Category Archives: WCMY News
Accountability Angel Sentenced to 6 Weekends in Jail
Angel M. Farmer of Peru, also known as "Accountability Angel" on YouTube, was sentenced to six weekends in LaSalle County Jail on July 27 for two counts of misdemeanor battery and one count of obstruc...
Jul 28, 2023
IDNR Accepts Agricultural Lease Bids
The Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR) will accept sealed bids this fall for about 40 lease contracts for crop years 2024 through 2027. The leases under this program will promote ecologically ...
Jul 28, 2023 StateofIsrael / CC
Ottawa Minor Died From Gunshot Wound
On July 26 at approximately 10:49 p.m., Ottawa Central Dispatch received a 911 call regarding a male subject with a gunshot wound in the 2100 block of Somerset Dr. in Ottawa. Officers with the Ottawa ...
Jul 28, 2023
Welcomeburger Returns Aug. 2
Ottawa's annual Welcomeburger event returns to kick off the Friendship Days festival after a three-year hiatus. The event hosted by the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce will take place on Wed., Aug. 2,...
Jul 27, 2023
July 26 Crash Resulted in Motorist's Death
A two-vehicle crash the morning of July 26 on the 800 block of State St. in Ottawa killed one of the drivers. The Ottawa Police and Fire Departments responded to the crash around 10:48 a.m. One of the...
Jul 27, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Rezin and Davis Host Senior Health Fair
State Sen. Sue Rezin and State Rep. Jed Davis are hosting a senior health fair at Saratoga Elementary School in Morris on Wed., Aug. 2, from 9am to 11am. The event is free and open to the public. "Thi...
Jul 26, 2023 Jed Davis
OSF Announces Sunflower Award Winner
OSF St. Elizabeth announced their Sunflower Award winner on July 25. Clinical laboratory scientist Cynthia Sanderson received the award for outstanding skill and care. "The Sunflower Award recognizes ...
Jul 26, 2023 Sunflower Award winner Cynthia Sanderson.
Ottawa Elementary hosts Substitute Teacher Open House on Aug. 7
The Regional Office of Education and Ottawa Elementary School District is co-hosting a Substitute Teacher Open House on Mon., Aug. 7, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Central School. The organizations cre...
Jul 26, 2023
IVCC's Ottawa Center Hosts Coffee With a Counselor
IVCC is gearing up for the 2023 fall semester with Coffee with a Counselor at the IVCC Ottawa Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. Coffee with a Counselor provides a casual opportunity for...
Jul 25, 2023 IVCC's Ottawa Center Coffee with a Counselor event begins at 9 a.m. on Aug. 3.
July 23 Carus Insurance Progress Update
Carus released the first insurance update since their last town hall meeting on July 12. Since the Jan. 11 fire at Carus, community members filed 124 insurance claims, and 72 of them have been settled...
Jul 25, 2023 Resident Jamie Hicks addresses Carus leadership