Category Archives: WCMY News
Deconstruction service launched by Habitat for Humanity of LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam counties
Habitat for Humanity of LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam counties has a free deconstruction service. Jessica Brayfield with the Habitat Restore says the new program has volunteers come to a home to gently ...
Feb 12, 2023 Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Peru
Excellence in Education banquet to return to K of C Hall in Ottawa
School employees from districts in three counties will be honored in Ottawa on May 4th. The Regional Office of Education for LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam counties will put on the Excellence in Educat...
Feb 12, 2023 The Excellence in Education event in Ottawa in 2022.
Sen. Duckworth reintroduces bill to ban race based internments
A bill to prevent internment of people based on their race or nationality is being introduced in Congress again. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is one of the co-sponsors of the Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties P...
Feb 11, 2023
NCAT buying three buses mostly with county money
North Central Area Transit is buying three buses with wheelchair lifts. One company put in bids for them by the deadline yesterday before the opening this morning. Ottawa City Commissioner Wayne Eiche...
Feb 10, 2023
Last Ottawa radiation site included in $1 billion for US EPA cleanup plans
A mostly forgotten landfill site on the northeast edge of Ottawa will get more of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's attention soon. The agency says it has $1 billion from the 2021 Infrastruct...
Feb 10, 2023 Nicolas Raymond / CC
Weekly COVID report: New cases up, current cases down; one additional death
A woman in her 80's died from COVID-19 this week in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Health Department says hers is the 510th death in the county from COVID so far. Although new cases went up this w...
Feb 10, 2023
Oglesby fire station could get exhaust venting system to protect personnel
Oglesby's city council members want to outfit the city's fire station with an exhaust venting system. It will connect to fire trucks and ambulances in the garage and send the fumes out of the building...
Feb 10, 2023
If Peru hospital reopens, will employees return?
If SMP Health can reopen the Peru hospital, can it also rehire employees who've moved on to other jobs or who just don't trust SMP? Several of the laid off employees who went to the LaSalle County Boa...
Feb 09, 2023 The last shift at St. Margaret's Health Peru leaves the building. January 28, 2023
Streator man accused of attacking police officer pleads not guilty
LaSalle County Judge Cynthia Raccugila allowed a Streator man's personal guardian to stand next to him during his arraignment hearing Thursday. 31-year old Jacob Thompson pleaded not guilty to aggrava...
Feb 09, 2023
Oglesby commissioners mull over bid for electrical substation transformer
Just one of four bids for an electrical substation transformer got to Oglesby City Hall in time. Commissioners are considering whether to re-bid it. Commissioner Jason Curran recommends going with the...
Feb 09, 2023 J. Triepke / CC