WCMY New Obituaries

Clifford L. Parker, 94, of Ottawa
Clifford L. Parker, 94, of Ottawa, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025, at his home in Ottawa. Cliff was born September 5, 1930 in Marseilles, Illinois to William L. and Leatha May Scott. He married Dolores Bolton May 13, 1950 at the Marseilles Methodist Church. They were blessed with 69 wonderful years together. He wil...
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John Kelly, 67 - Celebration of life
The family of John Kelly, 67, from Ottawa, who passed away on Saturday, February 8, has scheduled a celebration of life on June 14 at the Ottawa VFW from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM.
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National News

Trump-Musk feud leaves some DOGE staffers worried about their futures: Sources
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FBI, DHS warn of 'elevated threat' to Jewish community in new PSA
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Chicago police officer -- mom to young daughter -- gunned down while on duty
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US Border Patrol tactical unit deployed to help manhunt for escaped Arkansas inmate
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21-year-old Navy sailor mysteriously goes missing in Virginia
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Trump-Musk feud leaves some DOGE staffers worried about their futures: Sources
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Business News
US trade deficit narrowed significantly amid Trump's tariff escalation
Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. trade deficit narrowed significantly in April as President Donald Trump sharply escalated tariffs before pausing a large swath of the levies, U.S. Commerce Department data on Thursd...
Jun 05, 2025
'Danger zone': Top companies weather uncertainty as Trump's tariffs fluctuate
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Executives at major corporations, including Target, Goldman Sachs and Pepsi, have invoked the same one-word boogeyman on recent earnings calls: "Uncertainty."Concern among companies big and small about the unsteady...
Jun 04, 2025
Trump's sons distance themselves from new Trump-branded crypto venture
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A digital asset company has collaborated with the firm behind President Donald Trump's $TRUMP meme coin to launch what it's calling the "Official $TRUMP Wallet" -- but the president's sons, who run Trump's cr...
Jun 04, 2025
US economic outlook slashed by OECD as Trump's tariffs upend global growth
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States' economic growth forecast was cut sharply on Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, which attributed the gloomy outlook in part to tarif...
Jun 03, 2025