WCMY New Obituaries

Kathy C. Mendell, 71, of Ottawa
Kathy C. Mendell, 71, of Ottawa, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Sherry Stevenson of Crossbridge Community Church, officiating. Visitation will be fr...
13h ago

Archie Boe, 87, of Ottawa
Archie Boe, 87, of Ottawa, passed on to his heavenly reward Monday, May 5, 2025, with his loving family at his side. Archie was born November 4, 1937, in Ottawa, IL, the youngest son of Tyler and Margaret (Osthus) Boe. He married his high school sweetheart, Patricia Jenkins, November 18, 1956, also in Ottawa. Pat prece...
May 07, 2025
National Sports

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National News

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Business News
Fed holds interest rates steady, defying pressure from Trump
Vincent Alban/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just weeks after President Donald Trump intensified calls for lower borrowing costs and voiced eagerness about the potential "ter...
23h ago
What Trump's latest tariff proposal could mean for Hollywood, moviegoers
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump late Sunday proposed a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the policy would counteract financial incentives that have drawn Hollywood productions overseas."WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN ...
May 06, 2025
'Cult following': Why automakers are still making wagons in the SUV era
"We're seeing lots of customer demand for the M5 Touring," said Juliana Ochs, a manager of business development for BMW Luxury Class and M. Image via BMW.(NEW YORK) -- Think your giant sport-utility vehicle is cooler than the middling station wagon? Th...
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Collections on defaulted student loans may affect millions of people's credit scores
ayk7/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump's administration is set to begin collecting defaulted student loan payments next week -- which could harm the credit scores of millions of borrowers.Roughly 5 million borrowers will have their unive...
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