Author Archives: WJBD Staff
The Underutilized Benefits of a Health Savings Account
The Underutilized Benefits of a Health Savings Account Tax benefits and new contribution limits. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources Healthcare can be one of the priciest yet essential p...
Sep 30, 2021
COVID cases fill Salem Township Hospital
The Salem Township Hospital Board was told Wednesday afternoon that a surge in COVID cases in August and for most of September filled all three ICU beds and brought a large number of patients to the h...
Sep 30, 2021 Salem Township Hospital President Alex Nazarian
More than 70 entries for Saturday's Little Egypt Festival Parade; see parade line-up
There are more than 70 entries for Saturday's 50th Anniversary Little Egypt Festival Parade. General Chair Jay Henke wasn't sure what to expect with COVID-19 still being an issue. "I'm surprised at th...
Sep 30, 2021 File Photo: Little Egypt Festival.
Two injured when car runs off Odin Road down embankment
Two Centralia residents were injured when their car ran off an S-curve on the Odin Road north of the Green Street Road late Wednesday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say 31-year-old Jennifer H...
Sep 30, 2021
Marion County Health Department reports 336 positive COVID-19 cases in students
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 336 positive COVID-19 cases among students in the first month of the school year. Melissa Mallow told the health board the count includes all student i...
Sep 30, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, September 30th, 2021
Centralia Police arrested 53-year-old Cedric Bradley of South Poplar in Centralia for alleged domestic battery. Police report Bradley was being sought for a prior incident. He was taken to the Marion ...
Sep 30, 2021
Lady Cats Head To Green Hills For Post Season Golf Today
The Girls golf post season gets underway today. The Salem Lady Wildcats will head to Green Hills Golf Course in Mt Vernon for the 1a tournament. They will join other teams including Christ Our Rock, C...
Sep 30, 2021
Wildcats Send 4 To Sectionals As Individuals, Miss Team Advancing By 4 Strokes....Boehne Moves On
Salem Country Club was the site for the 2a boys' golf regional. The Salem Wildcats finished 4 strokes off of advancing as a team shooting 325. Breese Mater Dei won the event shooting 307, Columbia 321...
Sep 30, 2021
SC Comes Back To Beat Odin
The SC Cougars knocked off visiting Odin in prep baseball 4-2 as SC scored 4 runs in the fifth to comeback from a 2-0 deficit. Beau Jolliff worked 5 innings for the Cougars allowing 8 hits and 2 runs,...
Sep 30, 2021 Photo Credit: Toby Gullion, Wilkins Studios.
Lady Cats Back At .500 For First Time In A Decade
With their win at Wesclin earlier this week, the Salem Lady Wildcats volleyball team did something they haven't done in a very long time. Improving to 8-8 on the season, it marks the first time in 10 ...
Sep 30, 2021 Photo Credit: Greg Maxey.
