Category Archives: WCMY News
St. Rep. Yednock sponsors bill ending state nuclear moratorium
St. Rep. Lance Yednock of Ottawa supports ending the law that prohibits any more nuclear power plants from being built in Illinois. He says the state has safely enjoyed the benefits of six existing nu...
May 17, 2023 Lance Yednock,
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Ottawa teachers' unions say Ottawa Elementary School Board is not listening to them
The two teachers' unions in the Ottawa Elementary School District believe the district isn't listening to them. During public comments last night, members from the Ottawa Education Association spoke a...
May 17, 2023
LaSalle County Health Department collecting dead birds for West Nile virus surveillance
The LaSalle County Health Department is collecting dead crows, blue jays, and robins again to check for West Nile virus in LaSalle County. The health department says the virus has been documented thro...
May 17, 2023 Mark Hillary / CC
Local skateboarding group taking next steps to improve Ottawa Skate Park
A local Ottawa skateboarder says his group that's advocating for an updated skate park has made leaps and bounds over the last few months. Dick Chavez says his advocacy group has formed a committee th...
May 17, 2023
IVCC spending $385,000 for computer hardware replacement
Illinois Valley Community College is replacing the hardware on its computers. The College's Board of Trustees approved spending $385,000 from the college's information technology budget last Thursday....
May 16, 2023
Marseilles Lock and Dam closing June 1st
The Marseilles Lock and Dam is closing on June 1st. It's part of summer construction projects being done by the US Army Corp of Engineers. Lock Master Clifford Wright says the lock and dam will be dew...
May 16, 2023 Photo taken by Randy Williams.
Grant could reimburse Oglesby after paying for police body and police vehicle cameras
Oglesby Commissioner Terry Eutis says he's looking at getting a grant to help pay for police body and car cameras. He says it could cost over $150,000 to buy the equipment. The grant would reimburse t...
May 16, 2023
Shed considered a total loss after Tuesday morning fire south of Marseilles
The Grand Ridge Fire Department says a shed is considered a total loss after it caught fire Tuesday morning. They were called to the 2300 block of E. 23rd Rd. south of Marseilles just before five for ...
May 16, 2023
LaSalle City Council creates time limit to public comments at meetings
There is now a time limit for public comment at a LaSalle City Council meeting. Residents now only have five minutes. For years, they have been able to come in and speak for as long as they wanted dur...
May 16, 2023
County Board tables sand company's silo build a second time
A special use permit for a sand mining company was tabled again by the LaSalle County Board last week. Land Use Director Brian Gift says Northern White Sand wants to build more silos. The permit was s...
May 15, 2023 mawazeFL / CC