Category Archives: WCMY News
Top stories of 2022: canal town mural painted over
Some people were happy for the law firm that did it. Others vowed never to take any business there. And it's one of our top stories of 2022. Ohio artist Greg Ackers painted the Ottawa as a Canal Town ...
Jan 02, 2023 Ottawa as a Canal Town was painted over in 2022.
Missing Mendota man found dead a couple of blocks away from home
A Mendota man has been found dead after he was reported missing Friday last week. Mendota Police say received a missing person report for 65-year William Minder that morning. He hadn't been seen since...
Jan 02, 2023
Top stories of 2022: Weger attorney's say his name is cleared after DNA test on hair
A hair found on one of the victims of the Starved Rock Murders didn't belong to 83-year old Chester Weger according to his attorney trying to help him clear his name. This is another one of our top st...
Jan 02, 2023
Top stories of 2022: Peru swears in city's first female police chief
The city of Peru swore in its first female police chief back in November, which is why it's another one of our top stories of 2022. Police Chief Sarah Raymond was the deputy chief under Robert Pyszka ...
Jan 01, 2023
Final weekly COVID report 2022: Current cases down for third week; one additional death
A man in his 60's died from COVID-19 this week according to the LaSalle County Health Department's weekly report. He is the 506th death in the county so far. In the final weekly LaSalle County COVID-1...
Dec 30, 2022
Multiple fire departments called to put out fire in downtown Mendota
Several fire departments were called to help put out a fire in Mendota last night. The fire started just after nine in the 700 block of Illinois Ave. At this time it's not known how the fire started. ...
Dec 30, 2022 Firefighters trying to put out the fire in the 700 block of Illinois Ave. Photo taken by Brandon LaChance of the Mendota Reporter. Used with permission.
Top stories of 2022: Ottawa's I & M Canal repairs
One of our top stories last year was how the Illinois and Michigan Canal re-watering project didn't turn out so well. One of our top stories this year is how it's been repaired. Ottawa Canal Associati...
Dec 30, 2022 A hose connected to a fire hydrant on nearby Canal St. supplies this apparatus with water to fill the I&M Canal in Ottawa Thursday, June 9, 2022
Top stories of 2022: Seneca High gymnasium project
The $11.8 million Seneca High School gymnasium project is one of our top stories of 2022. Supt. Dan Stecken says construction should start in the spring of 2023 and the building should open in early 2...
Dec 29, 2022 Image from Wold Architects of how the Seneca High School gym may look inside
Ottawa officials looking for input on reserved parking spots in downtown parking lots
Reserved employee parking could be coming to downtown Ottawa. The city is looking for input from class four business owners downtown who use the street parking and could be deterring potential custome...
Dec 29, 2022
Departing Cong. Rodney Davis reflects on giving farmers risk management choices
Departing Cong. Rodney Davis is pleased with the Agriculture Committee work he's done during the past decade. Davis says farmers can choose which risk management system is best for them every year. Da...
Dec 29, 2022 U.S. House photo of Congressman Rodney Davis