Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa High to get money in vaping marketing lawsuit settlement
Ottawa High School's share of a huge settlement in a lawsuit over vaping product marketing is $32,000. Supt. Mike Cushing says after the attorneys and court system take their cuts, OHS will have aroun...
Feb 28, 2023
Ottawa High School district to buy house
The Ottawa High School District is buying a house. The school board last night approved the $148,000 purchase price for the home east of the school and north of the student parking lot. The school dis...
Feb 28, 2023
Ottawa works out property use agreements ahead of Green St. project
Ahead of the Green St. project, Ottawa City Hall has worked out agreements with the owners of two pieces of land in the area. One is for an easement to let the city use some of the land. The other is ...
Feb 27, 2023 WCMY file photo of Green St. in Ottawa during a flood. The city plans to raise the street above the floodplain and have a passage to let water flow under it.
DePue traffic detoured for culvert replacement and highway resurfacing
A half-mile stretch of Illinois 29 in Bureau County will be closed until the fall. An approximately 11-mile detour is in place in the meantime. The Illinois Department of Transportation says six box c...
Feb 27, 2023
New Maitri drug resource center to be created in Peru
The Maitri Path to Wellness Center in LaSalle is expanding. The company purchased a building in Peru to build a new not-for-profit resource center to help people kick alcohol and drug addictions. Lice...
Feb 27, 2023 Külli Kittus / Unsplash
Joliet teen convicted of attempted murder for shooting Grundy County deputy
A 19-year old Joliet teen will be sentenced in April for shooting at a Grundy County sheriff's deputy. A jury found Demarcus Denwiddie guilty Friday of attempted murder, aggravated battery, and aggrav...
Feb 27, 2023 Demarcus Denwiddie, LaSalle County jail picture
Area fire departments deal with outdoor fires
Three controlled fires got out of control in LaSalle County yesterday. One fire was west of Illinois 23 north of the Pines Motel north of Streator. Another was along the Morris Blacktop northwest of M...
Feb 27, 2023
St. Rep. Jed Davis appointed to DCFS Working Group
Because of his experience as a foster parent, St. Rep. Jed Davis was appointed to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Working Group. It's a bipartisan group that develops policies ...
Feb 27, 2023
Ottawa Elementary School District finds interim Shepherd Middle School principal
Shepherd Middle School's interim principal is a former principal in Peru. Lori Madden was picked to fill the position after the Ottawa Elementary School District approved a separation agreement with C...
Feb 26, 2023 Lori Madden. Photo from the Ottawa Elementary School Shepherd Middle School website.
Ottawa City Hall to have meeting on housing rehab grant
People in center Ottawa could be eligible for grants to help them repair or improve their homes. City Hall will host a meeting about the program Thursday at 6pm. People can find out if their household...
Feb 26, 2023