Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Falcons sign D'Onta Foreman, activate Kaleb McGary
UNDATED (AP) - The Atlanta Falcons have signed running back D'Onta Foreman. The move provides added depth behind new starter Mike Davis. Foreman is reunited with Falcons coach Arthur Smith. Foreman ru...
Aug 10, 2021 Georgia National Guard / CC
Flyers re-sign goalie Carter Hart to 3-year contract
UNDATED (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed goalie Carter Hart to a three-year, $11.9 million contract. The 22-year-old Hart was a restricted free agent and coming off a season in which he strugg...
Aug 10, 2021 Rhys A. / CC
A 6.1% Bump in Social Security?
A 6.1% Bump in Social Security? COLA and Social Security. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources The news keeps getting better for Social Security recipients. It's now projected that benefi...
Aug 09, 2021
State's I-Cash program returns $226-million in last fiscal year
The state's I-Cash Program returned $226 million in unclaimed property during the last fiscal year. The property went to an estimated 174,000 people, with the average claim coming in around $1,000 say...
Aug 09, 2021 ina el-kadhi
Salem Grade School District dealing with Franklin Park roof damage during major renovation
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says an untimely rain storm has damaged the roof of Franklin Park School gym. She reports the damage occurred during the major renovation work at Fra...
Aug 09, 2021
Marion County Fair draws bigger crowds this year
The Marion County Fair is reporting bigger grandstand crowds each night of this year's fair along with good crowds on the midway each night. Fair Board President Doug Telford says after a disappointin...
Aug 09, 2021 The Marion County Fair Midway was busy on the final night of the fair on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia residents to be in line for utility bill credit due to no landscape waste collection
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to approve a resolution to amend the contract with its waste collector Republic Services that will result in a $6.78 reduction on the next city ut...
Aug 09, 2021
Balloonfest looking for volunteers and balloon crew
Centralia's Balloon Fest is just a few weeks away and the call is going out for volunteers to man the gates and crew for the Balloonists. Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Hollan...
Aug 09, 2021
Police Beat for Monday, August 9th, 2021
A 21-year-old Salem woman has been arrested by Salem Police for alleged driving under the influence and no valid drivers license. Alexa Bivens of East Bryan reportedly struck a curb near West Main and...
Aug 09, 2021
SC Softball Sweeps Away Ramsey, Dieterich On Opening Day
The softball season opened up on Saturday for the South Central Lady Falcons. They hosted Ramsey and Dieterich in a 3-way round robin at Webster Family Park. SC beat Ramsey in the opener 19-2. In thei...
Aug 09, 2021
