Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Morris teen going to prison for woman's murder
A Morris teenager gets a 35-year sentence for murder. Cortez Rice pleaded guilty a few weeks ago to shooting 25-year old Beverly Lambert twice in the back of her head. She showed up at an apartment bu...
Feb 09, 2023
LaSalle Celebration of Lights costs could be capped
The amount of money spent on the LaSalle Celebration of Lights could be good or bad depending on how you look at it, according to City Finance Director John Duncan. He says the city lost money putting...
Feb 09, 2023 Lights of LaSalle, file photo from 2022
Skateboarder asks for ramp revamps in Ottawa
A local skateboarder thinks it's time for the 20-year old Ottawa skate park to get an upgrade. Dick Chavez and some friends will ask the city's Playground and Recreation Board to work with them on som...
Feb 08, 2023
Oglesby commissioner and mayoral candidate wants dog park built by election day
Oglesby may get a dog park this spring. Mayoral candidate and current city commissioner James Cullinan believes it can be done for less than $20,000. That means it wouldn't cost enough to have to bid ...
Feb 08, 2023 Tonamel / CC