Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Leafs' Spezza suspended....Josi's highlight goal spurs Preds over Red Wings 5-2
UNDATED (AP) - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza has been suspended for six games without pay for kneeing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk. In the third period of Sunday's game between the J...
Dec 08, 2021
No. 6 Villanova tops Syracuse 67-53 with Baylor on deck
UNDATED (AP) - Justin Moore scored 18 points and Collin Gillespie had 14 to lead No. 6 Villanova to a 67-53 win over Syracuse in the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday night. Jermaine Samuels added 13 for the...
Dec 08, 2021
Serena Williams will not play in January's Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Not long after Serena Williams' name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won't play the 2022 edition ...
Dec 08, 2021 Fred Romero / CC
Dressel, Ledecky win athletes of year at Golden Goggles
MIAMI (AP) - Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky were honored as male and female athletes of the year at USA Swimming's annual Golden Goggle awards in Miami. Dressel repeated as athlete of the year after...
Dec 08, 2021 Official U.S. Navy Page / CC
Powell News Kicks Off Volatile Season?
Powell News Kicks Off Volatile Season? These numbers don't always represent the full picture. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources The holiday season is often a quiet, positive time for t...
Dec 08, 2021
The 78th annual Centralia Holiday Tournament pairings have been released.
The tournament will begin on Tuesday, December 28th with 8 games to highlight Day 1. The first game features Mt Vernon taking on the Walter H. Dyett High School For the Arts out of Chicago at 8:30 in ...
Dec 07, 2021
Salem City Council approves liquor license with video gaming for former Pizza Hut building
The Salem City Council on a 3-2 vote has approved a Class A liquor license for the former Pizza Hut building on West Main and Kinney Boulevard. The action clears the way for the owners and operators o...
Dec 07, 2021 Vacant Salem Pizza Hut building.
Salem City Council approves annual tax levy and renews insurance
The Salem City Council Monday night gave final approval to a $1.3-million property tax levy for the coming year. The amount is 1.4-percent higher than this year's property tax collections. The council...
Dec 07, 2021
Bond set at $50,000 for Centralia man charged in firing gun and threatening to kill his wife
Bond has been set at $50,000 for a 32-year-old Centralia man who was formally charged in Marion County Court Monday in connection with allegedly firing a gunshot in his home and threatening to kill hi...
Dec 07, 2021
Downtown Centralia Christmas Stroll draws big crowd
The Downtown Centralia Christmas Stroll drew big crowds Friday night. Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland was one of those assisting in the event that is not sponsored by a...
Dec 07, 2021 Horse Drawn Carriage rides at Centralia Downtown Stroll. Photo credit: Pat Hodges.
