Category Archives: WCMY News
Homeless man pleads guilty for incidents at Ottawa Circle K gas station
A homeless man said he was sorry for his shenanigans after he pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and possession of a stolen vehicle last week. 45-year old Eugene Orvis was sentenced to eight years i...
Jan 19, 2023
Sheridan man found unfit for trial in Sheridan Standoff case
A Sheridan man has been found unfit for trial. 55-year old Jeffery Plique is accused of shooting a 63-year old man in the leg at the Sheridan Food Mart and shooting at another man in October last year...
Jan 19, 2023
Oglesby ordinance update sets fines for faulty fire alarms
Oglesby has updated its ordinance covering false fire alarms for the first time since 1980. Commissioner Terry Eutis says if there are two false alarms per year from an automatic fire alarm, there won...
Jan 19, 2023 Daniel Lobo / CC
Ottawa High School Hall of Fame: Bill Nevin
A broadcaster turned teacher is one of the inductees in this year's Ottawa High School Hall of Fame. Bill Nevin graduated in 1982. He did well in speech events, was in the National Honor Society, and ...
Jan 19, 2023 Bill Nevin, photo provided by the Ottawa High School Hall of Fame Committee
Carus paying for car washes, power washing since fire
Carus LLC says it's providing car washes and power washes to get potassium permanganate off of people's things. It provided 42 car washes and held two community car wash events since the fire at Carus...
Jan 19, 2023
Marseilles water and sewer extension is almost done
The water and sewer extension project in Marseilles will be done in a few weeks. Water and sewer lines were added on 11th St. and go up Rutland St. to Interstate 80. City Engineer Mike Etscheid says a...
Jan 19, 2023
Yednock picked as new chair of the Illinois House Veterans' Affairs Committee
76th District St. Rep. Lance Yednock of Ottawa is the new chairman of the Illinois Veterans' Affairs Committee. He had been on the committee in the previous two Illinois General Assemblies. Yednock sa...
Jan 18, 2023 Lance Yednock,
Illinois House of Representatives picture
Hearing scheduled on whether to toss 2017 involuntary manslaughter case
A Kankakee County judge plans a hearing in April on whether to dismiss charges against an Iowa man in a five-year old involuntary manslaughter case. Mason Shannon's lawyers have raised several issues ...
Jan 18, 2023
LaSalle company chosen to replace courthouse windows
A LaSalle company was chosen to replace insulated glass at the Etna Rd. courthouse. Some of the big atrium windows at the courthouse are drafty and fog up sometimes. The County Board last week approve...
Jan 18, 2023 East side of the Etna Rd. LaSalle County courthouse
Donor covering veteran banner program in Ottawa again
Ottawa City Hall is taking names and information for the veterans banner program again. City Commissioner Marla Pearson says there's room for 62 banners downtown. About 87 people asked for them last y...
Jan 18, 2023