Category Archives: WCMY News
Two chosen for Reddick Library Board
Scott Anderson and Katrina Bromann were elected to the Reddick Public Library Board yesterday. They'll be on the board for six years. Two people were supposed to be chosen for the board. Jameson Campa...
Apr 05, 2023
Reading Fire Protection District voters approve referendum for ambulance service
Voters in the Reading Fire Protection District voted yes yesterday to a tax referendum for property taxes for ambulance service. The district needed the referendum to pay the city of Streator for thei...
Apr 05, 2023
Two incumbents, one new person elected to IVCC Board of Trustees
Two incumbents and one new person won six-year terms on the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees. Angela Stevenson and Jay McCracken will keep their seats. Rebecca Donna will be the new...
Apr 05, 2023
School board race results
Ottawa High School's board will keep John Levy and Sarah Makeever-Shumway. Shawn Collins will join it. Ottawa Elementary board winners are Lori Kimes, Brenden Donahue, and Mary Ganiere, all incumbents...
Apr 05, 2023
Hasty decision follows four Aussem years; other city election results
Tara Bedei will stay mayor in Streator after outperforming Brian Crouch in the vote count. Timothy Geary is staying on the council and will be joined by David Reed and David "Moose" Conner. Bedei beca...
Apr 04, 2023 Election signs outside the Knights Rivers Edge Event Center in Ottawa.
I & M Canal's 175th anniversary celebration to start Monday
Next Monday marks 175 years since the Illinois and Michigan Canal opened. A year of celebrations will start. Canal Corridor Association Executive Director Ana Koval says there will be a special speech...
Apr 04, 2023
Quiet start to voting in April 2023 consolidated election
It's been quiet around Ottawa at the polls for the 2023 consolidated election. Election judges said they're hoping it becomes busier once people are done with work. Judge Denise Hudkins says this is h...
Apr 04, 2023 Election signs outside the Knights Rivers Edge Event Center in Ottawa.
Woman's body found in Wildcat Canyon
State Police and other agencies are investigating what happened to a woman whose body was found in Wildcat Canyon in Starved Rock State Park this morning. A man at the park saw the body at about 9:30a...
Apr 04, 2023
Still no dog park, but Oglesby City Council overcomes stalemates
Most of the issues that were stalemated at the Oglesby City Council meeting two weeks ago were resolved last night. The council approved ordinances about fences and inspecting electrical generators. I...
Apr 04, 2023
Election Day 2023 in Illinois
Voting began at 6am today and continues until 7pm tonight. Local city council, school board, and library board races are among those to be decided. The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trust...
Apr 04, 2023