Category Archives: WCMY News
Illinois Gun Owners must register now-banned assault weapons if they want to keep them
A shooter killed seven and wounded dozens more during a July 4, 2022, parade in Highland Park, Illinois. As a result of that shooting, Illinois became the 9th state to forbid the sale or possession of...
Sep 20, 2023
WCMY full News for 9/20/2023
The Ottawa City Council Tuesday night passed a resolution to continue the mission started some years ago by the original Mural Committee and voted to create an Art Committee. Mayor Robb Hasty said he ...
Sep 20, 2023
WCMY Full News Report for 9/19/2023
The FAA is investigating after a small plane landed on I-80 just after 5 p.m. Monday. State police say the aircraft landed on westbound lanes of I-80 near mile marker 95, just west of the Marseilles e...
Sep 19, 2023
Illinois discontinues statewide Freshwater fish pesticide testing
By Kate Reynolds, September 18, 2023 The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the Illinois Environment Protection Agency (IEPA), and the Illinois Department of Agriculture have terminated stat...
Sep 18, 2023
Department on Aging Announces Enhancements to Emergency Home Response Service
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Older adults enrolled in the Illinois Department on Aging's (IDoA) Emergency Home Response Service (EHRS) will soon have the option to add fall detection technology, GPS monitoring...
Sep 18, 2023
Utica plans October Open-House for Mill Street enhancements discussion
By Kate Reynolds North Utica Village was notified in August 2022 that they had received a $1,249,969 Rebuild Illinois Downtowns and Main Streets grant to build an outdoor vendor courtyard. The funds, ...
Sep 18, 2023
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The City of Ottawa will begin curb replacement in the 1200 block of West Jefferson Street between Forrest and Sanger Streets today. The block will be closed to all through traffic and street parking f...
Sep 18, 2023
Marseilles 'Gift Garden' feeds and involves the community
By Kate Reynolds Marseilles resident Krysta Kelly and other members of Kelly's 'Gift and Be Gifted' Facebook group had hoped for a community garden. Their hopes became a reality in the summer of 2022 ...
Sep 15, 2023
Illinois Recognizes September as National Sober Month
By Kate Reynolds National Sober Day occurs annually on September 14, part of National Sober Month. This day was founded in 2019 by 'Real Aligned Women' who identify as a 'sisterhood for sobriety. This...
Sep 14, 2023
First Dean Madsen Scholarship awards two IVCC Students
By Kate Reynolds Two Illinois Valley Community College freshmen, Ella Cherry of La Moille and Kimberly Lemier of Arlington are the first recipients of a Dean Madsen Scholarship. The scholarship honors...
Sep 14, 2023