Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa Elementary School Board gets a new member
There is a new board member on the Ottawa Elementary School Board. Eric Ganiere was sworn in during a special meeting Wednesday. Brendan Donahue will stay president of the Ottawa Elementary School Boa...
May 06, 2023
St. Sen. Rezin calls St Margaret's Health Peru purchase a postive step
St. Sen Sue Rezin issued a statement after OSF Healthcare announced they will purchase St. Margaret's Health Peru. She says it's a positive step toward ensureing residents of the Illinois Valley regio...
May 05, 2023 St. Sen Sue Rezin Illinois Senate photo
Weekly COVID report: no new deaths, current cases below 700
There were no new deaths from COVID-19 this week in LaSalle County. 516 people have succumbed to the virus in LaSalle County so far. The LaSalle County Health Department reports 680 current cases of C...
May 05, 2023 CDC / Unsplash
OSF Healthcare is buying St. Margaret's Health Peru
OSF Healthcare is buying St. Margaret's Health Peru. The two medical groups said they signed a letter of intent. OSF says the Peru hospital is eventually going to reopen with an emergency department a...
May 05, 2023
Ottawa approves grant terms for Allen Park improvements
The Ottawa City Council approved grant terms to get money for improvements at Allan Park earlier this week. The city was awarded a $506,000 Open Spaces Land Acquisition and Development Grant. But the ...
May 05, 2023 A flower sculpture in Ottawa's Allen Park
Excellence in Education banquet expanded during 35th year
Yesterday was the 35th annual Regional Office of Education Excellence in Education Program at the Knights of Columbus in Ottawa. LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam counties Regional Supt. of Schools Chris ...
May 05, 2023 The 2023 Excellence in Education Recognition Program held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ottawa.
Lake Holiday Homeowners Association thankful for road salt legislation
The Lake Holiday Homeowners Association is paying about $100 per ton of road salt. General Manager Jon Bouxsein says for the association, that's a lot of money. Legislation making its way through the ...
May 04, 2023 Oregon Department of Transportation / CC
Woman charged with trespassing again at Streator home she's suppose to stay away from
The woman convicted of sawing locks off a house in Streator and trying to live in it has been charged with trespassing at the same house again. Streator police say they arrested 55-year old Donna Case...
May 04, 2023 LaSalle County Recorder of Deeds picture of the house Donna Casey-Schultz is accused of illegally trying to live in
Streator man accused of shooting man in lower part of body wants to represent himself
A Streator man wants to represent himself in his aggravated battery with a firearm case. 24-year old Alex Brown is accused of shooting a 27-year old man in the lower part of his body last month. He pl...
May 04, 2023
Multiple fire departments called for porch fire south of Peru
A home was saved from going up in flames after a porch caught fire south of Peru. The Standard Fire Department says they were called to the 2400 block of 150th Rd. Wednesday afternoon. When they arriv...
May 04, 2023