his first two starts this season, but the Los Angeles Angels hurler was sharp on Wednesday. Ohtani starred on the mound and at the plate in the Angels' 6-0 sh...
Apr 21, 2022 Moto "Club4AG" Miwa / CC
Haskins apparently ran out of gas before being fatally hit
UNDATED (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins apparently ran out of gas and was returning to his vehicle when he was fatally struck by a dump truck earlier this month in Florida. The F...
Apr 21, 2022 Thomson202019
Oilers top Stars
UNDATED (AP) - The Edmonton Oilers have solidified their hold on second place in the NHL's Pacific Division. Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Oilers topped the Stars, 5-2. Evander Kane...
Apr 21, 2022
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. The number "420" became associated with marijuana in 1971 when a group of stoners at San Rafael High School in California would meet at 4:20 P.M. ...
Apr 20, 2022
Bond set at $75,000 for Vernon woman in stabbing
A 39-year-old Vernon woman had bond set at $75,000 during her first appearance in Marion County Court on Tuesday in connection with the alleged stabbing of two men last Thursday. Heidi Wynn was charge...
Apr 20, 2022
Two plead guilty to meth possession charges; one goes to prison
Two people entered guilty pleas in Marion County Court on Tuesday for unlawful possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. 33-year-old Travis Juds of North Scott in Odin was sentenced to three ...
Apr 20, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Salem Community High School students see fun activities with Pepsi winnings
Salem Community High School students are benefiting from the school's second-place finish in the Pepsi Bottle Cap challenge. Having the second-highest number of bottle caps collected in the entire Pep...
Apr 20, 2022 Animalogy owner Bob Tarter shows off an eagle owl with a 6 foot wing span at an SCHS assembly Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
